Hi, this is going to be my first build, and just need a little advice. I want to make sure that all of my parts will work together before I drop the fortune they will cost lol. Also if there is anything I have missed or need to change. Money is not that much of a consideration as I will be getting a chunk in the next few months, but I want to make sure I am spending wisely, that I don't get this stuff and get it put together to find out that something's not compatible. I am tired of my current off the shelf system from 6 years ago, I got skyrim and it is unplayable. I want a gaming computer that can easily handle it and any newer high graphics games that are going to be coming out in the next few years.
Mobo - ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 Extended ATX
Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133
CPU - Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E
CPU Cooler - Thermaltake CLW0211 Bigwater 760 Plus Dual Bay Drives Water Cooling Core i7 Compliant
Case - Thermaltake NVIDIA Edition Black and Green Lining ATX Full Tower
Soundcard - ASUS Xonar Essence STX Virtual 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1
Optical - PLEXTOR Black 12X Blu-ray Writer LightScribe Support BD-ROM
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM
Monitor - SAMSUNG 27" Full HD 3D LED BackLight LCD
As far as the video card goes, I am really confused on this point. What is the difference between sli and crossfire? One source I saw said that bridging two vid cards eliminates the possibility of a two monitor system, is this true? Don't know if I'm going to go that route, but don't want to limit myself. Should i get one big card or two smaller and bridge them? I was looking at the EVGA GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) Classified Hydro Copper, getting two for a bridge, but is the liquid cooling system on these completely contained or will i need to purchase a set of vga coolers? I was also looking at the HIS IceQ Radeon HD 6970, and it said something about mixed GPU – Allowing running both an AMD and NVIDIA GPU in the same system, what other cards would be optimal for that? What is the card or cards (preferably liquid cooled) that will work best with these components? These video cards are making my head hurt...please just lay it out in the simplest terms you can what all these options mean. I'm new at this, so please play nice!
Mobo - ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79 Extended ATX
Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133
CPU - Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E
CPU Cooler - Thermaltake CLW0211 Bigwater 760 Plus Dual Bay Drives Water Cooling Core i7 Compliant
Case - Thermaltake NVIDIA Edition Black and Green Lining ATX Full Tower
Soundcard - ASUS Xonar Essence STX Virtual 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1
Optical - PLEXTOR Black 12X Blu-ray Writer LightScribe Support BD-ROM
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM
Monitor - SAMSUNG 27" Full HD 3D LED BackLight LCD
As far as the video card goes, I am really confused on this point. What is the difference between sli and crossfire? One source I saw said that bridging two vid cards eliminates the possibility of a two monitor system, is this true? Don't know if I'm going to go that route, but don't want to limit myself. Should i get one big card or two smaller and bridge them? I was looking at the EVGA GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) Classified Hydro Copper, getting two for a bridge, but is the liquid cooling system on these completely contained or will i need to purchase a set of vga coolers? I was also looking at the HIS IceQ Radeon HD 6970, and it said something about mixed GPU – Allowing running both an AMD and NVIDIA GPU in the same system, what other cards would be optimal for that? What is the card or cards (preferably liquid cooled) that will work best with these components? These video cards are making my head hurt...please just lay it out in the simplest terms you can what all these options mean. I'm new at this, so please play nice!
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