MotherBoard CPU Grahics Poll

[vflflyer]

Opinions on best MB CPU Graphics Combo.

Software in order of importance.

Adobe Master Suite CS5

Other web related software

Microsoft Flight Sim.

I would love to setup a 3-way Surround 3D monitor system for flight Sim when I am using it.

Really looking forward to Microsoft Flight when it is released.

I do not have a budget.

 

[boiler1990]

I'd suggest getting an i7-2600K + Asus P8P67 Pro or ASRock Extreme4 P67 motherboard.

As for GPUs, here's the requirements for 3D surround: http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dv-system-requirements-surround-technology.html

 

[jprahman]

If you truly don't have a budget and want to run a 3D surround set up with maximum settings you'll want to look at a pair of GTX 580s or even GTX 590s. Obviously the cost of a SLIed pair of GTX 590s will be enormous and you'll need a 1200-1500W PSU. A SLI GTX 580 setup is more realistic and more practical as well. My personal recommendation would be dual GTX 570s or GTX 560 Ti's.

 

[boiler1990]

Yeah, I'd probably recommend 580s. My 2x470s can get about 40fps powering one monitor in 3D (Just Cause 2, Highest settings). The 560s are a little better, and OCed they could probably handle 2 monitors.

 

[jprahman]

I have to agree, after some thought I'd say that 560's are probably a little underpowered to be running multiple monitors in 3D. Dual GTX 580s or even 570s would be a reasonable option.

 

[vflflyer]

So far everyone agrees with the i7-2600k CPU, Right?
What about MB, is the Asus P8P67-M Pro better than the Deluxe? Graphic cards I will probably go with sli 580's

I am planning on using three monitors for Flight sim

 

[boiler1990]

I don't really know all of the differences between the Pro and the Deluxe. I would go for an ATX motherboard as opposed to that MicroATX motherboard though.

 

[jprahman]

I would normally recommend the i5-2500K for a gaming build because the Hyper-Threading that the i7-2600K offers doesn't benefit games, but because you will be running CS5 the Hyper-Threading will come in handy. So yes, the i7-2600K is a good choice for you.

 

[boiler1990]

Yeah, that was the only reason I suggested it as well. Do you know if it helps reduce bottlenecks when running SLI configurations?

 

[jprahman]

Probably not, Hyper-threading is only going to help in HIGHLY threaded workloads, and I doubt Nvidia's drivers are highly threaded enough to take advantage of HT. I would check the benchmarks to be sure, however.

 

[vflflyer]

I think I would also prefer the ATX over Micro, so the Asus P8P67 Deluxe seems like the better choice.