Is this a decent system? i7 and GTX 285

[Mikey12]

Can anyone tell me if this is a good system build?

CoolerMaster HAF 932
Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Motherboard
Intel® Core™ i7 965 Processor Extreme Edition (4x 3.2GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 Kingston Hyper-X
1000 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-1000HX Power Supply
2x eVGA GTX 285
WD Velociraptor 300GB 10 000RPM
WD 1 TB HARD DRIVE
LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive
Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit
2x 30' Samsung LCD Monitor

 

[fullmetall]

Looks very neat. Wow, what a nice load of money you got there.

Kingston Hyper-x memory could be changed to ocz platinum ddr3 1600.

Not for sure but, IMO, 2x 30" is it really needed?
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[Helloworld_98]

I would drop the 965 for a i7 920 D0 since they overclock better.

and the WD VRaptor for a 120GB apex SSD.

also the ram go for OCZ 2ghz CL10 ram since it will probably just be a bit more expensive.

oh and since you save so much dropping the 965, add another GTX 285 for good measures.

 

[BoBzzz]

I'm assuming you're not very budget concerned since you chose a i7 965 but you can do better memory wise.

These are DDR3-1600 with better timings and half the price, for example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

 

[Proximon]

You are spending an extra $1000 or more for only a very small performance gains, possibly.

What are you using this system for?

i7 965 - $1k for a processor is a great deal. Buy three 920s and overclock them until they melt. Well, really if you budget is unlimited that's OK, but if not this CPU is a poor deal, targeted at guys and their e-peens.

Velociraptor - Just get a couple Caviar Blacks and RAID them.

GTX 285 - Not good at a dollar-to-framerate ratio. If you are not going SLI, then get a 4870X2 to run each monitor. If you are doing SLI, GTX 260 core 216 would be a better deal.

Then, with all the money you saved, get a REAL water-cooling setup.

http://www.swiftech.com/products/H20-220-APEX-ultima.asp

 

[boulard83]

++ to all other post.

If your a gamer, i would say that this computer can "destroy" any game. But 30" is lil big for gaming ... the MAX i would buy is a 24inch (1080P). 30inch as damn big for gaming purpose !

 

[fullmetall]

Any thing around a 30" just get an LCD HDtv.

 

[mindless728]

2560x1600 resolution would be cool

+1 Proximon for a 4870x2 for each monitor

though for the kind of cash you are willing to spend, why not go dual xeon quad core and like 24GB ram

 

[mindless728]

here, if you really have money to sped
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=13138148

 

[boulard83]

here, if you really have money to sped
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=13138148

7000 wasted bucks ...