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    Posted: 21 Sep 2011 at 8:07pm
Hey here is my build with a budget of 4k is this a good set up to run 1920x1080
 
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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 2400Mhz Corsair Dominator GT (Model: CMT8GX3M2A2133C9)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
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Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
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Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 4: Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System: CPU Only
H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (White)
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Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)


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If you're only using one monitor at that res I REALLY don't think you'd need two 580's, maybe one, if anything just one 570 with the possibility of going sli with that in the future if you find you really need to
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so two gpus are for two monitors?
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Well no just that multiple monitors usually require sli in that two monitors need a lot of power from the video card(s) to both be running together
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i think the system is fine, if u want a high end gaming pc. i am pretty sure if u get sli 570 or just go with ur build. u not gonna need to upgrade ur system for atleast 3-4 years, if u continue to use that monitor, or even of u get a second same size monitor ull be fine for sure! :)

Edited by Vlad - 21 Sep 2011 at 9:42pm
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so with all those specs I will be able to play games at pretty good settings?
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haha bro.. u dont know the power of sli 580! :) but ye pretty much. bf3, guild wars 2, gear wars 3 and diablo 3, u can max them out for sure! but if u add a second monitor u should still max the setting out for those games but maybe not for others that will come out in a few years. and dont take my word yet... but u should still wait till the pros confirm. couse i might mistaken about something, but its not too big tho, ik for sure that even sli 570 will max out those games on ur res, but the thing that makes me wonder is a second monitor. but dont worry to much, u should expect similar answer from the pros or even better. i heard that even 1 570 can max out those games on that resolution, maybe ur over doing it? i cant think right now, its night! lol :)

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whats the point of a second monitor anyway??
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multi-tasking, like gaming and watching youtube or something lol, there's no way you'd need to waste your money on two 580s... one should be fine for a long time and if anything just buy a new one in the future (cause it'll be cheaper anyway) and install it yourself, which is completely easy
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570s in SLI is enough for 1920x1080, maybe take a look at ode 3?
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I would get the ode 3 but I would like to have the option to upgrade or sli later if i do decide to go with just one 580 and i do like the luxury of LC is sli 570s better then one 580?
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Your ram and sli 580s are overkill all you need for that res and games like bf3 is sli 570.

Here you go Ticket# 598988 --- $2,861 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
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SLI'd 570s would be better than one 580, yeah, but that's overkill for 1 monitor at 1920x1080. At 2560x1600, that's reasonable, but I'd say stick with a solo 580.

I believe that motherboard can support 2 card SLI, not sure about triple.

The ODE3 would do you well, but if you wanted to hit your budget on a normal build, you could easily stick CPU/1 GPU liquid cooling in your original build. Also, that original build should be hitting higher processor and graphics clocks and therefore performance.
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is there anything wrong with overkill such as sli 580s on 1920x1080 and the RAM? 
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Originally posted by againstempire

is there anything wrong with overkill such as sli 580s on 1920x1080 and the RAM? 


let me put it to you like this, I can come in the middle of the night and replace the ram with the ram in my config, and sli 580 with sli 570 and you would never notice the difference the next morning if nobody told you, so in short, you are throwing your money away.

you also don't need the lc, as you can see in my config its on air.

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ok well I see what you mean by the ram and gpus but with the lc is there anything wrong with having it? I kinda like the luxury of the lc
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Thats what lc is, luxury, but if that is what you are getting for it then go for it, its a nice luxury to have

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now with lc whats the maintenance that needs to be done or is there even any maintenance that needs to be done??
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once a month or once every 5 months you may need to add fluid to the reservoir, which is very easy.

once every 3 years its best to flush the system.

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well i got a PC from Build your Box with 2 GTX 580s its works really well!
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Originally posted by bobels

well i got a PC from Build your Box with 2 GTX 580s its works really well!


of course but if you res is at 1900 x 1200 or lower, you would get the same performance with sli 570 and you would not notice the difference.

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