$1500 left for gaming build and need confirmation. BUYING TOMORROW!

[jeffrey90]

For those of you who have seen me post on a new build I'm not spamming but am seriously s*****ing bricks here. I'm getting my tax returns on Saturday which is tomorrow Eastern USA for me and is when I will be making the purchase. Again I would like to thank you ahead of time for those who have put up with me and for those who provide an input for this new builder.

Approximate Purchase Date: TOMORROW

Budget Range: $1500 left for the parts I do not have.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming - Crysis, Metro 2033, MMO (Aion, Rift, etc.)

Parts Not Required: OS Win 7 Ultimate, SSD Intel X25-M 160GB for OS, case HAF X, processor i7-960


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Parts in newegg shopping cart

EVGA 015-P3-1583-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) Black Ops Edition 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130589

CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX 950W ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139013

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358

ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131665

CORSAIR Hydro H70 CWCH70 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181013

Including the Microsoft X6 Sidewinder and Razer Molten edition, it all totals up to $1317.51.

If there are any compatibility issues that you can see please correct me so.

Gaming is probably the only thing this computer will ever see as HEAVY USE so if you guys think there is something too over kill in here then please save me some money but other than that if I see many GO AHEADS then I'll hit that purchase button right away.

THANKS TO EVERYONE IN TOMSHARDWARE!!!

 

[jeffrey90]

Oh I also forgot to add that my storage HDD is a WD Caviar Black 1TB 64MB cache and 7200RPM

 

[WR2]

Hello jeffrey90;

Nice to have the i7-960 / HAF-X / OS and SSD already in the bag.

What are you using for a monitor?

 

[jeffrey90]

Thanks WR2

I'm planning to get the Samsung PX2370

 

[WR2]

Nice choice of monitor - just a little on the expensive side of TN panels @ 23".
Planning on a multi-monitor display at some point?

 

[jeffrey90]

Oh man also forgot to say that I'm getting the LG Blu-ray optical drive.

So with the Caviar Black HDD and optical drive it should come close to $1500 or little over.

 

[jeffrey90]

Yeah sometime in the future a dual monitor setup.

 

[WR2]

Everything is looking good. Im just looking over the options in PSUs at around the same price and wattage. They're some pretty good options produced after the 950TX came out.

 

[jeffrey90]

Savings is savings but I don't want to sacrifice quality. However your opinion weighs more than mine atm haha.

 

[WR2]

And I depend on the experts. First of all.. it's a freakin' 950TX. Pretty awesome price too. It did pull down a 9 performance score @ JonnyGuru
Reviews - Corsair TX950 950W
And lately we've seen PSUs hitting 9.5 and even 10.

I first checked to see if there was a new V2 out to match the CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W which pulled a 9.5 performance score out of JonnyGuru site.

 

[jeffrey90]

Uh cool I guess haha but I'm guessing it's out of 10 so that sounds good.

 

[WR2]

And a performance 10 from the Corsair HX850 850W
CORSAIR 850HX $150 a/r about $10 more (and 100watt less)

 

[jeffrey90]

Will my setup run on a 850W?

 

[WR2]

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W $130 a/r

 

[WR2]

You probably already know that the Corsair 950TX is on the SLIzone list of certified PSUs for the 2x GTX 580s.

The difference between the 850HX (70Amps +12v) and 950TX (78Amps +12v) is narrow enough to say if the 950TX will .. the 850HX will as well.

 

[WR2]

I have no problem with choosing the 950TX over the 850HX.

They're both great PSUs. One tested a bit higher in quality/performance. The other had just a bit more power.
Now that you know... you gotta choose just one. Can't use both.

 

[jeffrey90]

I also see that the 850HX is frieken modular WHICH IS AWESOME!! I thought I would never find a modular PSU! So if I go with the 850HX then I will be okay?

 

[WR2]

As is now... absolutely. Even with CPU OC'ing which i assumed seeing the Hydro 70

How much overclocking, case mod, upgrades do you see yourself doing?
Into extreme CPU and GPU overclocking?

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226181 $89.99 FREE SHIPPING
Mushkin Enhanced Radioactive 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998983

 

[jeffrey90]

Overclocking is such a gray area for me I would not know where to begin. But I will eventually learn, as of right now no plans. After I build this guy it'll be non stop use till I collapse, jk haha.

 

[jeffrey90]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226181 $89.99 FREE SHIPPING
Mushkin Enhanced Radioactive 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998983

Reason for that RAM over the 12GB G Skill?

 

[Why_Me]

Reason for that RAM over the 12GB G Skill?

Unlike the Sandy Bridge builds, fast RAM helps on a high o/c in regards to the 1336 set up. CL6 vs CL9. Also if this is going to be a gaming rig... 6 gigs of triple channel ram is plenty.

 

[jeffrey90]

What about if I play Flight Simulator or get into photoshop and editing which has recently peaked my interests. Is 6GB still enough?

 

[WR2]

In a system with an OC's i7-980X Extreme CPU and an extreme OC' on a couple GTX 580s pulled 859watts from the AC socket and about 773 watts DC from the PSU.

With just the CPU OC' and the factory OC'd GTX 580s without the extra OC that system pulled 694watts AC or 624 watts DC from the PSU.
That is well within the capability of the HX 850 - but that extreme overclocking shows how the power demand ramp up with extreme OC's.

edit;
link to BIG chart http://images.tweaktown.com/content/3/7/3784_42.png

 

[WR2]

FSX or Flight (due out this year hopefully) will be happy with 6GB

Photoshop will run REALLY well on 6GB but if you do a whole lot of Photoshop work you might want to think about adding RAM.
Of course adding RAM later is easy. You'll have a chance to run on 6GB and decide if you need more.