Building Brand New Rig Around Two GTX 670's SLI'd - Need Opinions/Input
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Meremoth
March 11, 2013 6:00:04 PM
After seeing the Witcher 2 benchmarks bring the 670 and 680 to their knees, I've decided I want to SLI two 670's together for my new build.
My eyes are extremely sensitive. I notice a lot of things most people do not.
I'm getting a very fast monitor (144 hz/ 1 ms) and I want to be able to push my FPS into the hundreds, even if that means sacrificing eye candy.
I dont EVER want my rig dipping below 60 FPS, even in super action packed instances. Even when it hits 59, I can tell.
I care more about fast picture/fluidity/high frames then everything else.
I play Tribes, a game where every single weapon acts differently, where no shot is ever the same because each weapon inherits your speed/direction/angle differently, and there are a ton of flick shots, and prediction based shots, where lagging even a tiny little bit means you miss.
As far as the 670's go, I believe I only need the 2 GB versions, since I will only be playing on one monitor @ 1080p. Would the 4 GB versions benefit me in anyway?
Now this is where I need y'alls help. I've pretty much made up my mind about getting two 670's, but I haven't picked out anything else.
I'm building this from scratch, so I need everything. This is where you guys come in. What else should I get? I don't want to bottleneck the 670's at all.
My eyes are extremely sensitive. I notice a lot of things most people do not.
I'm getting a very fast monitor (144 hz/ 1 ms) and I want to be able to push my FPS into the hundreds, even if that means sacrificing eye candy.
I dont EVER want my rig dipping below 60 FPS, even in super action packed instances. Even when it hits 59, I can tell.
I care more about fast picture/fluidity/high frames then everything else.
I play Tribes, a game where every single weapon acts differently, where no shot is ever the same because each weapon inherits your speed/direction/angle differently, and there are a ton of flick shots, and prediction based shots, where lagging even a tiny little bit means you miss.
As far as the 670's go, I believe I only need the 2 GB versions, since I will only be playing on one monitor @ 1080p. Would the 4 GB versions benefit me in anyway?
Now this is where I need y'alls help. I've pretty much made up my mind about getting two 670's, but I haven't picked out anything else.
I'm building this from scratch, so I need everything. This is where you guys come in. What else should I get? I don't want to bottleneck the 670's at all.
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realchaos
March 11, 2013 6:02:50 PM
Meremoth
March 12, 2013 6:14:52 PM
realchaos said:
Yeah.....how about you answering some questions first?1) Budget?
2) Where do you live?
3) Overclocking?
4) Is OS/Monitor included in the budget?
5) Do you live near a microcenter?
1. $2000
2. Lexington, KY, USA
3. Yes, I plan on OC everything
4. Not getting OS or Monitor with this budget
5. No
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realchaos
March 12, 2013 6:45:34 PM
I actually recommend the Crossfire'd 7970 ghz edition over SLI gtx670 due to free games and higher bandwidth. AMD cards also overclocks better than Nvidia ones.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.11 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.45 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1864.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-12 21:44 EDT-0400)
Not sure where the Sapphire Vapor-x 7970 ghz 3gb went. That was the best one, but the gigabyte is still nice.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.11 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.45 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1864.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-12 21:44 EDT-0400)
Not sure where the Sapphire Vapor-x 7970 ghz 3gb went. That was the best one, but the gigabyte is still nice.
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realchaos
March 12, 2013 6:45:36 PM
I actually recommend the Crossfire'd 7970 ghz edition over SLI gtx670 due to free games and higher bandwidth. AMD cards also overclocks better than Nvidia ones.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.11 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.45 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1864.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-12 21:44 EDT-0400)
Not sure where the Sapphire Vapor-x 7970 ghz 3gb went. That was the best one, but the gigabyte is still nice.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.11 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.45 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1864.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-12 21:44 EDT-0400)
Not sure where the Sapphire Vapor-x 7970 ghz 3gb went. That was the best one, but the gigabyte is still nice.
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Meremoth
March 14, 2013 7:51:37 PM
realchaos
March 14, 2013 8:17:27 PM
Meremoth
March 15, 2013 5:50:27 AM
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