Please help me build a new system/upgrade.
(Hope it's okay to post this here as well. It occurred to me that this section is more appropriate.)
Approximate Purchase Date: Preferably before 11/11/2011
Budget Range: ~$2500 seems like a reasonable target, but very flexible on this
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Parts Not Required: Monitors, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, OS, Case, Sound card, SSDs/HDDs, Optical drives, PSU(=CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: Any
Overclocking: Any/Open (but I won't have any time to devote to this for next 6 months or so.)
SLI or Crossfire: Any/Open
Monitor Resolution: 5760x1080
Additional Comments: System must be capable of running all soon-to-be-released games (e.g., Skyrim, BF3, MW3, etc.) at all maximum graphics settings at ~60fps, 5760x1080 resolution and minimal microstuttering.
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Current build:
CPU: i5 750 @ 2.67GHz
Mobo: Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Desktop Motherboard (P55 ATX Core i7 Core i5 LGA1156)
RAM: 8GB Kingston Technology Hyper X 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9
GPUs: 2 x HD 5770 in Crossfire
Storage: Intel X-25M MLC 80GB SSD + 4 x Toshiba 1TB HDDs in RAID 10
OS: Win 7 Ultimate
Monitors: 1x ASUS VK246, 2x ASUS VW246
(Hope it's okay to post this here as well. It occurred to me that this section is more appropriate.)
Approximate Purchase Date: Preferably before 11/11/2011
Budget Range: ~$2500 seems like a reasonable target, but very flexible on this
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Parts Not Required: Monitors, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, OS, Case, Sound card, SSDs/HDDs, Optical drives, PSU(=CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any
Country of Origin: United States
Parts Preferences: Any
Overclocking: Any/Open (but I won't have any time to devote to this for next 6 months or so.)
SLI or Crossfire: Any/Open
Monitor Resolution: 5760x1080
Additional Comments: System must be capable of running all soon-to-be-released games (e.g., Skyrim, BF3, MW3, etc.) at all maximum graphics settings at ~60fps, 5760x1080 resolution and minimal microstuttering.
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Current build:
CPU: i5 750 @ 2.67GHz
Mobo: Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Desktop Motherboard (P55 ATX Core i7 Core i5 LGA1156)
RAM: 8GB Kingston Technology Hyper X 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9
GPUs: 2 x HD 5770 in Crossfire
Storage: Intel X-25M MLC 80GB SSD + 4 x Toshiba 1TB HDDs in RAID 10
OS: Win 7 Ultimate
Monitors: 1x ASUS VK246, 2x ASUS VW246