Please check my gaming set-up

[joshueTM]

Hi guys. I'm gonna purchase my parts next week or the week after. I just need some advice or suggestions for this set-up.

I need help to decide what good 24" LED monitor should I buy. My budget for the monitor would be $200 max $250.
I need help with the GPU too. I plan to SLi it in the future or if there is a better GPU at that price range. I am open to other options like AMD to crossfire.
I need help to decide which of the two computer case should I pick. I prefer a good cable management with enough room for a radiator in the future.

LIFESSTYLE: Gaming, Graphics Design

COUNTRY: USA

CPU: INTEL Core i7 2700K LGA 1155
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MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155
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RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
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GPU: ASUS GTX670-DC2-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 Future plan to SLi
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SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 28GB SATA III
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HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB
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BRD-DVD: ASUS Black SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive
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CASE: Thermaltake Element V Black Edition @ $99.99
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CASE: COUGAR Evolution Black SECC ATX Full Tower @ $79.99
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PSU: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular
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KEYBOARD: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4
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MICE: Cyborg R.A.T.5
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[crewton]

Monitor: Asus VE248H

Case: Thermaltake out of those two. Since you plan to SLI I'd go with a case that has great air flow like Antec 1200

Your psu is a bit low for 2x gtx670s. I'd either go with SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W like the one you had or save $50 and grab Antec EarthWatts Series EA-750 Green 750W

The rest looks fine. If you do a lot of graphic design I'd keep your cpu/ram but if it's more of casual usage I'd probably drop down to i5 3570k and 8GB RAM and if you feel you need more RAM buy another 8GB later.

 

[azeem40]

I'd get the VH238H. 23" looks better at 1080p than 24".

 

[Guest]

you can give this a look:
Asus VE248Q 24-Inch LED Monitor $206.99
a quality 650 watt PSU is fine for most any SLI configuration:

Motherboard: EVGA X79 FTW
CPU: Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 3820 (3.6GHz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright HR-02 (Thermalright-Europa Distri www.PC-Cooling.de).
Memory: 8GB ADATA DDR3 1600 XPG Gaming series
Harddisk: OCZ Vertex 2 100 GB
http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/27571-gainward-gtx-670-phantom-2gb-in-sli-tested-not-ready/27571-gainward-gtx-670-phantom-2gb-in-sli-tested-not-ready?start=7

 

[joshueTM]

Thanks for the reply guys. I updated to purchase my ASrock mobo in Microcenter because the price is insanely LOWER than Newegg @ $84.99

 

[azeem40]

I live near a microcenter too.

 

[joshueTM]

I live near a microcenter too.

I noticed the prices on their website is not the final price for some products. Like the Asrock motherboard it was posted $130ish but in my cart it went down to $84ish. :lol:

 

[azeem40]

Yep, it's their $50 off when you buy an i5-2500k/3570k/i7-2600k/2700k/3770k.