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    Posted: 21 May 2011 at 10:04pm

Hello everyone long time lurker to the forums first time poster. Its time to put the old pc out to pasture which means new comp time woot.

Im looking to spend around $2500. I will use this comp for primarly gaming, mmos/rts mostly. Other uses are surfing the web and i have a small collection of music.
 
I will be adding another vid card in the future. This mochine will be way overkill for my current monitor but i plan on buying the dell 30inch ips very soon.
 
Thanks alot for the input on my build. 546626
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Well for the 30 incher they say crossfire 6970 2g is the way to go for the extra vram. Now if you only want one card for now and add another when you get the new screen I would do this. 546693

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2500 should buy you a really nice 2600k build. I'm sure dst4me will be able to maximize a rig that fits yours needs and budget. 
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Originally posted by coolmasta

Well for the 30 incher they say crossfire 6970 2g is the way to go for the extra vram. Now if you only want one card for now and add another when you get the new screen I would do this. 546693

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Looks good to me. If i went with the 27 instead of the 30 could i go with the 570/580 i have never been much of an ati fan. On the other hand it would be nice to have all the realistate.
 
Forgive me for a possible dumb question. So my understanding of the ssd is that i would load my os/games/music/videos on it and all other stuff on my other hdd?
 
I was going to go with the blueray player since with that screen i might watch movies on it but i could go ahead and add that later since the gaming part will be number one thing for the comp.
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OS/Games on ssd. Music, videos and porn on HDD. Depending on the resolution of the 27 incher a 580 would be great. EVGA has a 3 gig 580 out now which would rock a 30 incher I just remembered, but I forget if ds carries it.

Edit went to EVGA website the 3gig 580 is $589 kinda expensive.

Edited by coolmasta - 22 May 2011 at 12:01am
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Originally posted by coolmasta

OS/Games on ssd. Music, videos and porn on HDD. Depending on the resolution of the 27 incher a 580 would be great. EVGA has a 3 gig 580 out now which would rock a 30 incher I just remembered, but I forget if ds carries it.
Excellent thanks alot for your time and input.
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yeah that is a lil on the steep side. Ill have to see what kind of marks they are getting with it.
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For 2560 x 1600/1440, to max out games and have good aa settings you want vram, the 6970 is recommended cause at those res at high aa settings your cf 6970 will beat sli 580.

if high aa settings is not important to you then go with sli 570.

so either:

Here you go Ticket# 546747 --- $2495 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 6970 2GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

or

Here you go Ticket# 546748 --- $2435 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

in both cases be sure to:

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan

in both cases you add a second gpu later cause for 2560 x 1600 you gonna want sli/cf.

a 580 with 3GB of ram will get beat by sli 570 cf 6970 at that res.

Edited by DST4ME - 22 May 2011 at 2:19am

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Thanks alot DST. I will prolly go with the build you made with the 6970 and just order up another one when i order the monitor.
 
This should be a pretty beastly mochine correct?
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 May 2011 at 2:18am
What are you kidding me? you are not sure?

lol you got a 2600k with 4.5GHz oc or even higher, sli ability, 8Gb of ram, intel 320 ssd, 1TB BC for storage, Corsair A70, 1000w corsair, a 30" IPS dell monitor, I mean there is nothing else really to add to see a good performance gain, if thats not hell of a beast, I don't know what is   

adding the second card is easy and if you need help adding it, let us know.

But I like to point out that at that res, personally I would want tri sli ablity, which the p67 platform does not provide

Edited by DST4ME - 22 May 2011 at 2:22am

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Originally posted by DST4ME

What are you kidding me? you are not sure?

lol you got a 2600k with 4.5GHz oc or even higher, sli ability, 8Gb of ram, intel 320 ssd, 1TB BC for storage, Corsair A70, 1000w corsair, a 30" IPS dell monitor, I mean there is nothing else really to add to see a good performance gain, if thats not hell of a beast, I don't know what is   

adding the second card is easy and if you need help adding it, let us know.

But I like to point out that at that res, personally I would want tri sli ablity, which the p67 platform does not provide
 
Yeah i was kinda worried about that massive res and not having enough gpu for it but when i upgrade things i like to upgade bigtime so i dont ahve to do it for awhile. lol. Thanks again for the help and i will let everyone know when i pull the trigger
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NP but just to be clear, you can't upgrade that config to do tri sli/cf.

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