Building Gaming PC [Need advice]

[QuickSkope]

WD is Rockin, #1 HDD Brand byfar.

RAM is so cheap ATM, you might aswell just pick some up.

Also, I have the Lachesis, Newer Cousin of the Death adder, Thing ROCKS!

Nice build, I built mine a LITTLE before SandyBridge came out, so I have the i7 950, and 2 460 Hawkz.

DEFINETLY get the AX850, I have the same PSU, thing is a Fucking CHAMP!

[beefntators]

WD is Rockin, #1 HDD Brand byfar.

RAM is so cheap ATM, you might aswell just pick some up.

Way to restate what snarf said

[miller]

WD is Rockin, #1 HDD Brand byfar.

RAM is so cheap ATM, you might aswell just pick some up.

Also, I have the Lachesis, Newer Cousin of the Death adder, Thing ROCKS!

Nice build, I built mine a LITTLE before SandyBridge came out, so I have the i7 950, and 2 460 Hawkz.

DEFINETLY get the AX850, I have the same PSU, thing is a Fucking CHAMP!

Hehe, you are the second person to tell me to get AX850, even thou the 750 will be enough for me.

Is there a point adding 100$ to the 750 to get 850 ? O___O

[glouch]

Is there a point adding 100$ to the 750 to get 850 ? O___O

I'm not sure off the top of my head how much that graphics card draws (but I imagine it's a lot). Getting a higher wattage PSU would allow you to throw in a second GTX 580 in SLI whenever you wanted to. However, if you don't plan on doing this, stick with what you have.

[miller]

Is there a point adding 100$ to the 750 to get 850 ? O___O

I'm not sure off the top of my head how much that graphics card draws (but I imagine it's a lot). Getting a higher wattage PSU would allow you to throw in a second GTX 580 in SLI whenever you wanted to. However, if you don't plan on doing this, stick with what you have.

750W is enough for the build that I posted. However, if I plan to overclock my comp, I will need a 800W supply.

Now, I am starting to think it's better to get 2x560 Ti cards for the same price as 580 GTX and throw in the third when its necessary.

[louistf2]

Is there a point adding 100$ to the 750 to get 850 ? O___O

I'm not sure off the top of my head how much that graphics card draws (but I imagine it's a lot). Getting a higher wattage PSU would allow you to throw in a second GTX 580 in SLI whenever you wanted to. However, if you don't plan on doing this, stick with what you have.

750W is enough for the build that I posted. However, if I plan to overclock my comp, I will need a 800W supply.

Now, I am starting to think it's better to get 2x560 Ti cards for the same price as 580 GTX and throw in the third when its necessary.

I didn't realise Corsair made an AX750 Thats definately sufficient for your build. As for the 560, 2 of those are quicker than a single 580 but I
would go for an 850w if I was to put those in SLI. The 560 Ti doesn't support 3 way SLI only 2 way at max - 570 and 580 are Tri and Quad Sli
compatible.


Edit: you can use this website for hardware comparison: www.anandtech.com/bench

[miller]

Is there a point adding 100$ to the 750 to get 850 ? O___O

I'm not sure off the top of my head how much that graphics card draws (but I imagine it's a lot). Getting a higher wattage PSU would allow you to throw in a second GTX 580 in SLI whenever you wanted to. However, if you don't plan on doing this, stick with what you have.

750W is enough for the build that I posted. However, if I plan to overclock my comp, I will need a 800W supply.

Now, I am starting to think it's better to get 2x560 Ti cards for the same price as 580 GTX and throw in the third when its necessary.

I didn't realise Corsair made an AX750 Thats definately sufficient for your build. As for the 560, 2 of those are quicker than a single 580 but I
would go for an 850w if I was to put those in SLI. The 560 Ti doesn't support 3 way SLI only 2 way at max - 570 and 580 are Tri and Quad Sli
compatible.


Edit: you can use this website for hardware comparison: www.anandtech.com/bench

Yeah, true that. Too much hassle with 2 560's if they only support 2-way. I think I have now made up my mind, and I'm going with these specs:

Case - Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer
Processor - Intel Core i7 2600K (3.4 Ghz)
Motherboard - ASUS P8Z68-V-ATX
Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws-X 8GB(2x 4GB) DDR3 KIT
Graphics Card - ASUS GeForce GTX 580 EVGA (1.5 GB)
Main Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (SATA 6GB)
Power Supply - Corsair TX-750 V2 750W Enthusiast Series Power Supply
Watercooling Kit - Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60 High-performance CPU Cooler
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit - SP1

Monitor - ASUS VS248H 24"
Mouse - Razer Death Adder
Headset - Razer Carcharias
Keyboard - Razer Black Widow Ultimate

[mrmason]

Its gonna be a beauty

[Snarf]

Corsair is still overpriced and I still think this would be a way better option.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817121068
Also yes two lower tier cards on sli is usually more efficient than 1.
Also looking at that aus website someone linked I would be depressed if that was my only option for parts because the variety is so awful.

[miller]

www.mwave.com.au

Yes, the variety in Australia is not that great and parts costs a fuckload most of the time =(