1366 i7 - SLI Fermi - Gaming, Entertainment build, need advice

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KPC84

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Here is my build list for my new gaming and entertainment PC. Goal is to be able to run DX 11 games at 1920 x 1080...

EVGA X58 FTW3 132-GT-E768-KR LGA 1366 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950

EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

^^ X2 for SLI

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP6GX3M3A1600C7

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

ASUS Xonar D2X 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card

LG UH10LS20 Blu-ray Disc Combo Internal SATA 10x SuperMulti Blue LightScribe

Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Keyboard

Logitech MX 518 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 1800 dpi Gaming Mouse

Thoughts, suggestions, advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
 
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gamerwithoutrig

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KPC84 said:
Here is my build list for my new gaming and entertainment PC. Goal is to be able to run DX 11 games at 1920 x 1080...

EVGA X58 FTW3 132-GT-E768-KR LGA 1366 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950

EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

^^ X2 for SLI

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP6GX3M3A1600C7

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

LG UH10LS20 Blu-ray Disc Combo Internal SATA 10x SuperMulti Blue LightScribe

Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

Thoughts, suggestions, advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
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A single GTX 570 can run DX11 games in 1920x1080.
 
fastdude

fastdude

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KPC84 said:
Not at 50-60 fps... not even close.
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Why not single GTX580?
Ok so 2 x GTX570 quite alot quicker but really a GTX580 will be more than enough to power out HD games, and you can SLI in the future. Always better to have single powerful card than two less powerful ones.

X58 provides 36 lanes of bandwidth so you can have a multiple-GPU setup @ 16x/16x with no problems.

If you're not going to be triple SLI'ing in future, then the Asus Sabertooth is a better choice of board. 5 year warranty, awesome overclocker, and all the tickbox features that the EVGA board has.
 
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KPC84

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fastdude said:
Why not single GTX580?
Ok so 2 x GTX570 quite alot quicker but really a GTX580 will be more than enough to power out HD games, and you can SLI in the future. Always better to have single powerful card than two less powerful ones.

X58 provides 36 lanes of bandwidth so you can have a multiple-GPU setup @ 16x/16x with no problems.

If you're not going to be triple SLI'ing in future, then the Asus Sabertooth is a better choice of board. 5 year warranty, awesome overclocker, and all the tickbox features that the EVGA board has.
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You answered your own question. For just a little bit more cost than a single 580, I can SLI 570 and get much more power.

By the time I need to upgrade from SLI 570, I'm sure a new GPU chipset will be out.
 
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KPC84

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gamerwithoutrig said:
The 580 will anyway be a better choice.:)
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yes, if we were comparing single cards, I would agree with you.

However, if you look at these benchmark results and consider the costs of the cards, I would argue that the SLI 570s are a better cost/performance setup.

Single 580 benchmark

SLI 570 benchmark

Evga 580 GTX = $529
SLI 570 GTX = $740 and about 61% better performance

$220 for 60% greater graphics performance sounds good to me.
 
BillOhio

BillOhio

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Yeah,that build is a monster. My only question would be why you're going with windows 'professional' for an additional $30, but I'm guessing you have your reasons there as well. My only other thought would be to wonder if you're close enough o a Microcenter to get that i7-950 for $200 plus tax.
 
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fastdude

fastdude

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KPC84 said:
Is there a usable difference between ultimate and pro, that will contribute to better entertainment, gaming, performance?
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No. The only thing ultimate offers over professional is a cooler name, BitLocker (you'll be fine without it), and the ability to work in 35 different languages.
 
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KPC84

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fastdude said:
No. The only thing ultimate offers over professional is a cooler name, BitLocker (you'll be fine without it), and the ability to work in 35 different languages.
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...in that case, is there really any need to upgrade from home premium to pro?

EDIT: what is bitlocker? doesn't have anything to do with bittorrents or p2p? I use those frequently...µtorrent that is
 
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BillOhio

BillOhio

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BTW, maybe I missed it but I didn't see a case. With all that badassery component-wise I'm guessing you'll be in the market for a solid case as well. If you haven't already made your call, I'd like to suggest the TJ07. If I had one I think I'd sleep with it. It just looks like Class. Or an equally attractive midtower
 
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