$1500-2000 Gaming pc for Nephew!!

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Early December

BUDGET RANGE: $1500-2000

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Graphic Design, 3D Model Creation, surfing web

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Need everything! Monitor, keyboard, ect!

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg if at all possible

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel and ATI but not dead set on it...

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes down the road

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Quiet build please. I got some really good advice when i built my own PC not to long ago on this forum and wanna build one for my nephew for xmas/birthday, Figured i would come back and ask for more advice!!

What im thinking on so far...


EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

G.SKILL Trident 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Cas

HIS H587F1GDG Radeon HD 5870

CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certifiec

Intel Core i7-920

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache

Sony Optiarc Black x2


Thanks in advance for any help/advice! None of this is exactly set in stone either at this point...and still needing a monitor/keyboard/mouse
 
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just add these...

This monitor is a great deal right now. 23inch and 1920x1080.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009163
Top of the line mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104079
Top of the line keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126034

... and I'll be your nephew. ;)


The 850PSU and EVGA motherboard allow it to run 3x5870 someday, lots of growing room.

Only thing that confuses me is two DVD writers. He copies alot of DVDs?

 
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Sonic, im pretty positive that overclocking on the 920 is gonna happen and i know for a fact crossfire/sli is gonna happen down the line...can 600w PSU really handle that? Im leaning towards no...but im not exactly an expert. Why im here :p

Hatcher, 2 dvd writers because my nephew does burn more then 1 disc at a time on his current computer, so figured i would get 2 for him
 
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updated my post above with links for missing parts


Corsair HX650 and Antec CP/TP650 would all have enough 12V amps to run two GPUs and overclock, most PSUs you would want 750W. The 850 you linked is designed to handle 3, as is the motherboard.
 
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Ya im definately interested in the 3-way sli/xfire on one board, would you suggest any other ones? Any parts you would swap out maybe? Any suggestions on the new 5890 card?
 
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With the 5970 you would only need two GPUs to have quad crossfire. Need a strong power supply with two 8pin and two 6pin PCIE cables. The 5970 apparently can burn up to 400W when overclocked. The Corsair 850 would probably be OK.

Im not sure that with a single 1920x1200 monitor that you need a 5970. Driving 3 monitors or a 2560x1600 it would make more sense.
 
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Woops! Ment the 5970, but u knew what i ment lol :p
Im getting more interested in keeping this for myself and giving my other build to the nephew >.> 2 5970's would be fairly far down the line....but still want it available if i want to


How about the same parts but with these changes?


EVGA 121-BL-E756-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58

COOLER MASTER UCP RSB00-AAAAA3 1100W

HIS H597F2GDG Radeon HD 5970

Total would come to $1800 without any keyboard/mouse/monitor. And i would LOVE to put 2 monitors up to take full advantage, though it would wait until summer sometime to happen, if not next winter.
 
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Corsair tends to under rate their PSUs for some reason. The corsair 850 is comparable to most other brands 950s. Coolermaster is not noted for good PSUs however.

Twin 5970s is a case I might go with an Antec TP Quattro 1000 or Corsair HX1000; considering the huge GPU expense thats a small PSU price increase.

XFX has double lifetime warranty in the US so its the brand of 5970 to get.

Since you seem to be going for the best of everything with this build, the Megahalems is not an unreasonable CPU cooler to consider. It doesnt come with a 120mm fan so it costs over $100 by the time you are done. Other good options are the Noctua NH-12UP SE (has quiet twin fans) at $75, Xigmatec Dark Knight at $45 or the Coolermaster Hyper 212 at $30. There is probably a total of less than 5 degrees difference at load between those 3 coolers so Ill leave the choice up to you.


The new EVGA motherboard you linked only has one problem, its microATX. If you put twin GPUs in it there are no more slots available for something important you will want to add next year - a PCI USB3 card.
 
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Alright hatcher, your awesome! Thanks a ton, what do you think of this for a final build?

EVGA E758-TR 3-Way SLI

Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W

XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight

Acer X233Hbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P x2!

HIS H597F2GDG Radeon HD 5970

Anything you think i should changeup? Ram, HD, ect? Not a fan of that mouse you selected, and the keyboard had some mixed iffy reviews. Any other suggestions? Im breaking my budget a bit to get the double monitors but...meh...its not for my nephew anymore :D
 
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Well, I use a USB keyboard I got last XMAS from frys for $5 ($0 after $5MIR), a bottom of the line $10 logitech optical mouse and $15 bottom of the line logitech headset. The G9 and G15 are pretty common gaming accessories that some of my friends say are really good. I change games anc characters too much so I would probably get confused with 9 different mouse buttons and extra programmed key.
 
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Ok, im using a generic cheap keyboard/mouse atm myself so ill just stick with that. Dont wanna drop 70ish$ on something i gotta put my hands on everyday and cant get a feel for before hand :p

Anyone else or you yourself have any comments on build?
 
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I dont know about perfect, but you have good quality, premium parts (minus the trivial mouse, keyboard). You could save money backing off on the motherboard and dropping the PSU wattage.


We do need to do something about your RAM. You will get better performance from DDR3-1600 or DDR3-1333 RAM with CAS 6 or 7 latency.
Like one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226032
 
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Suggestion on RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145253
Suggestion on PSU (STRONG SUGGESTION DONT GO WITH YOUR ANTEC =[ )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007
This PSU will get you everything you need gauranteed. I would have gave you the 850 watt ver, but you said you play 2 5970 and thats 800 watts OC'ed correctly, and there is no reason to push that.

This is just person opinion, don't take it like I'm forcing this one :p

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284&Tpk=WD%20caviar%20black%201tb

Two of those and you will have same performance if not better, and less chance of getting DOA or click of death.
 
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