Build question

[cobra11]

ok my friend is lookin to build this, I helped with a few of the parts but he wanted 2 graphic cards.., my question is does this look good??, is the powersupply able to handle 2 550Ti's?

Video Cards x2: ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Power Supply : CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
MOBO: ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
Processor: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W
Disk Drive: LG Electronics GH24NS90B 24X SATA Super Multi DVD+/-RW Internal Drive
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB 7200RPM 3.5" SATA hard drive
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I

 

[WR2]

Video Cards x2: ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Not quite looking like it matches the performance / quality of the other parts.

 

[cobra11]

so the powersupply aint gonna be able to handle it?

 

[WR2]

PSU will handle about six of those graphics cards.

 

[cobra11]

alrighty, would it be better to have gone with the 600 series compared to the 550?

 

[legendkiller]

Great build, the only problem with it is the two 550Ti... Recommend getting GTx 680(at least if you want 5 years of gaming with out going to minimum graphic settings)... If you can, go with(IF GAMING) i5-3570k which is a Ivy Bridge 22nm CPU... Highly recommend it for gaming... Your best bet for gaming is GTx 680 with i5-3570k

 

[WR2]

I agree with LK about the GTX 680. A single card avoids 'micro-stutter' issues.
And going with an excellent 650W PSU can save you $85-$95 which just about pays for the 2x 550ti to 680 upgrade.

On the CPU/MB/RAM front you're probably better off going with 1155 Sandy Bridge / Ivy Bridge. You'll probably know by the this time Monday nite which to choose.
-> ASUS P9X79 is a quad channel motherboard and takes RAM in sets of 4.

 

[amuffin]

2 550ti's are about 200-250...where are you guys getting your numbers?

 

[legendkiller]

2 550ti's are about 200-250...where are you guys getting your numbers?

lol, both CPU and Motherboard of LGA 2012 is about $600 average... so if you drop it to $400 than you save 200 and than drop PSU you save like 80 which is 280 and than $220 for both video card which is $500 so you could surely get a GTx 680 if you drop the case to a lower price it could be $550 already...

If you dont think a GTx 680 is good than your best bet is to get a Radeon 6870 2GB
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/xfx-hd-687x-cnfc-radeon-hd-6870-video-card/39104.aspx

If you want some better RAM for $10 off, get these which is great for it price!...
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/g-skill-sniper-series-ddr3-desktop-memory/38392.aspx

Here's a great storage for the money:
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/seagate-st1500dl003-barracuda-hard-drive/31482.aspx
Great SSD for the money...

Buy two of these for superior performance than a single SSD when you raid two of these...
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/ocz-agility-3-120gb-sata-3-ssd/31953.aspx

single SSD:
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/ocz-agility-3-agt3-25sat3-120g-ssd/31765.aspx

 

[cobra11]

so the LGA 2012 isnt gonna be able to handle ivy?, ive been wonderin personally what sockets are gonna support ivy and which ones arent

 

[amuffin]

LGA 2011 does not support ivy, that is socket 1155. However, there is the possibility of ivybridge-e processors being released on 2011 which are 8 core cpu's.