Killer rig, what am i missing?

[fuzzykiss]

Thermaltake Level 10 GT (case)
Asus AMD Sabertooth 990fx am3+ (mobo)
AMD Bulldozer FX-8130P (cpu)
Asus Matrix GTX580 (gpu)
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB SATA 3.0 Gb-s 32 MB , Crucial 128 GB m4 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-Inch SSD for os (hdd's)
16 GB Corsair Vengance (4x4 gb) 1600 MHz DDR3 (ram)
Coolit Systems Eco C240 CPU water cooling system (wc)
Corsair Professional Series Gold High-Performanc​e 850-Watt Power Supply CMPSU-850AX (psu)
Acer HN274H BMIIID 3D 27-Inch LED (Monitor)
Nvidia Gforce 3D vision kit

This is prebuild configuration.

Am I overlooking anything? I want the kick ass gamer/3d rig. But it has to be AMD/Nvidia compatible.

Thanks

 

[fuzzykiss]

Samsung Spinpoint F3 + crucial m4 128gb > imo

should go all out nawmsayin?

Thanks! Make it so number one.
Cool name btw
oh look..its 4:19...gotta run..

 

[IH8U]

I'd swap out the case for either the HAF X, or the HAF 932 Advance (both have USB 3.0 up front). I prefer Samsung monitors (better panels, and better customer service). Change out the WC kit with: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12368/ex-wat-164/Ek_H30_Supreme_HF_360_EN_Advanced_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_EK-KIT_H3O_-_Supreme_HF_360_EN.html?tl=g30c83s137
$280 Ek H30 Supreme HF 360 EN Advanced Liquid Cooling Kit (EK-KIT H3O - Supreme HF 360 EN)(when in stock)

 

[fuzzykiss]

I'd swap out the case for either the HAF X, or the HAF 932 Advance (both have USB 3.0 up front). I prefer Samsung monitors (better panels, and better customer service). Change out the WC kit with: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12368/ex-wat-164/Ek_H30_Supreme_HF_360_EN_Advanced_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_EK-KIT_H3O_-_Supreme_HF_360_EN.html?tl=g30c83s137
$280 Ek H30 Supreme HF 360 EN Advanced Liquid Cooling Kit (EK-KIT H3O - Supreme HF 360 EN)(when in stock)

I'm sorry but you need to do a little more homework. No offense, but I have. The P193 has a separate compartment for the PS, the hafs don't, lower main case temp, the C 240 is a self contained unit, no headaches. And last but definitely not least the Acer 27 inch is the ONLY 27 inch 3d monitor on the market...nuff said.

 

[fuzzykiss]

Please understand..I could care less about pretty cases or side windows or cold cathode lights, been there, done that..I just want it to rock

 

[IH8U]

I'm sorry but you need to do a little more homework. No offense, but I have. The P193 has a separate compartment for the PS, the hafs don't, lower main case temp, the C 240 is a self contained unit, no headaches. And last but definitely not least the Acer 27 inch is the ONLY 27 inch 3d monitor on the market...nuff said.

One, the seperate PSU bay is a gimmick (does nothing for overall temps), as the PSU pulls in air from within the case, and exausts it out the rear (unless your fans are pulling air in from the rear, or in an enclosed space there is NO TEMP VARIANCE). Another point good luck getting your video cards to fit in that case, especially if you plan to use the upper HDD tray.

Also Yes SAMSUNG does make 27" LED 3D screens: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001474

The video cards you posted are also power hogs, so that 850W aint gonna cut it (they have issues with some 1000W PSU's).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194092
$300 ENERMAX MAXREVO Series EMR1350EWT 1350W ATX12V / EPS12V v2.92, v2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Power Supply.

Class dismissed.


*EDIT* and if you want to do the fully enclosed WC loop, the Corsair H100 performs better, and is ~$20 cheaper. Although if you want the most from a WC loop I suggest you use what I posted earlier.

 

[Swolern]

If you want 3d gaming you need to go with a Nvidia video card, they have better 3d driver support. Also stereoscopic 3d application needs twice the GPU power. You are going to need a pretty powerful system if you want to run the newest games in 3d at max graphical settings at a high resolution and a good framerate. Might want to look at a good sli configuration or a 590. I just got the EVGA GTX 590 Classified and it can run pretty much anything I want, still haven't got Metro 2033. Just watch for a good deal. I got the evga 590 at Microcenter for $549(had a special coupon).

I agree with you IH8U. The Coolermaster HAF cases are amazing and wonderful to work with.

 

[IH8U]

Just thought of another point. The Antec case, has horibble airflow so yay to overheating (vid cards produce more heat than a PSU ever would, a HDD produces more in-case heat than a PSU). Do yourself a favor and choose a case that has better airflow (such as the ones I listed earlier).

 

[fuzzykiss]

One, the seperate PSU bay is a gimmick (does nothing for overall temps), as the PSU pulls in air from within the case, and exausts it out the rear (unless your fans are pulling air in from the rear, or in an enclosed space there is NO TEMP VARIANCE). Another point good luck getting your video cards to fit in that case, especially if you plan to use the upper HDD tray.

Also Yes SAMSUNG does make 27" LED 3D screens: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001474

The video cards you posted are also power hogs, so that 850W aint gonna cut it (they have issues with some 1000W PSU's).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194092
$300 ENERMAX MAXREVO Series EMR1350EWT 1350W ATX12V / EPS12V v2.92, v2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Power Supply.

Class dismissed.


*EDIT* and if you want to do the fully enclosed WC loop, the Corsair H100 performs better, and is ~$20 cheaper. Although if you want the most from a WC loop I suggest you use what I posted earlier.

well guess i was wrong about the 27 inch..as for the other things.. the case is the P193 "advanced"..bigger than the regular P193..no problem fitting any card. and yes, the lower psu compartment does help lower overall case temp, no gimmick. and i've seen 850 psu's powering TWO gtx 580's, as a matter of fact Toms hardware moderater "Tecmo34" has a picture of his system..2x580 with a 850 psu. handling one will be no problem. a 1350 watt psu? i'm not putting in 10 graphic cards..just 1, 1350 is way overkill for what i require. and the P193 has awesome airflow with plenty of fans to keep things nice and cool.
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/antec-p193-advanced-super-mid-tower-review/

Class back in session ;-)

 

[fuzzykiss]

If you want 3d gaming you need to go with a Nvidia video card, they have better 3d driver support. Also stereoscopic 3d application needs twice the GPU power. You are going to need a pretty powerful system if you want to run the newest games in 3d at max graphical settings at a high resolution and a good framerate. Might want to look at a good sli configuration or a 590. I just got the EVGA GTX 590 Classified and it can run pretty much anything I want, still haven't got Metro 2033. Just watch for a good deal. I got the evga 590 at Microcenter for $549(had a special coupon).

I agree with you IH8U. The Coolermaster HAF cases are amazing and wonderful to work with.

might wanna check benchmarks for the 580 versus the 590..580 wins
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/geforce-gtx-580-sli_11.html#sect0
"The GeForce GTX 580 SLI configuration offers an expectedly high level of performance. Costing about $1000, it is more expensive than the premium-class single cards such as GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6990, yet it is also generally faster than either of these products which come at a recommended price of about $700. With such price tags, the additional $300 can hardly matter much for an enthusiast who wants to have the fastest gaming computer."

at some point i will be adding the second card.

 

[mrcirillo]

might wanna check benchmarks for the 580 versus the 590..580 wins
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/geforce-gtx-580-sli_11.html#sect0
"The GeForce GTX 580 SLI configuration offers an expectedly high level of performance. Costing about $1000, it is more expensive than the premium-class single cards such as GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6990, yet it is also generally faster than either of these products which come at a recommended price of about $700. With such price tags, the additional $300 can hardly matter much for an enthusiast who wants to have the fastest gaming computer."

at some point i will be adding the second card.

Its true. I run a pair of 580s. Never experienced anything like them. The GF110 scales so beautifully.

And to address any power issues: I run them both on a 1000w cougar psu alongside my 950 with no problems and AMD's processors pull considerably less power than intels nahelem chips.

Go with the 580. Choose 1000w or more to accommodate your second card later on. And sound? Its part of the gaming experience. Realtek is a joke. I bought creative's xfi titanium hd card a while ago. I'll never use onboard audio again.

 

[fuzzykiss]

Its true. I run a pair of 580s. Never experienced anything like them. The GF110 scales so beautifully.

And to address any power issues: I run them both on a 1000w cougar psu alongside my 950 with no problems and AMD's processors pull considerably less power than intels nahelem chips.

Go with the 580. Choose 1000w or more to accommodate your second card later on. And sound? Its part of the gaming experience. Realtek is a joke. I bought creative's xfi titanium hd card a while ago. I'll never use onboard audio again.

the xfi titanium will be added down the road...this is just what i need to get the system up and running.

 

[megamanx00]

You mean other than the fact you chose an unreleased CPU? Well, I think you may want to consider two GTX 560 Tis instead. Sure you could say that you can add another GTX 580 latter, but those ASUS cards are big ol 3 slot cards and putting one right up against another won't do any favors for your GPU temps ^_^

 

[fuzzykiss]

You mean other than the fact you chose an unreleased CPU? Well, I think you may want to consider two GTX 560 Tis instead. Sure you could say that you can add another GTX 580 latter, but those ASUS cards are big ol 3 slot cards and putting one right up against another won't do any favors for your GPU temps ^_^

yes i chose an unreleased cpu which will be released in about 2 to 3 weeks..I think i can wait for the best. and the motherboard offers plenty of separation between the 2 cards. 560's? well for that i would need to downgrade my whole system..maybe go back to windows Vista while i'm at it..

 

[fuzzykiss]

also, check the stats on the mobo, military grade components. very cool...its very "Tuf"
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Plus/SABERTOOTH_990FX/

 

[fuzzykiss]

I prefer Samsung monitors (better panels, and better customer service).

i prefer a panel that doesn't need customer service

 

[Swolern]

might wanna check benchmarks for the 580 versus the 590..580 wins
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/geforce-gtx-580-sli_11.html#sect0
"The GeForce GTX 580 SLI configuration offers an expectedly high level of performance. Costing about $1000, it is more expensive than the premium-class single cards such as GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6990, yet it is also generally faster than either of these products which come at a recommended price of about $700. With such price tags, the additional $300 can hardly matter much for an enthusiast who wants to have the fastest gaming computer."

at some point i will be adding the second card.

580 beats 590. I think not. U must be talking about 580 sli vs 590.

Don't need to check benchmarks, everyone knows 580 SLI will blow the 590 or the 6990 out of the water. Thats common knowledge. If you got $1000 just for GPU in your budget sure.... But why would you need so much, that is super overkill! And just an waste of money, unless you are running triple monitors at 1600p or 3d vision surround. If your rich as hell go for it. But if you want to come back down to earth and you asking for reasonable advice then I would go with the single most powerful card you can afford to leave yourself an sli upgrade option later on.

But anyways what I was saying u stated you wanted 3d gaming. A single 580 won't run some 3d games at max settings at a decent framerate. The 590, which is 2 580s running in sli on the same board underclocked, will.

 

[fuzzykiss]

Don't need to check benchmarks, everyone knows 580 SLI will blow the 590 or the 6990 out of the water. Thats common knowledge. If you got $1000 just for GPU in your budget sure.... But why would you need so much, that is super overkill! And just an waste of money, unless you are running triple monitors at 1600p or 3d vision surround. If your rich as hell go for it. But if you want to come back down to earth and you asking for reasonable advice then I would go with the single most powerful card you can afford to leave yourself an sli upgrade option later on.

I am future proofing..a second gpu, and a second and third monitor will be added down the road. and no, i'm not rich but I will do it right the first time and not have regrets later because i went 'cheaper'. I will save and add the rest as i can afford them,. and thats why i posted here... to hear from others and adjust the system accordingly after research. the system i plan on having now is completely different than the one i had first posted. the one i want now is far superior in every way. and has the room to grow and added to later.
and yes in the end i want to have triple monitors at 1600p and 3d vision surround.
I am planning on 3k for the initial system..everything there falls within that budget.
Alienware Beware! hehe

 

[fuzzykiss]

580 beats 590. I think not. U must be talking about 580 sli vs 590.

Don't need to check benchmarks, everyone knows 580 SLI will blow the 590 or the 6990 out of the water. Thats common knowledge. If you got $1000 just for GPU in your budget sure.... But why would you need so much, that is super overkill! And just an waste of money, unless you are running triple monitors at 1600p or 3d vision surround. If your rich as hell go for it. But if you want to come back down to earth and you asking for reasonable advice then I would go with the single most powerful card you can afford to leave yourself an sli upgrade option later on.

But anyways what I was saying u stated you wanted 3d gaming. A single 580 won't run some 3d games at max settings at a decent framerate. The 590, which is 2 580s running in sli on the same board underclocked, will.

yes, of course i'm talking SLI.

 

[fuzzykiss]

I would go with the 580 then and you can add a 2nd one later

2x 560ti super clocked wont ever = 2x 580's stock lol XD

i dunno..have you tried the 560's with vista?? 2 wrongs might make a right...Thats a joke son

 

[Outlander_04]

I will get back to you when I've seen a real life benchmark of the Bulldozer gaming

 

[fuzzykiss]

I will get back to you when I've seen a real life benchmark of the Bulldozer gaming

please do..but an 8 core cpu on an 8 core capable mobo..think i'll roll with it.

 

[Outlander_04]

please do..but an 8 core cpu on an 8 core capable mobo..think i'll roll with it.

We all want BD to be a huge success and to compete well with intel , but there are things to keep in mind

The first is that games simply cant use 8 cores . When Toms tested on this they found that after 3 cores there was very little gain . Thats likely to be the case for the next several years ... longer than the life of your PC

Bulldozer might cheat that though with its architecture of cores paired in to modules . But even so I have to admire your optimism

 

[fuzzykiss]

We all want BD to be a huge success and to compete well with intel , but there are things to keep in mind

The first is that games simply cant use 8 cores . When Toms tested on this they found that after 3 cores there was very little gain . Thats likely to be the case for the next several years ... longer than the life of your PC

Bulldozer might cheat that though with its architecture of cores paired in to modules . But even so I have to admire your optimism

Thanks, always and forever an AMD fan. That aside, the mobo supposedly is able to shut down unneeded cores..so..as the games become more core capable..the system can use whatever amount of cores the program can use..future proofing..I hope..
And with the added future aspect of 3d gaming..those unused cores might become more common sooner than you might think.
Alienware beware!

 

[Swolern]

yes, of course i'm talking SLI.

Read ur post. Next time try to write what u mean, not what other people think u mean.