Is It Better to Go Big?

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AngusVFF

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I've Build about three systems. All of them are balanced in graphics, processor, and Power.

But When It comes to my Own Personal Rig, I always had the Thought of "Go Big" when I upgrade it. In Fact, When I First made my personal system, I purposely got a 1000watt PSU. Mainly for the Reason of Upgrades. I would Never need to get a New Power Supply.

So My Question would be, Is it a good Idea to go Big on certain things?
 
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The most I would do is going SLI or CF. I think going duo/triple/quad CPU is overkill, along with going triple+ cf and sli. For sure though, you can get an SSD and raid some larger HDD's. Maybe throw in some watercooling. Spend your "go big" money on making the system last, not on unused power.
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The most I would do is going SLI or CF. I think going duo/triple/quad CPU is overkill, along with going triple+ cf and sli. For sure though, you can get an SSD and raid some larger HDD's. Maybe throw in some watercooling. Spend your "go big" money on making the system last, not on unused power.
 
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depends.

a 1000W PSU on, say a non-overclocked Haswell processor with a HD 7750 is beyond overkill, for example, using the PSU so inefficently that it wastes electricity

but overclocking an AMd 8-core while running triple graphics cards...and it might not be enough.

IMHO ALWAYS balance your PSU with what it needs (my rule of thumb is a 75-100W Cushion )
 
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Depends on what area of the system we're talking about here.

- Case? I'm not a fan of XL-ATX cases and I'm certainly not a fan of using tiny motherboards in large cases. If you're going big in that area, don't go with a large case and a tiny motherboard, it makes no sense if you ask me.

- Storage? Well storage needs vary greatly depending on the user, but the "go big or go home" motto I think only applies to the mechanical HD, not the SSD. Large SSDs are not very cost effective and can eat up major chunks of a user's budget.

- Peripherals? Keyboard if we're talking mechanical most definitely. Mechanical keyboards are so much better than cheap flimsy Logitech plastic membrane keyboards. Monitors? Absolutely - the higher the resolution the better.

- GPUs? The higher resolution the better. The most FPS you can get, the better.

- Power supplies? Depends on the configuration and how much wattage your system will actually use.

- RAM? No. RAM prices are too volatile right now and one kit is way more expensive than the next.
 
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