Prebuilt for Planetside 2: Feedback Appreciated

Phlobas

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I bought this config last night.

CAS: Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid-Tower Gaming Case

CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive

CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i5-3570K 3.40 GHz 6MB

FAN: Cooler Master V6 GT CPU Cooler

HDD: 120 GB Intel 520 Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 520 MB/s Write

HDD2: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD

MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (Patriot Viper III [Free upgrade from 1600MHz Major Brand])

MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 Chipset

OS: Microsoft(R) Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)

POWERSUPPLY: 750 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (EVGA Superclocked - free upgrade)

Price w/ shipping: $1,422.10

Questions:
1. I would like to play Planetside 2 on ultra or close to it. I've heard it is CPU intensive. Will the i5-3570K provide plenty of juice?

2. I may add another 670 in SLI down the road. Would the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H MOBO and the TX750 PSU permit that?

3. What do you think of the build in general?

Thanks! :)
 
The build is all compatible GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H is a solid budget board yes you will be able to run sli 670 with it.As for power supply nVidia itself recommend 500W for a single 670.
http://www.nvidia.in/object/geforce-gtx-670-in.html#pdpContent=2


For testing conducted for SLI 670, the resulting system consumption for SLI is 433W of which 293W are attributed to the gpu cards.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-670-2-and-3way-sli-review/4





All points out to 750W being more than enough.
 

Phlobas

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Awesome. Thanks for the help. Any thoughts on the build's capabilities re Planetside 2 or on the build in general? Thanks!
 

Phlobas

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Thanks for the reply. That puts me at ease. Planetside 2 is unplayable on low on my current computer.