Advice for my Gaming Computer?

[Iann Engel]

Hey everyone,

I'm building my own gaming computer for the first time and have been looking into it. So far i have found this to be the best setup.
I am running around 2k budget and am aiming for a computer that can easily handle maxed out games for a while, saving space for upgrading such as going Xfire in this situation.

Please let me know what you think of it and what, if needed, i should replace something with.

Processor: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115229

Graphics card: GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413

Case: NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067

Hard Drives: Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045

Power: CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131801

Thanks for your help

 

[g-unit1111]

You don't come out ahead buying an X79 for a gaming rig. The i7-3770K and the i7-3820 are pretty much identical in terms of performance. The 3770K can be fully overclocked, the 3820 only has turbo boost. You also need a cooler in order to run the 3820, Intel assumes that since you're buying the high performance line you already have a cooler. For gaming it's all about getting the best GPU you can get for your budget, everything else comes second. I also wouldn't purchase any Sandforce-based SSD.

Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($379.00 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($379.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE 90 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($124.88 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1806.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-03 00:45 EDT-0400)

 

[Iann Engel]

Thanks for your response.

Well theres a few things that im sticking with, first of all i dont need an OS or an optical drive, i can obtain those easily for free.

Second i was trying to stick with a single GPU card so i could get the second one later on when needed but still be able to run everything maxed once i get it with just 1 in a month or so.

Why go for SLI directly with those 670s? and why not go i7 for multithreading?

Also im going to stick with a Full tower as im going to add a good amount of hard drives later on along with watercooling when i feel like dishing out the extra cash