Building a Comp For Gaming

[ShadowStalker03p]

Ok so i want to build A very fast computer for gaming an i also want to run 3 monitor set up ill do my research i will have unlimited amount of money to spend but would like to keep it bellow 3k or at that but need to know wat parts im going to need to run pl help thank.s

[ShadowStalker03p]

in Addition to that i would like to run a quad proc maybe dual video cars an 3 to 4g of memory an 500 gb hard drive good 2.1 sound card standard combo drive an os windos vista operating system thing is i dont know wat part require wat or wat is compatable

[shadowpr]

I've seen you have a few posts about multiple monitors. I don't remember how many you're going with, or how big they are, but here is a good setup, especial for a single monitor, or dual monitors.

MB: Asus P5Q
CPU: E8500
Ram: Corsair 2x2gb ddr2-800
HD: Seagate 7200.11 500gb sata
DVD Burner: Lite-on dvd burner, sata, retail
PSU: Corsair 750
Video: 4870 x2
Case: your preferance.
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64

[ShadowStalker03p]

ok ok hum ive kinda grown to know to buy intel parts weather there good or not but im told there the best out there, build looks great was wonder weather this would be fast or not its at tigerdirect.com XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor 2.66GHz OEM, OCZ SLI 2048MB PC16000 DDR3 2000MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
Buy this Motherboard in a bundle with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz Socket 775 Processor and 2GB of SLI PC1600 DDR3 2000MHz Memory from OCZ

ok so this is a combo so i would still have to get a fan dont know wat one for the proc an the viedo cards, an drives an, the power supply. so im thinking of just going with one monitor an 2 viedo cars linked in SLI i would asume but then agian if i went 3 monitor an get 2 very good graphics card then i would unable to link cus im running 3 monitors would i still have realy good graphics an proc speed for the comp running alot of programs or wat cus im alomost thinking about just doing 1 monitior. no limit in budget need good compatible parts heres my carse I already bought the case. any help thanks peeps

[ShadowStalker03p]

I realy Cant decide wat to go with weather on monitor or 3 i have always wanted to run 3 monitors but need to know also would it be a hassel or would it bring much joy like i imagine,

[The Village Idiot]

Intel are currently the top dog for processors, NVIDIA recently bought out PhysiX cards, and people are using their old graphics cards as PhysiX. If you wanted to do that you could get something like an 8800GT for the PhysiX and then an 9800GTX+ or something for your main card. That allows you to have 3 monitors as well as meaning you don't have to buy 2 really expensive graphics cards.

[ShadowStalker03p]

ok ok ya that sounds great like somehting i might do so wat does Physix meen? an if im going to run such set up wat kinda of power suplly will i need will 550 cut it.,

[shadowpr]

You really need to figure out how amny monitors you want. Without knowing that, and if you want to do sli/crossfire (which really isn't recommended), then we can't really give you good specs.

More then 2 monitors will require more then one video card, and thus require a mb, and power supply that can handle more then one.

Sli/crossfire, will also require more then one video card and a stronger power supply, but can only be used for one (maybe two. I'm not sure) monitors.

[ShadowStalker03p]

ya i here u ok so ill go with one monitor i was on nvidas site trying to figure out the dif between phyxs and sli so lets just go with one monitor im sure later i can build another comp. So if i buy wat i had posted up top that motherboard combo and do 3 graphics cards to one monitor or just 2 to one monitor wat am i looking at. i dont want to go cheap want to make sure i got good hardware.

[flanzig1]

To run Sli, you need 2 Nvidia video cards that have the same GPU. Generally we say if doing Sli, get the top of the line video cards and get a PSU that is Sli-certified for the type of cards your using. To take full use of a Sli system with todays hi-end Nvidia cards, should use at least a 24" monitor otherwise your under utilizing the extra resolution of Sli on a smaller monitor.

[shadowpr]

The top of the line nvidia cards would be the 280. Get two of those, and a corsair 1000 psu.

Or go three 280's, and get a pc power and cooling 1200psu.

Or if you go crossfire, get two 4870 x2. Not sure what power supply or mother board for that though. Someone else might know better.

[ShadowStalker03p]

ok Rate this then hows it sound for the comp

Motherboard= XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 790i, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, Dual Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, RAID http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...950&CatId=2051

CPU=Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 Processor BX80580Q9400 - 2.66GHz, 6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Yorkfield, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=4089664

PUS=ULTRA X3 1000w Modular Power Supply http://www.xoxide.com/ultra-x3-1000w-psu.html


Graphics=x2 XFX GeForce GTX 280 Video Card - XXX Edition, FREE Call of Duty 4 PC Game, 1GB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...465&CatId=1839

Sound Card= Suggestion for a 2.1 if thats right i want the front speaker an good sub thats it for now

Memory=Suggestions again want to run either ddr2 or the new ddr3 but want enough memory to last a while befor i need another upgrade

Case=NZXT Nemesis Elite Gaming Case - Black http://www.xoxide.com/nzxt-nemesis-e...ase-black.html Aready got the case

Monitor=Suggestions pl

ok here is my list for the new rig any suggestion want to make sure it going to be compatible. thanks

[shadowpr]

First, I really think there's no reason to go sli. But if you must, I would get a board that uses ddr2, since there is no real advantage to ddr3 yet. Now that I said my peace, here are my suggestions:

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231188

That power supply is no good. This is what you need for those two cards: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139007 This one is certified by nvidia to work with those two cards.

I would try the on board audio first to see if you like it.

[ShadowStalker03p]

sweet then im going to start buying is 4 g ram all i need or can i go more.

[shadowpr]

I highly doubt you would use even 4gb, much less more then that. But, if you want, you can get up to 8gb I believe.

Just be aware, you will need a 64bit os in order to use that much ram.

[ShadowStalker03p]

ok so i then i got more question then i wont repost mostely tel the comp is built but on a montherboard u have the 2 4 places where u would plus memory into right cu i always notice for slot an only to get meemory put in them ussualy there is a color dif 2 one color an 2 another color y is that. an can u put say 4 2g cards in? even though u wont use them? And thank you shadowpr for the help!

[shadowpr]

According on tigerdirect, that you linked to, it has 4 slots for ram. It also says you can have a maximum of 8gb, so that would mean you can have a maximum of 2gb in each slot.

As for which slots to put 2 sticks in, the manual should tell you which two to use.

[Studio2LH]

I would get a dual core instead. games haven't yet (and won't for a while) used all 4 cores, your other two will probably be idle. but if you must get a quad, atleast get on with a higher ghz, like 2.8+. unless you're going to oc your quad.

this information was provided to me from everyone else on the board, so it's possible it's wrong.

[Vipertwin175]

I do make the following suggestion of going to this website to check your power supply needs:

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/p...ulatorlite.jsp

But also i do suggest in having a full tower case, because of the length of today's video cards, plus the sizes of the heatsinks!

When you check your power supply needs, make sure you compensate for a full load! I have read reviews of were people have not done this and have paid the price!

[snowmanrene]

As a matter of fact, if you are going to run two GTX280, then I recommend getting as much RAM as possible.
The truth is, a GTX280 has 1GB VRAM, hence it will take 1GB of physical RAM from your system. The video card always takes the exact amt of RAM from your system. SO if you have 4GB, and you have 2 GTX280, then the system will only be able to use 2GB. So 4-6GB should be adequate. A 64-bit OS is needed for that though. btw, the 790i ONLY uses DDR3. But it's a better board plus it's future proof as DDR3 will soon replace DDR2 as the standard. Plus it's great for gaming as it's fully overclockable.

You HAVE to get a full tower case, because the size of the one GTX280 is HUMUNGOUS. You'll need a LOT of room.

With regards to the power supply. I would recommend getting a 1.2-1.6kW PSU (1200-1600Watts). The GTX cards use a lot of power as well as if you're putting a lot of RAM, you'll need power to supply the RAM.

If you go with a Quad core, you'll be future proofing your system and the games will run even smoother than on a dual core because there will be idle cores. If the two cores in use become stressed too much, an additional core can immediately kick in.

[ShadowStalker03p]

ok so i redid this so peeps can see i have had suggestions an got replys so tell me if this will work an be compatible. thanks

Mother Boad= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...950&CatId=2051

Cpu= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=3952342

Memory x2 so 8G= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...882&CatId=3433

Graphics X2= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=3952342

Psu= http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...322&lid=680417 OR

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...372&CatId=3367

Case all ready got= http://www.xoxide.com/nzxt-nemesis-e...ase-black.html

[shadowpr]

Video card link is wrong.

And where is the dvd drive, and hard drive?

[ShadowStalker03p]

ok so i redid this so peeps can see i have had suggestions an got replys so tell me if this will work an be compatible. thanks

Mother Boad= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...950&CatId=2051

Cpu= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=3952342

Memory x2 so 8G= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...882&CatId=3433

Graphics X2= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...708&CatId=1839

Psu= http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...322&lid=680417 OR

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...372&CatId=3367

Case all ready got= http://www.xoxide.com/nzxt-nemesis-e...ase-black.html

HDD= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...126&CatId=2459

Drive= http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...986421&CatId=4

[Alaron]

You need to fix your links. The forum shortens them, so highlighting and copy/paste does not work.

But assuming the parts are the same as your last post, it all looks fine. Overkill, but fine.

[shadowpr]

Originally Posted by Alaron Overkill, but fine.

Yep