# CAS: CoolerMaster 690 II Advanced Mid-Tower Gaming Case (Black Color)
# CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
# CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-950 3.06 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366
# CS_FAN: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]
# FAN: XtremeGear Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
# HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
# KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
# MEMORY: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
# MOTHERBOARD: * (3-Way SLI Support) MSI X58A-GD45 Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Triple-Channel DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, eSATA, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, IEEE1394a, 3 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI (All Venom OC Certified)
# MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
# MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
# NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
# NOISEREDUCE1: Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts [+9]
# OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
# POWERSUPPLY: 750 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-750TX 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+109]
# SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
# VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+310] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
Price: $1,354 plus shipping
On the video card i was sort of torn between the above gtx 570 and the ATI 6970...still not sure.
Do you think this rig will blow me away for years to come or can i improve it without spending much more $?
# CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
# CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-950 3.06 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366
# CS_FAN: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]
# FAN: XtremeGear Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
# HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
# KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
# MEMORY: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
# MOTHERBOARD: * (3-Way SLI Support) MSI X58A-GD45 Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Triple-Channel DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, eSATA, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, IEEE1394a, 3 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI (All Venom OC Certified)
# MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
# MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
# NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
# NOISEREDUCE1: Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts [+9]
# OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
# POWERSUPPLY: 750 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-750TX 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+109]
# SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
# VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+310] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
Price: $1,354 plus shipping
On the video card i was sort of torn between the above gtx 570 and the ATI 6970...still not sure.
Do you think this rig will blow me away for years to come or can i improve it without spending much more $?