Future proof rig

[Elhan]

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£89)
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DS - Bring Hi-Fi spirit to your Music, Movie & Games (£39)
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 8 Standard Edition 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K90 Performance MMO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (£92)
Mouse
Corsair Vengeance M90 Performance MMO and RTS Gaming Mouse (£57)
Speakers
CORSAIR GAMING AUDIO SERIES™ SP2500 2.1 PC SPEAKERS (£179)
Webcam
Creative Live! Cam Chat HD (£26)

Hi, I'd appreciate some feedback on whether the above build would be suited to playing games of the likes of Skyrim (and the upcoming TESO MMO) on max settings for say the next 2 - 3 years. Any suggested improvements are welcome.

 

[keynes]

Hi,
For your budget a single gtx 670 or gtx 680 will max games like Skyrim in 1 screen. 2 x gtx 670 should offer closer performance to a gtx 690 and it will be cheaper, you may also want to consider a caviar black as a secondary drive.

 

[Elhan]

I am planning on going with a 2 screen set up. Thanks for the HD recommendation, I should've put that down initialy. I was considering 2x680s as an alternative to the 690 but the price difference is a lot smaller in that case. What would be the tangible benefit in opting for the 690, say vs your proposed set up or 2x680s?

 

[keynes]

I am planning on going with a 2 screen set up. Thanks for the HD recommendation, I should've put that down initialy. I was considering 2x680s as an alternative to the 690 but the price difference is a lot smaller in that case. What would be the tangible benefit in opting for the 690, say vs your proposed set up or 2x680s?

2xgtx 680 will outperform a single gtx 690. With an nvidia gpu, as far as I know, you can't game in 2 monitors but only 1 or 3.

 

[Elhan]

Wasn't aware of that. I will probably go for the 680 set up in any event, and hold off on the other screens till a bit later. I think the cooling on the system should be enough to prevent it from overheating. Thanks for the info.

PS: Updated it slightly.