My First Gaming PC for MAC OSX

[kickme829]

Well this is my first gaming build for MAC OSC.

Right now you maybe thinking, WTH mac osx gaming? It's easier since i can always duel boot or even use parallels.
As of Now im going to use Ivy Bridge, unfortunately any ivybridge CPU's with the "K" suffix is incompatible with MAC OSX due to the VT - d support currently on the MAC.

CPU - Intel Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor - 165.64
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard - £128.76
RAM - Corsair 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz Red Vengeance Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V - £38.09
Graphics card - EVGA GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 ( 2-way SLI) - £244.56
Hard drive - Seagate 750GB Momentus XT 2.5" Hybrid SSD/HDD - SATA-III 7200RPM 32MB Cache - £125.12
Power Supply - Coolermaster GX 750W PSU - £74.51

Grand Total - £776.68

Thanks for the help.

 

[adgjlsfhk]

You could save money by upgrading to a 7770 and downgrade to a 600 watt psu. The gtx 460 has notoriously high power consumption.
XFX 7770 $139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150598

600 watt psu $69-$10 mir
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

 

[kickme829]

You could save money by upgrading to a 7770 and downgrade to a 600 watt psu. The gtx 460 has notoriously high power consumption.
XFX 7770 $139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150598

600 watt psu $69-$10 mir
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

Ive got the 460's in SLI and they seem to be the best performance to money ratio in terms of Crossfire/SLI

 

[kickme829]

Actually i was wrong:

Which of these would actually be best?

7770 CF Vs 6870 CF vs 460 CF

 

[modena1230]

You could also down grade your PSU to 600w and use those funds for a GTX 670, powers 3 monitors and low power consumption. Just another option.

 

[kickme829]

You could also down grade your PSU to 600w and use those funds for a GTX 670, powers 3 monitors and low power consumption. Just another option.

Most 670's are £300 + , that's more expensive that SLI or Crossfire

 

[falaki]

use your money on 7870 or 7850

 

[adgjlsfhk]

Sorry, I didn't see the sli. I would get a 7870 because it will use much less power than 2 460's. It will also perform at a similar level, and any increase in price could be solved by getting the psu I recommended above. Here is a good 7870.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161411