Hello everyone, I'm a long time listener first time caller. I plan on building a 3D gaming pc with the help of a friend in the next couple of months and would like some advice from the experienced community. My budget is between $2000-2500 CAD. Eventually I would like to run 3-3D monitors and be able to run GPU demanding games in very high to max settings but right now I'm just concentrating on the immediate build. Here's what I've sourced out so far.
CPU – i7-2600k 3.4GHz $329.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7073159&CatId=6991
Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD7 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $319.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128465&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=
GPU - EVGA 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 SuperClocked (x 2) $369.97 each
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7040152&CatId=3669
RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 $139.49 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233142&cm_re=CORSAIR_Vengeance_8GB_%282_x_4GB%29_240-Pin_DDR3_SDRAM-_-20-233-142-_-Product
SSD - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX120G 3.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $229.00
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-227-590&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB HD OEM $64.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4691122&csid=ITD&body=MAIN
PSU - CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX 950W ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $159.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139013&cm_re=psu-_-17-139-013-_-Product
Cooler - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 $29.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-103-065&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
Optical Drive - Plextor PX-B940SA Blu Ray Burner $169.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5591158&csid=ITD&body=MAIN
Here are my questions so far
1. Is everything Compatible?
2. I plan on running 2 GPU's right now but would like to add a third sometime before the end of the year. Do I need to run a third card to run 3-3D monitors with game settings at very high and high resolution (eg Metro) or will the system bottleneck?
3. Is the PSU adequate for 3 way SLI?
4. Can the CPU be easily overclocked and stable at 5GHz or is 4.5 a reasonable goal?
5. What are some alternative hardware options without sacrificing quality and performance?
6. Am I insane for trying this as my first build?
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated....
CPU – i7-2600k 3.4GHz $329.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7073159&CatId=6991
Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD7 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $319.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128465&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=
GPU - EVGA 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 SuperClocked (x 2) $369.97 each
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7040152&CatId=3669
RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 $139.49 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233142&cm_re=CORSAIR_Vengeance_8GB_%282_x_4GB%29_240-Pin_DDR3_SDRAM-_-20-233-142-_-Product
SSD - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX120G 3.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $229.00
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-227-590&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB HD OEM $64.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4691122&csid=ITD&body=MAIN
PSU - CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX 950W ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $159.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139013&cm_re=psu-_-17-139-013-_-Product
Cooler - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 $29.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-103-065&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
Optical Drive - Plextor PX-B940SA Blu Ray Burner $169.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5591158&csid=ITD&body=MAIN
Here are my questions so far
1. Is everything Compatible?
2. I plan on running 2 GPU's right now but would like to add a third sometime before the end of the year. Do I need to run a third card to run 3-3D monitors with game settings at very high and high resolution (eg Metro) or will the system bottleneck?
3. Is the PSU adequate for 3 way SLI?
4. Can the CPU be easily overclocked and stable at 5GHz or is 4.5 a reasonable goal?
5. What are some alternative hardware options without sacrificing quality and performance?
6. Am I insane for trying this as my first build?
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated....