2000$ gaming build

[Czarcas7ic]

Approximate Purchase Date: December-January
 
Budget Range: 2000$ Before rebates
 
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gameing and video editing
 
Parts Not Required: OS
 
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: new egg.com I live by a micro center so preferably that!
 
Country of Origin: US
 
Parts Preferences: Intel for processor
 
Overclocking: Yes
 
SLI or Crossfire: If it's in my price range
 
Monitor Resolution: not sure. I want it to be 1080p
 
Additional Comments: looking at he HaF X for the case and msi lightning 580 3gb for gpu. I have a monitor, but it is quite old. Maybe a tri monitor setup? My MAIN concern is running BF3 on ULTRA maxed out no problem. So other than the computer, I need a mouse, keyboard, and maybe a monitor as stated above. Thanks ahead of time for anyone's help.

 

[Czarcas7ic]

What I'm also wondering is should I get that one high end 580 or two low end 580?

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

If you want more than 2 monitors, you need either an AMD card or 2 Nvidia cards. If you look at AnandTech's benchmarks, a GTX 580 SLI setup is way more expensive than a 6970 CF setup, but only a little more powerful at 1920 x 1080. If you're planning on getting 3 monitors, the AMD cards will surpass the 580s thanks to their larger frame buffers.

This thread has some interesting builds. You can get a 6990/6970 setup for $2000, but it will be noisy. Better would be my 6970 CF build with plenty of room for over clocking.

We will probably have some more information on next-gen graphics card by December, so you might end up changing your mind.

 

[Why_Me]

It's way too early to be starting a thread on here for a build planned in December. You want to start your build thread a week or less before you plan to buy. There's the new PCI-E 3.0 generation cards due out around December that will be supported by Ivy Bridge cpu's due out in April/May.

Here's what a single monitor build could look like if you were to do it today. That Corsair case just came out on newegg a few days ago and they come with everything but the kitchen sink. Multiple fan controllers, great cooling/ventilation, option to add more fans, dust filters, front USB 3.0 ports, etc...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009 $129.99 - $114.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

or that same case but in white....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010 $129.99 - $114.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.732099 $683.98 - $35.00 Mail In Rebates FREE SHIPPING
CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Power Supply
MSI N580GTX Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157269 $279.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589 $179.99
Core i5 2500K LGA 1155 Boxed Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185168 $49.99 FREE SHIPPING
Scythe SCMG-3000 120mm Heat Pipe CPU Cooler

or this one due out on newegg any day now...

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=1623&product_id=3049 $49.99
Cooler Master Hyper 612 PWM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233186 $52.99 FREE SHIPPING
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696141 $67.48 $5 off w/ promo code EMCKAHH23, ends 9/28
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 $196.99 FREE SHIPPING
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Total: $1,641.40 *not including shipping, rebates, and promo codes


http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme7%20Gen3 <----- a better look at that board

http://www.asrock.com/microsite/PCIe3/ <----- PCI-E 3.0

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4272/asrock_z68_extreme7_gen3_intel_z68_motherboard_review/index.html <----- review of that board

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-stutter-crossfire,2995.html <----- review done here on toms showing boards like the one above with the NF200 Bridge (dual cards @ x16 & x16) help to reduce micro stutter

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Thanks to both of you. So something new with graphics cards will come out around December? Because that's when I'm planning on buying it.

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Also I changed my mind about the tri monitor setup....I want to have the best fos possible. So maybe just one semi bigger 1080p monitor. Any recommendations? And if I do one monitor than a high end 580 would be good right?

 

[mjmjpfaff]

three of these- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824113023 (5670x1080)
or 1 of these- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176141 (1920x1200)

 

[mjmjpfaff]

this will easily run 2 580's and will save you some money- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703028&Tpk=pc%20power%20and%20cooling%20950w

and the extreme7 is a waste of money. with higher end cards you may get 1-2% better fps for about 50% more than the asrock extreme3 gen3. that isnt too good of a ratio i think.

i agree with the rest of why_me build

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Improbably gonna want a 2ms display and a modular psu. 1000w for a third 580 sometime in the future

 

[mjmjpfaff]

you would need a 1200w psu for a 3rd 580 and the corsair carbide 500r has such great cable management you do not even need a modular psu for it to look good and have great airflow.

 

[hellfire24]

i think you should wait for new hardwares.for example ivy bridges are said to be released in January possibly.here is a "rumor" -
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-May-Release-Ivy-Bridge-Sooner-to-Counter-AMD-s-Bulldozer-CPUs-191786.shtml

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

Also I changed my mind about the tri monitor setup....I want to have the best fos possible. So maybe just one semi bigger 1080p monitor. Any recommendations? And if I do one monitor than a high end 580 would be good right?

I get great FPS in maxed out Deus Ex at 5760 x 1080 with a single 6950 2GB card.

this will easily run 2 580's and will save you some money- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703028&Tpk=pc%20power%20and%20cooling%20950w

and the extreme7 is a waste of money. with higher end cards you may get 1-2% better fps for about 50% more than the asrock extreme3 gen3. that isnt too good of a ratio i think.

i agree with the rest of why_me build

Good find, PC Power and Cooling always makes good PSUs.

Improbably gonna want a 2ms display and a modular psu. 1000w for a third 580 sometime in the future

Why would you get a third 580? Scaling isn't that great, just upgrade to the next-gen cards.

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Hmmm....I wish there was more info about ivy bridge. Like price

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Alright will do with just two 580s. That should max bf3 right? How will one msi lightning 3gb hold up against it?

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

Alright will do with just two 580s. That should max bf3 right? How will one msi lightning 3gb hold up against it?

The Lightning 580 is supposed to be nice and quiet and give you more overclocking headroom; basically the best single GPU card out there. I'm sure it will be able to max BF3 at 1080p.

 

[mjmjpfaff]

dont get the 3gb card. get the 3gb card only if you are playing at high resolutions. the regular lightning is fine for 1080p.

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Well there's like a 40$ difference. Maybe I should play at a better resolution then? What's the next up? I only wanna plan on like a 24" monitor because I heard it's better for gaming. Do 24" monitors go higher than 1080p? Sorry I'm a nub when it comes to monitors lol

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Sorry but I'm going to build my own system

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

Well there's like a 40$ difference. Maybe I should play at a better resolution then? What's the next up? I only wanna plan on like a 24" monitor because I heard it's better for gaming. Do 24" monitors go higher than 1080p? Sorry I'm a nub when it comes to monitors lol

Get a pair of 6950s or 6970s, spend the saved cash on 2 more 1080p monitors to play at 5760 x 1080.

 

[Trunk]

Well there's like a 40$ difference.

Who are you people? This post is a good example -- on the one hand we have (a teenager?) who is worried about a $40 increase...and yet it's a 2K purchase.

I suspect teens or fat guys in basements are submitting dream systems.

 

[mjmjpfaff]

Who are you people? This post is a good example -- on the one hand we have (a teenager?) who is worried about a $40 increase...and yet it's a 2K purchase.

I suspect teens or fat guys in basements are submitting dream systems.

and you are which one?

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Who are you people? This post is a good example -- on the one hand we have (a teenager?) who is worried about a $40 increase...and yet it's a 2K purchase.

I suspect teens or fat guys in basements are submitting dream systems.

Wtf dude? Read my post over again. I said there's a 40$ difference between the 1.5GB version and 3GB version so I might as well just get the 3GB version...in no way am I worried about 40 bucks... Gtfo

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Get a pair of 6950s or 6970s, spend the saved cash on 2 more 1080p monitors to play at 5760 x 1080.

So two 6970s if I wanna go multi monitor or two 580 lightnings if I wanna go single monitor? I kinda wanna just go single monitor but go higher resolution. What do you recommend?

 

[Nim Chimpsky]

So two 6970s if I wanna go multi monitor or two 580 lightnings if I wanna go single monitor? I kinda wanna just go single monitor but go higher resolution. What do you recommend?

Some people like just having one big monitor. I don't have experience with that, but I have been playing Deus Ex at 5760 x 1080 across 3 monitors and it is definitely awesome. It helps in games like BF3 because you can see more at once. You should check out some YouTube videos to see if the bezels will be too much of a downside for you. Since you won't be looking directly at the side monitors, I don't think it will be a big deal, but who knows?

 

[Czarcas7ic]

Thanks nim you have been a great help. But I'm worried that two 6970s won't fully max bf...will they? And what is "bezel"?