Too much for a first?

I started a thread in another forum about the desktop I wanna get and they directed me here. So here goes,

I am 13 years old and I go to a boarding school in Jordan ( one of the top 20 in the world try to find its name!) I love to play games but I have never done so properly so I guess you can call me deprived. I went to Alienware in search of a laptop and found the M17x but I was about to spend 2500 dollars on something that I would be throwing away 2 years from then so I started looking for a desktop. Alienware's desktops were ridiculously expensive and they didn't have the graphic cards I wanted. So a month ago I read last month's edition of PC Gamer (The one about Star Wars) and I saw alot of Ads for Digital Storm and other companies. I got on my laptop and searched for this foreign "Digital Storm". I spent about a week obsessed with customizing and re-customizing a desktop for around 4000 dollars. I fell in love with this website so much that I didn't go to any of the other ones. I had been researching getting a laptop or desktop for 2 years and I was so glad to finally find one that came at an affordable price! I mainly focused on graphic cards when I was customizing my system and selected the triple SLI Nvidia GTX 285 Card, however when I did so I realized I would have to get a motherboard that supported this kind of raw power and that added another $130. I also would have to get cooling $990 and the graphic cards cost $1224. That's alot of money! So I decided to go to the forums and ask for help. When I did so people told me that I had spent too much for my age and they suggested I get a single graphics card. From their advice I realized I was truly confused and spending too much on the wrong things.

Before I end this message there are 3 things I must tell you guys.

1) This will most likely be shipped to Cyprus or Syria
2)I amn't sure about how I can convince my dad to let me get this for when I spoke to him I told him I would spend 2000 dollars and even then he didn't like it
3) I will be getting my rig this Summer

Any advice...?

Thanks!

Bullseye

Edited by Bullseye - 13 Jan 2010 at 1:32pm

what size of a monitor?  What is the primary use of the new PC? Also if you are getting it this summer, most of the parts that people would suggest for you today, will not be the same parts they will suggest by summer.

Originally posted by Bullseye I have to wait that long I am clueless about the monitor Does DS have stores in other countries????? ONly gaming

hm for 500 I'd either get 3 HP Smartbuy LE2201 and Eyefinity it

once you figure out your monitor we can help you config a good build

Well it is my money and I am honors student so that is why he will say yes.

I don't play any games now because I don't have a good enough computer.
I will be playing all the crysis games.
I will also be playing strategy games
I wanna play at moderate-advanced. 7.5 outta 10
I really want to get 2 monitors and if you guys can find a well priced one 3. But everything must stay within price range

Hmmm, Thats what I was saying i am very inexperienced so I don't really know. I checked out the HP Smartbuy LE220 and liked it. So maybe if I got 3 of it...

Awesome thanks!

It looks like if you config DST4ME's spec in the Special Deals instead of Black Ops it actually comes out a couple hundred dollars cheaper for you for the same rig.

I don't think he really needs the classified, to be honest.  Also, his stated budget preference was 2500-3500, and your build goes over that, not including international shipping (HUGE).

Considering the budget he set, I say drop the classified down to the normal X58 SLI and switch out the SSD, while using the the special deals prices.  That should save nearly a grand right there, which will defray the cost of international shipping, with only a very, minimal hit to performance.

he said his budget was $4000 and if he had a problem with the price he could have said it himself and we would have adjusted somethings to bring price down.

second he is getting 2 gpus, with a possible third, the classified puts room between his 2 gpus and give better temps, the regular will stick both gpus next to each other giving higher temps.

I wouldn't call better temps and speed of the ssd minimal performance, granted for games all the ssd does it load them faster but in other areas it does help more.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Jan 2010 at 12:15am

3x has to be lane 1 and 2 not 1 and 3.

what kind of fps are you expecting on crysis across 2 x 1900 x 1200? he is not gonna get good fps.

again if he has any objections he can tell us, its not my place to assume all that stuff.

I'm sure they have gpus where he is at or closer to him then here, its the whole system that he can't get build like DS does closer to him.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Jan 2010 at 3:46am

you will find that you do want atleast 4GB of memory, but if you want to go with 3GB then go ahead, but I would say lets change the HDD setup and keep the 6GB of ram.

right now ati gives you the best performance for current games and future games, but if you want nvidia then go with 2 x 275.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Jan 2010 at 4:29am

lol oh ok, well if its not in your buget we can drop the ssd all together, or we can go with a 120GB, just remember with drives you want to get something that will not get filledup pass 50%, which is why you want to set it up so that:

HDD1 = os/apps/games

HDD2 = file storage.

ok so before I change the specs, what budget would you like to be in?

Here you go Ticket# 373611 --- Price: $3550 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $3250

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 (Black OPS Edition)
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 Classified 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Seagate/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x CrossFire Dual (ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
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 (Green)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: FREE: Please include a free copy of a hot-selling game
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

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Here you go Ticket# 373612 --- Price: $2894 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2894

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Not Available
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Seagate/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x CrossFire Dual (ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Available
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - Not Available
Chassis Mods: - Not Available
Noise Reduction: - Not Available
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - Not Available
Boost Memory: - Not Available
Boost OS: - Not Available
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - Not Available
Office: - Not Available
Benchmarking: - Not Available
Install/Test Game: - Not Available
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 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

what is the difference? the mobo, the first one will give you better temps since the cards will have space between them, but the 2nd build will be fine too, also the first build has more pci lanes so you can do tri sli/cf and 2 other cards( like a sound card), the second one can't do that.

Down the road buy a ssd and use that for HDD1 for OS/Games/Apps, and push the 1TB to HDD2 and use it for storage.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Jan 2010 at 4:46am

whats a 5870 six port?

display ports for what??

If I get a computer from here can I sync it so I don't have to use a cable to connect the monitors??