$2,000 Gaming Rig Budget, Only Tigerdirect! Help!

[mf2385]

Intel Core i7 3770K(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2372989&sku=I69-3770K)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=G452-2363)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3, 4GB x 2, 2133MHz (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2952327&sku=C13-5726)
Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Liquid/Water CPU Cooler(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3&sku=C13-2101
MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning Video Card - 2GB (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=M452-0684)
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD (OS/Boot/Games) (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2267401&sku=O261-6409)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB Desktop Hard Drive - 7200 RPM (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=744346&sku=TSD-1000AS7)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M Modular Power Supply - 850W (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=581010&sku=C13-2826)
ASUS Dvd-r/rw 24x Drive(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=A455-5022)
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advance Full Tower Case - ATX (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=C283-1187)
Razer Carcharias Analog Gaming Headset (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4&sku=R99-2002)
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3887216&sku=YYAP-128110)
Asus Xonar DG Sound Card - 5.1 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=A455-2644)

total - $2,006.85

This is my first build from Tigerdirect, I was thinking multi-gpu but I am not totally sure. What do you guys think I should do right now, I want to try and be future proof and I could go multi-gpu with this budget? Do I need the 3770K for a gaming rig? I want an SSD definitely for OS/Boot/Games.

 

[Guest]

Intel Core i7 3770K(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2372989&sku=I69-3770K)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=G452-2363)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3, 4GB x 2, 2133MHz (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2952327&sku=C13-5726)
Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Liquid/Water CPU Cooler(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3&sku=C13-2101
MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning Video Card - 2GB (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=M452-0684)
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD (OS/Boot/Games) (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2267401&sku=O261-6409)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB Desktop Hard Drive - 7200 RPM (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=744346&sku=TSD-1000AS7)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M Modular Power Supply - 850W (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=581010&sku=C13-2826)
ASUS Dvd-r/rw 24x Drive(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=A455-5022)
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advance Full Tower Case - ATX (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=C283-1187)
Razer Carcharias Analog Gaming Headset (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4&sku=R99-2002)
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3887216&sku=YYAP-128110)
Asus Xonar DG Sound Card - 5.1 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=A455-2644)

total - $2,006.85

This is my first build from Tigerdirect, I was thinking multi-gpu but I am not totally sure. What do you guys think I should do right now, I want to try and be future proof and I could go multi-gpu with this budget? Do I need the 3770K for a gaming rig? I want an SSD definitely for OS/Boot/Games.

No need for i7 in a purely gaming machine.

What games do you play? Resolution? Number of monitors?

 

[mf2385]

I am playing games on a 24'' LED Acer monitor right now at 1080p. I play Battlefield 3, Planetside 2, Guild Wars 2, bunch of MMORPGS and FPS games. I play A LOT of different games. I want to be able to max games out at 1080p without any issues, which is why I was thinking of the multi-gpu setup and it future proofs me a bit more when the new 7xx series and 8xxx series comes out in a few months. Ok I will scale back to an i5 3570K, first of all. I might even go with a double/tri monitor setup in the next couple of months, but not entirely sure at the moment.

 

[jemm]

An i7 CPU only makes sense if you´re planning to do video editing/rendering, among other heavy duty multitasks.

If it is for gaming then get the i5-3570K http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2373004&Sku=I69-3570K

You won´t need a 5.1 Sound Card, as your motherboard has 7.1 Channels audio feature.

 

[mf2385]

Ok I will ditch the sound card then. I am gonna go with the 3570K. Should I look at getting two gpus for a multi-gpu setup, I think it makes sense with my budget. It also will future proof me for the influx of the 7xx/8xxx new video cards from Nvidia/AMD.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[mf2385]

Intel Core i5 3570K(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2373004&sku=I69-3570K)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=G452-2363)
Patriot Viper 3 Intel Extreme Masters 16GB Limited 2 x 8GB, PC3-15000, 1866MHz (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3468754&sku=P33-7303)
Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Liquid/Water CPU Cooler(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3&sku=C13-2101
EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW Video Card - 2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2827136&sku=E145-0671)
Crucial M4 2.5 Inch Solid State Drive - 256GB, SATAIII 6Gb/s (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=365476&sku=C19-8026)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB Desktop Hard Drive - 7200 RPM (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=744346&sku=TSD-1000AS7)
Corsair AX850 Power Supply - ATX, Modular, 850 Watt, 80+ Gold (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6391018&sku=C13-2592)
ASUS Dvd-r/rw 24x Drive(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=A455-5022)
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advance Full Tower Case - ATX (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=C283-1187)


total - $2,009.89


Here is what I'm looking at right now

 

[h3llkill3r]

as others said get an i5 for gaming and if i'd where you i get a 7970 than instead of the 670.

 

[mf2385]

Updated*

Intel Core i5 3570K(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=I69-3570K)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=G452-2363)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB - DDR3, 4GB x 2, 2133MHz (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...7&sku=C13-5726)
Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Liquid/Water CPU Cooler(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3&sku=C13-2101
2x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW Video Card - 2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (SLI) (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=E145-0671)
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD (OS/Boot/Games)(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=O261-6409)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB Desktop Hard Drive - 7200 RPM (Data/Storage) (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...ku=TSD-1000AS7)
Corsair AX850 Power Supply - ATX, Modular, 850 Watt, 80+ Gold (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...8&sku=C13-2592)
ASUS Dvd-r/rw 24x Drive(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=A455-5022)
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advance Full Tower Case - ATX (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=C283-1187)

total - $2,004.89

7970 instead huh? idk about that, I like NVidia better anyway, smoother gameplay and no issues with SLi compared with Crossfire I'm hearing.

 

[jemm]

Your build looks solid!

With the 850W PSU you´ll have room for your 2xSLI plus overclocking your i5 3570K.

Enjoy!

 

[ittimjones]

ur build has my approval as well