Dual video cards X58 gaming platform

[chamnaplong]

Still can run a lot of games like crazy

CPU

Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition 3.33Ghz 6-Core
$1196.28

CPU Cooler

TUNIQ Tower 120 Extreme 90.7 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing
$64.99

Motherboard

MSI Big Bang XPOWER ATX LGA1366
$280.96

Memory

Corsair Dominator 24GB (6 x 4GB) DDR3-1333
$207.74
Storage

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
$92.99

OCZ Vertex 3 – MAX IOPS Edition 240GB 2.5" SSD
$179.98

Video Card

Zotac GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
$307.67

Zotac GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
$307.67

Case

Antec P193 V3 ATX Full Tower
$157.08

Power Supply

Antec 850W TFX12V
$159.98

Optical Drive

Lite-On ihes112-04 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
$54.98

Total: $3010.32

 

[firedice]

Are you actually going to pay that much for a such an old system? You could get much better performance in every single situation for half the price, but oh well...

 

[chamnaplong]

but this still can games great, you dont need every latest part to run games

 

[stickmansam]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rsmC
Cheaper and more powerful to boot