Gaming RIG how long will it last ?

Sladez8

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Hey guys how long will this Gaming RIG last me playing Games on ULTRA Settings with good 60+FPS i know its overkill but this is what i have selected please let me know thanks.

CASE > Corsair 650D
CPU > i7 3770K @4.6Ghz
GPU > EVGA GTX 780 3GB SLI x2
RAM > Corsair 16GB 1866Mhz
MOBO > Asus Sabertooth Z77
HDD > 2TB WD Caviar Black
SSD > OCZ VERTEX 4 256GB
PSU > Corsair HX 1050w
CPU COOLER > Corsair H100i
OS > Windows 7 64bit
 
For gaming only stick with a 3570k, a 3770k has hyper-threading which is good for rendering/encoding type tasks, so save yourself 100 dollars and get an i5.

For gaming 8GB is more than enough for the next 5-6 years, and 1600mhz is optimal, anything higher yields very little benefit, but you can do 1866mhz if you really want to.

Western Digital hard drive is good. I'd say go with a Samsung 840 Pro instead too for SSD, OCZ is one company I wouldn't trust at all.

That's to many watts, you'd be fine with a HX850 or AX860i, they both should have enough watts/amps for that build, even when overclocked.
(Edit: You may want to go with the 1050w for headroom incase, they are a bit more power hungry then 680s for example):
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_780_sli_review,4.html

Saber-tooth board is a bit gimmicky, the one with the thermal armor, you can grab a ASUS Maximus V or something similar from Asus.

Graphics cards will be good for 2-4 years(depending on how demanding future games are and how things evolve) easily and processor 4-6.