Mid-High End Gaming Spec

[JVassie]

Long time lurker, but first post!

Budget to play with for the spec is £1600, its intended use is for gaming primarily, dual screen setup (got 2 * 24" monitors already), with games on both screens, or on one and a browser on the other etc.

The questions I had:

-Will the cooling be sufficient for both GTX670s, or would the Fat Boy be better?
-Is the airflow on this case sufficient enough? Compared to the CM690II for example?
-Are there any shavings I can make without compromising dual screen performance?

Many Thanks and here is the spec:

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd 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
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
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 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
2 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£15)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,593.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: Link

 

[keynes]

The fatboy cooler is for the cpu not the gpu, for multimonitor gaming you would need 3 monitors. If you want to save 1 gtx 670 would be sufficient for 2 screens (1 gaming 1 browsing)

 

[Ash]

The fatboy cooler is for the cpu not the gpu, for multimonitor gaming you would need 3 monitors. If you want to save 1 gtx 670 would be sufficient for 2 screens (1 gaming 1 browsing)

Well you can use two monitors but the cross-hair for example would be in the middle where the two monitors meet.

 

[keynes]

With an nvidia gpu? How?

 

[Ash]

Oh sorry I didn't see the Nvidia gpu part. Sorry.

 

[JVassie]

Thanks for the feedback so far guys.

Silly mistake on my part about the cooling, I knew that, honest!

By multi monitor, I mainly meant dual boxing on games such as RIFT, EVE Online etc, where I will run one client on each monitor, would that work sufficiently?

I assume PCS will supply enough fans to ensure stable temperature levels no matter what GFX options are picked?

Anyone know about the airflow of the case I picked please, compared to others in that price range?

Many thanks
James

 

[keynes]

The number of chassis fans depends on what case you have chosen or whether you are adding a fan controller. Regarding dual monitor set up, as far as i know, with an nvidia gpu can have either 1 or 3 screens (surround) for gaming. There are ways to make a game fit in 2 screens but it is not supported by nvidia. If you give me more information on the games you mentioned and are available online for free i can give it a go and see if i can get what you are looking for, just PM me.

 

[JVassie]

Is it not as simple as running two clients in windowed mode, and dragging one across to the second monitor?