New Build. Looking for suggestions.

HenryParry

HenryParry

HenryParry

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I picked up a really decent deal at another website for a complete build. I usually build myself but I actually saved around £200 on a one off deal.

Specs:

i7-3770k QC Processor
GTX 670 - MSI or Sparkle - I'll find out on the day!
16GB HyperX Kingston 1866Mhz Ram
Z77 Sabretooth Motherboard
Corsair Modular 750w PSU
Corsair 120GB SSD 500mbs+ R/W
2TB HDD
Corsair H60 Cooler
Corsair 300R Carbide Case
Generic DVD R/W Drive

So, here are my questions!

I've got cash left over, I'm thinking about getting SLI to cover my ass in the future and to show off a bit for now. Will it be a noticeable difference?

I'd like to go RAID-0, Should I be doing this with another HDD or another SSD?

With SLI in the situation, will the CPU be the limiting factor given that it's only cooled by a H60? Should I be looking into a H100 or a D14 by Noctua? I'm not interested in watercooling.

I'd like to get a dual monitor setup, 2x 1080p ones. Which are the best bang for buck right now?

Sorry for the huge post and such, really would appreciate any input.
 
HenryParry said:
I picked up a really decent deal at another website for a complete build. I usually build myself but I actually saved around £200 on a one off deal.

Specs:

i7-3770k QC Processor
GTX 670 - MSI or Sparkle - I'll find out on the day!
16GB HyperX Kingston 1866Mhz Ram
Z77 Sabretooth Motherboard
Corsair Modular 750w PSU
Corsair 120GB SSD 500mbs+ R/W
2TB HDD
Corsair H60 Cooler
Corsair 300R Carbide Case
Generic DVD R/W Drive.
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So, here are my questions!

I've got cash left over, I'm thinking about getting SLI to cover my ass in the future and to show off a bit for now. Will it be a noticeable difference?

(unless game supports it no, one fast card is still better than 2 slower ones, well it is for my type of games and i've never used or every will either, for me i'd grab a 3gb card than use 2x2gb ones as only one set of memory is used in sli or crossfire, and as you have 2 cards it should be 100% quicker than one but never is, 60% is if your game and drivers are great, most of the time it's not and causes more problems than it's worth, heat and extra noise and power needed etc, most posts on gaming forums complain about errors with sli and crossfire than almost as much about patches and bugs etc)

I'd like to go RAID-0, Should I be doing this with another HDD or another SSD?

(either but again with sdd now days there's no need for raid0, great for speed, rubbish for data loss when they go down, better to google ram drives and use the extra ram the games will never use tbh)

With SLI in the situation, will the CPU be the limiting factor given that it's only cooled by a H60? Should I be looking into a H100 or a D14 by Noctua? I'm not interested in watercooling.

(choice, good and bad points either way)

I'd like to get a dual monitor setup, 2x 1080p ones. Which are the best bang for buck right now? (depends on size and budget)

Sorry for the huge post and such, really would appreciate any input.
 
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First off, that's a Great looking Build..

You will notice the difference with SLI you should be getting a 60% increase in FPS...

To stop the CPU bottlenecking you just need to overclock it.. With a H60 You should be able to reach about 4.4-4.5, so don't worry..

Make sure your H60 is Push/Pull. The best way to set it up. :)

The 24" Ben Q's are Very good value. :)
YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £155.99
Total : £167.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
Doomedspeed said:
First off, that's a Great looking Build..

You will notice the difference with SLI you should be getting a 60% increase in FPS...

To stop the CPU bottlenecking you just need to overclock it.. With a H60 You should be able to reach about 4.4-4.5, so don't worry..

Make sure your H60 is Push/Pull. The best way to set it up. :)

The 24" Ben Q's are Very good value. :)
YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £155.99
Total : £167.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Click to expand...

Thanks for the reply. God dang, those monitors look nice. I think I'm going to have to stay around the 21" or so mark since my desk doesn't go back too far and I wouldn't be able to take everything in.

Thanks again.
 
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