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Finally decided to bite the bullet and get my new pc, spec check please?
This is the spec I plan to get for extreme gamming, no plans to ever overclock. I do plan on eventually having 3 monitors but for now the one I have will do 
would just like to know if this graphics card would do for those purposes or if an SLI of a different NVIDIA card would be better for what I have planned. Also any tips or sugestions would be appreciated
quick reply would be appreciated as I want to order it as soon aspossible.
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS V GENE: M-ATX, INTEL Z77 ROG MOTHERBOARD
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
90GB 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
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£52)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES™ HX750-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£119)
Processor Cooling
SPIRE GEMINI REV.3-THERMAX HDT TWIN FAN CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional (£78)*SPECIAL*
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 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Business 2010 (1 License Product Key Card) (£159)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
Cable Tidy
JML 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management For Your PC (£4)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working day
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1
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Last edited by Teasie; 17-08-12 at 16:55.
Reason: spelling mistakes
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Grand Master
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If you are not planning in overclocking you could downgrade the CPU cooler to the triple copper heatpipe. Most games use 4 cores or less and are more CPU dependant. In gaming without any overclock you would have similar performance between the i7-3770 and the i5-3570. The GTX 680 4gb would be a good choice if you wish to have a surround set up with 3 monitors but the improvement in frames per second compare to the GTX 680 2gb is not significant.
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Last edited by keynes; 17-08-12 at 16:53.
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thanks for the advice, well apart from that would you say its a pretty solid build for gaming and for 3 monitors and SLI in the future?
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Grand Master
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Originally Posted by
Teasie
thanks for the advice, well apart from that would you say its a pretty solid build for gaming and for 3 monitors and SLI in the future?
I have edited my previous post, I'd consider the GTX 670 or GTX 680 2gb as a cheaper alternative without a significant loss in performance.
HAF-X i7-2700k Quad Core - 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 SLI - 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD - 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK - CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES - COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY - NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller - Asus Xonar DX Sound card - 3 x ASUS VG278H 27" Monitor 3D
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Very nice build,no need to change anything.
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Would the 4gb gtx680 be the best choice if I plan to have 3 monitors?
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or would an sli of the 2gb 670 or 680 be a better choice?
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Grand Master
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Originally Posted by
Teasie
Would the 4gb gtx680 be the best choice if I plan to have 3 monitors?
For 3 monitors yes. But to remain above 30 fps on high settings you would need to have 2 x GTX 680 4gb.
Last edited by keynes; 17-08-12 at 17:06.
HAF-X i7-2700k Quad Core - 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 SLI - 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD - 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK - CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES - COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY - NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller - Asus Xonar DX Sound card - 3 x ASUS VG278H 27" Monitor 3D
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so Can 3 monitors be conected to the one 4gb 680 or would I need to SLI?
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Grand Master
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Originally Posted by
Teasie
so Can 3 monitors be conected to the one 4gb 680 or would I need to SLI?
You can connect up to 4 monitors to one GTX 680 4gb.
HAF-X i7-2700k Quad Core - 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 SLI - 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD - 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK - CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES - COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY - NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller - Asus Xonar DX Sound card - 3 x ASUS VG278H 27" Monitor 3D
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