New build help

[Beitzel15]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 1-3 months

Budget Range: Would like to keep it under $2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/internet browsing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes (possibly 3)

Do you need to buy OS: Windows 8

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Location: NC, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: Debating on running 1 24-27" LED monitor or doing EYEfinity on 3 22-23" monitors (depends on price)

Additional Comments:Like stated above, debating on doing 1 big monitor or 3 smaller ones... I want a nice case, with plenty of airflow, im fond of the corsair cases but when keeping the build under budget, the internals matter more than the case when $$ comes up. Also, want a I5 and the H100 cooler. Im deployed right now and will be buying this over a short time when I catch good deals, etc etc

thanks!

 

[TheBigTroll]

what games do you play. just warning you, on 3 monitors, the curser for fps games are like the size of a childs fist

heres what i would get. im using the monitor that i put into this build and its great.

h100 performs only a tad better than the cooler i provided. not to mention the h100 fans are like hair dryers

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dghf

 

[Beitzel15]

company of heroes 2, when its out.. Battlefield 3, starcraft.

My goal is to max our BF3

 

[DeusAres]

BF3 is already out. And you'll easily be able to max out those games with bigtrolls build.

 

[Beitzel15]

The 670 will max it? I found a 7970 for the same price on newegg. Would that be better

 

[DeusAres]

They're around equal in price and performance. I'd personally go with the gtx 670, though.

Especially if you're only going with a single monitor setup at 1080p

 

[azeem40]

The GTX 670 takes a pretty big lead in BF3.

 

[DeusAres]

The GTX 670 takes a pretty big lead in BF3.

+1

 

[TheBigTroll]

i really dont recommend multi-monitor with fps games. they really screw you over. (you'll probably run into "i swear that was a headshot" a couple of times)

 

[azeem40]

I recommend either a 23" monitor or a 27" IPS. Eyefinity isn't what it is cracked up to be.