1440p build?

[PC.Robb]

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 650D GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770K (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z77: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

2nd Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES™ HX750-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£119)

Processor Cooling
Corsair H100 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£89)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition

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Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days


What brand is the video cards used in the system and will they do for gaming at 2560x1400?

Thanks

 

[keynes]

What brand is the video cards used in the system and will they do for gaming at 2560x1400?

For AMD GPUs I think it is usually powercolor. Is it just for gaming? you wouldn't have any issues with 2xHD 7950 with 2 monitors.

 

[PC.Robb]

For AMD GPUs I think it is usually powercolor. Is it just for gaming? you wouldn't have any issues with 2xHD 7950 with 2 monitors.

Yes, It will be just for gaming on 1 monitor at 2560x1400. Will it be enough power and Vram from the 2 cards?

 

[keynes]

Yes, It will be just for gaming on 1 monitor at 2560x1400. Will it be enough power and Vram from the 2 cards?

The 3gb Vram for the resolution you are indicating will be fine.
Depending on your budget, if it is just for gaming I'd consider the i5-3570 + GTX 670 in SLI, 8gb memory ram will also be plenty for gaming.

 

[PC.Robb]

Will GTX 670 sli be ok for 1440p gaming?
Also I'm not looking to play super demanding games like BF3 or metro 2033 (I think they tax your system alot), Games like total war games, dirt 3, sims 3 etc.

And i'm not looking on ever doing any video editing or anything like that so should I drop it down to a i5?

EDIT: And what brand would the 670's be?

 

[keynes]

The GTX 670 will probably be palit. The GTX 670 in SLI should perform better than the HD 7950 in crossfire. If you are not planning to do any video editing or more cpu intensive applications then you wouldn't need an overclocked cpu or the i7 and 8gb memory ram will be plenty.

 

[PC.Robb]

Ok, thanks for the replies