good build for bf3 and eyefinity?

mbeets · 7 Sep 2011 at 19:09

Hi guys my first proper build to replace my aging AMD Athlon X2 6000+ & 8800gt system.
been waiting for a reason to upgrade and i think bf3 is it! eyefinity looks amazing so that is my ultimate goal. Only put one 6950 for now will crossfire it if the single card doesn't perform very well and when i can afford it. only will have three 19" 1440x900 monitors as I've already got 2. already got hdd (samsung spinpoint 1tb), OS(win7 64bit) and DVD drive. let me know what you think and any upgrades or similar performing better value parts. The main thing i'm not sure about is the psu.
cheers

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £209.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99

Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.98

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £79.98

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99

Cooler Master Elite 335 Case - Black £29.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £15.98

total £718.90

just about on budget

ukbilleh · 7 Sep 2011 at 19:17

don't buy the cooler. it's pure crap in every respect, from performance to efficiency.

Go for silver arrow / something from the bequiet range / A70 / etc

Ak!ta · 7 Sep 2011 at 19:57

I would change the cooler to :

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler. This Week Only Offer £22.98 inc VAT

mbeets · 7 Sep 2011 at 20:14

Ak!ta said:
I would change the cooler to :

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler. This Week Only Offer £22.98 inc VAT

cool will buy that instead so is that the only thing you guys would change? :cool:

ukbilleh · 7 Sep 2011 at 20:19

yes pretty much the rest looks good to go. Will you need windows?

mbeets · 7 Sep 2011 at 20:26

ukbilleh said:
yes pretty much the rest looks good to go. Will you need windows?

Great, no i have windows 7 64 bit home premium. What do you think about a single 6950 with three monitors? will probably do a bit of overclocking when i learn the correct methods so i don't fry my £700. One thing i will need is a active displayport adapter. there is this 6950 not in stock yet that doesn't require the adapter might wait for that.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-272-SP
Which brand is the best 6950 to go for?
thanks

Ak!ta · 7 Sep 2011 at 20:27

The PSU that you have chosen is not modular (not sure if you realised).
If you want modular you could look at:
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £92.99 or
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W Modular Power Supply £99.98
and if you have the funds maybe throw in a SSD (Crucial M4 £73.99).