[HELP] Selection of Components

Anomalistics · 25 Apr 2012 at 20:40

(TJ07 Case)
(Asus Rampage IV Extreme, Intel X79 Chipset)
(Intel Core i7 3930K Unlocked, Hex Core, 3.2GHz, 12MB Cache)
(16GB (4x4GB) Corsair Vengeance LP, DDR3, 1600MHz)
x2 (2GB EVGA GTX 680, 1006MHz GPU, 1536 Cores, 6000MHz GDDR5)
(1200W Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200, 90% Efficiency)
(240GB OCZ Vertex 3, 6Gb/s, Read 550MB/s, Write 520MB/s) (Not Sure about this, any recommendations)
(1TB Western Digital Caviar Black, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache) (Not Sure about this, any recommendations, I don't know the difference and if I need them.)
(3TB Western Digital Caviar Green SATA 6GB/s,64Mb Cache) (Not Sure about this, any recommendations, I don't know the difference and if I need them)
(Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Pro Soundcard)
(Akasa AK-ICR-07U3 - Black Multi Card Reader & USB3)
(Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit - OEM)

This system will be fully water-cooled. Any recommendations on improvements? In honesty, I'd like to keep the 680's and 3930k but I have no clue in regards to other components. My primary use is high-end gaming.

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 20:48

Are you planning to go for 3/4 680s at a later date? If not, you could drop down to a good Z77 board and an i5 2500K and save a fair bit without losing performance. Also you only need 750W or so for 2 680s. Of course if you're planning to add more best to have the headroom.

I'd recommend a Crucial M4 SSD over the OCZ, as they are known to be reliable

Anomalistics · 25 Apr 2012 at 20:51

Yes, I do plan to incorporate additional 680's in the future, so the wattage is there. As for the "SSD", I will look into it, thanks

I just want to ensure the board I'm getting is worthy for the 3930k

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 21:23

Anomalistics said:
Yes, I do plan to incorporate additional 680's in the future, so the wattage is there. As for the "SSD", I will look into it, thanks

I just want to ensure the board I'm getting is worthy for the 3930k

Do you need quad SLI support?

Anomalistics · 25 Apr 2012 at 21:25

I'm not sure about Quad, but Tri-Configuration, maybe. For now, 2 is perfectly suffice.

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 21:28

In that case, you could save a bit of money:

MSI X79A-GD65 - comes with a free cooler you could sell
Gigabyte X79-UD5

Anomalistics · 25 Apr 2012 at 21:35

So you wouldn't recommend the X79?

beejjacobs · 25 Apr 2012 at 21:36

That is still X79?

That Asus you've chosen is a very nice board, but it is also very expensive. The above options give you most of the features for less money!

Anomalistics · 25 Apr 2012 at 21:41

Oh I see, I was miles away then! However, whilst it may be cheaper, I don't mind keeping the board selected. I'm going to be paying monthly, so it's not really an issue.

Regardless, I will take a look