ultimate gaming spec

C

charliewarly

Bronze Level Poster
Hello ladies and gents,

I recently posted and people were very helpful, now my circumstances have changed again and i got a rather large tax rebate. My budget for a PC is now pretty much unlimited. I plan to run tripple monitor at 120 hz and this must be able to max out ALL games ( Crysis 3 is what comes to mind), I wondered if you could just check out the spec i've chosen, and... i want the I7 so please don't suggest an I5 to me :) main thing i'm concerned about is...the case, don't know much about them, the PSU and the cooling, I've gone for 1050W for the PSU just in case i need to upgrade in the future, I don't intend to overclock so i'm guessing the cooling is enough, although i'm concerned about the heat the SLI will throw out. Any suggestions or comments please post :)



Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 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
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, 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 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£159)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) 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 (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2013
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,085.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-2011-extreme/rO2MrvtoJF/
 
steaky360

steaky360

Moderator
Moderator
The 680's all exhaust to the rear of the card (and therefore out of your case) so I wouldn't be overly concerned about the heat they will produce affecting other components. The 4Gb 680's are beasts of cards though so you'll likely not have to upgrade anytime soon!

It might be worthwhile upgrading the warranty? Not essential of course, but if you have a large budget and as you are getting very high end components it cant hurt to add a few years onto the warranty period from PCS.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
i want the I7 so please don't suggest an I5 to me
Click to expand...
Well if you want the i7 you may want to consider the i7-3770, it should perform better than the i7-3820 in more cpu intensive applications, for gaming the difference wouldn't be significant.
the case, don't know much about them, the PSU and the cooling, I've gone for 1050W for the PSU just in case i need to upgrade in the future
Click to expand...
The storm trooper is a great case, the power supply seems a bit excessive even if you are planning to upgrade in the future unless you are thinking of tri-sli.
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
i'd probably go for something like this, - AWESOME OVERKILL WARNING

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST 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 HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/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 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£159)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£89)
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X - Masterpiece Audio Card for Home Theater (£82)
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 (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Headsets
MadCatz TRITTON Pro+ 5.1 Surround Headset (£119) Paired with the sound card, it will be fantastic!!!
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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,411.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/gI0LXtsBUf/
 
C

charliewarly

Bronze Level Poster
Thanks for the quick replys, and yeah i was thinking about the 3770 and thank you for the advice on the power supply. Do you think i'll get good fps on 3 120hz monitors?
 
C

charliewarly

Bronze Level Poster
haha! Please feel free to reccomend anything beasty, i want to open the box and be in awe of a gloiath world ending machine :>
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
charliewarly said:
Thanks for the quick replys, and yeah i was thinking about the 3770 and thank you for the advice on the power supply. Do you think i'll get good fps on 3 120hz monitors?
Click to expand...

Depends on the game and settings, what do you consider good? I am running 3 screens with 2 x gtx 680 2gb and so far I have not encountered an issue running games but I don't check fps.
 
C

charliewarly

Bronze Level Poster
keynes said:
Depends on the game and settings, what do you consider good? I am running 3 screens with 2 x gtx 680 2gb and so far I have not encountered an issue running games but I don't check fps.
Click to expand...

I know its silly, but i want crysis 3 on ultra settings, if i can play that i'll be set for anything
 
C

charliewarly

Bronze Level Poster
With the sound card and headphones you posted, how much of a difference would that make? i do appreciate a good sound system but i wouldn't consider myself a massive audiophile.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
charliewarly said:
With the sound card and headphones you posted, how much of a difference would that make? i do appreciate a good sound system but i wouldn't consider myself a massive audiophile.
Click to expand...

the trittons are an excellent choice, dolby digital does make a difference when gaming (at least for me). I though Tom was exagerating when he recommended the trittons but there are great.
 
C

charliewarly

Bronze Level Poster
keynes said:
the trittons are an excellent choice, dolby digital does make a difference when gaming (at least for me). I though Tom was exagerating when he recommended the trittons but there are great.
Click to expand...

thank you for everyone's help so far, + rep for everyone :)
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
charliewarly said:
With the sound card and headphones you posted, how much of a difference would that make? i do appreciate a good sound system but i wouldn't consider myself a massive audiophile.
Click to expand...

well, you could go for a fully digital soundcard (PCI-E) and headset, like I suggested. Giving you Dolby digital 5.1 in all games. (Similar to watching a blu ray with a digital 5.1 speaker setup)

OR

you could spend a bit less, get a PCI-E analogue sound card, such as a ASUS DGX and a analogue gaming headset, and still get relatively good 5.1, but its not to the quality of Dolby 5.1

Adding a decent soundcard was probably the best upgrade i made to my PC. If i was spending that much on a rig, i'd certainly want the best everything. haha

Keynes has that Headset, so he can tell you how good it is. I have the older version and its amazing.
 
C

charliewarly

Bronze Level Poster
I think i will take your advice on the sound upgrade, Out of interest, what mouse are you guys using, finding it a little hard to make up my mind, i mainly play FPS but i do play wow.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Razer ouroboros
ouroboros-03.png
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top