New Rig, looking for advice on the final piece

[Drasoini]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 01JUL13 BUDGET RANGE: $1000 - $1500 Before Rebates

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming [Planetside 2, Crysis 3, Metro Last Light], streaming video, possibly video editing for Planetside 2.

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Corsair Professional Series HX 1050 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Gold (HX1050).

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Processor: i7-3930K (Sandy Bridge)
MOBO: ASUS Rampage IV Formula x79
Memory: 32GB G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series DDR3
Cooling: Currently pricing out liquid cooling.
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Full Tower

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: Nvidia preference.

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Looking to finish off this rig with something very nice. Getting back from Afghanistan next month and I really, really, want to see something amazing. The reviews of the 780s in SLI made my mouth water, but I'd still like some more experienced opinions.

 

[Shadowblade2652]

My thoughts:
1. 32 GB of ram is overkill. 16 GB is also overkill but 16 GB at least makes sense.

2. What is your graphics card?

3. You do not need a 1050 Watt PSU just to use crossfire. 7 - 800 W should be fine.

4. Use PCpartpicker.com, it gives you the lowest price at any online retailer for all of your parts, so you might find your processor slightly cheaper on amazon.com than on newegg, or your ram might be cheaper on ncix.com. It will find the best place for your price.

$1000 - $1500 is not needed just to play those games at full. I would suggest an i5 (Ivy Bridge Unlocked) and 16 GB of ram.

 

[Drasoini]

My thoughts:
1. 32 GB of ram is overkill. 16 GB is also overkill but 16 GB at least makes sense.

2. What is your graphics card?

3. You do not need a 1050 Watt PSU just to use crossfire. 7 - 800 W should be fine.

4. Use PCpartpicker.com, it gives you the lowest price at any online retailer for all of your parts, so you might find your processor slightly cheaper on amazon.com than on newegg, or your ram might be cheaper on ncix.com. It will find the best place for your price.

$1000 - $1500 is not needed just to play those games at full. I would suggest an i5 (Ivy Bridge Unlocked) and 16 GB of ram.

Thanks for the response, and for numbers 3 and 4.

As for the rest, I've already bought the ram, so that's a moot point. And the question is more to what graphics card would fit the rig above. I've been eyeballing parts and putting this together over the last month, the only thing I DON'T have is the graphics card. And the power supply, but that was going to get picked up after everything else and my power requirements were established. I've got 1k-1.5k to spend on the graphics card itself.

 

[Shadowblade2652]

Get SLI GTX 770s, or the 780, whichever floats your boat.

 

[jrmurph3]

For graphics, I'd definitely shoot for the 780 if not the Titan itself. However, if $1000-$1500 is the total budget for the build, the 780 will take out at least $650.

I'll SLI/Xfire once I quit hearing about so many issues.