Gaming Power House

[Guest]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Over next few months

BUDGET RANGE: 2000$-3000$

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (e.g.: high end gaming, fast transfer speed, office,movies)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, external drive

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: cheapest

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

PARTS PREFERENCES: regardless

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: YMaybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 or 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Basically I want a computer that is a power house, I was thinking raid 0 with 2 SSD's for increasing transfer speed along with loading of content in games. I would like quad or six or 8 core. 2 Graphics cards between 150$-450$ each (this depends if you think its better/cheaper just to get one expensive card) and 6-8 gigs of ram. So ya, see what you can do, the fastest possible computer for a decent price. Much thanks

 

[Mr Pizza]

Learn how to overclock, see some articles. Without overclocking.. this has no meaning.

Any way.. You don't need a really powerful CPU for gaming, an i5 750 will do.. or if you play BFBC2 and GTA IV then you can get a 1090t. Do not spend 3000 dollars for this. If you were video editing or something then yeah ok.. but all your doing is gaming and you don't need a $3000 system to max out games with awesome frames.

i7 950
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211CVF

EVGA 4-WAY
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188059

GTX 480 x2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130552

RAM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231304&cm_re=g.skill_ddr3_6gb-_-20-231-304-_-Product

SSD x2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227394&cm_re=60gb_vertex_2-_-20-227-394-_-Product

PSU
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014&Tpk=AX1200


Still way over what you should spend but what the heck, here
Total: $2,685.93 CAD

And with 3 GTX 480s it comes to
Total: $3,195.42 CAD

And you may need to bring the PSU up.

 

[sp12]

What's your resolution? If it's 1920 or less you only need a single 480, in which case you could drop to an i5-7X0 based build for better performance for less.

 

[Mr Pizza]

Yeah, but he may want to max out Physx on mafia II XD

 

[Guest]

Okay is everything listed interchangeable and upgradable in the future? Also with the parts listed is that all I need, like if I got them all this week would I be able to put them together and have a working comp? And I thought I would need to buy a raid 0 driver. Oh and can u suggest a good affordable monitor that can handle 1920x1200 along with a cool, functional and relatively cheap tower case?

 

[Mr Pizza]

onboard RAID,
and the thing you need for a computer are....
Mobo
CPU
RAM
HDD
Graphics card
PSU
OS
Case
ODD

 

[Mr Pizza]

This is a GREAT monitor, it's LED too! LED is much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much HELLA LOT better than LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009206

 

[Mr Pizza]

Or if you want to do a 3d-vision type thing you can get this, it will work perfectly with the gtx 480. Yes, its really 3d vision gaming..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.474645

 

[Guest]

I dunno I am still a bit skeptical of 3d gaming, I h8 3d movies with shitty glasses that give me a headache, and how many games actually are built from the ground up with 3d vision in mind? B/C i know alot of games had it added afterward and is supposed to be really bad.