Build Advice Recommend me a triple 24" gaming pc set up.

im talking about 3 graphics cards. if its only sli or xfire then get an msi gd53 as that does 2 gpus at 8x/8x which is similar to 16x/16x

if the op is getting 3 displays then best to keep options open for graphics. 2 cards will not allow high graphics setttings on games at decent fps. so my idea is to get a mobo that does 3 WAY SLI/XFIRE therefore allowing him to move up from sli to tr-sli in the near future.

im currently making a rig for a mate who needs 3 x dell u2311h and its a really headache. hes an nvidia fanboy so getting 2 gtx 580 3gb for sli then have a mobo ready for him to add another card later this year when prices drop to fit into his budget.

seen some videos on youtube of 2 gtx580 3gb cards in SLI dropping to 20-25 fps when the going gets tough in crysis 2.

 

yes but the op is talking about 1 or even heavens forbid 2 GTX 590's one is perfectly adequate for most games, 2 would walk over all modern games with high settings even with 3 monitors, but yes a 3 way Sli board is a good idea.

 

To the OP: Please, for the love of God, DON'T GET DUAL GPU CARDS. They run hotter and can't overclock as far as having two single cards. In the event of Quad SLI/Crossfire, drivers remain horribly unoptimised. I'm sure if true_gamer is reading, he'll tell you about his disappointment with two 5890s.

And as I've said before, you need cards with at least 2GB VRAM per GPU. My set up constantly pushes damn close to the limit on the 30" by itself (as in ~8 megabytes away from maxing out) and you'll have one and a half times the amount of pixels.

 

I would get 2 gtx 580s 3gb ram models. that way you could get 2 now so you can play all games on decent settings then grab another 580 when the price drops. then your running 3-way sli on 580s that should eat all games at high settings on 3x24" displays

 

My choice would be 6970 crossfire or if budget allowed then 6990 6970 trifire

 

just reading here:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/dream_machine_2011_how_we_created_best_pc_ever

They basicly opt for

System board.
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3


Video card
3xEVGA GeForce GTX 580 Superclocked—Times Three

 

thats exactly what im talking about.

 

Just a thought, doesn't having 590's is SLI make everything stuttery :S

 

That is a sexy cosmos.

Still you can still opt for the 2GB HD6970 CF if you want. Although a 3GB GTX580 would definitively be faster. It's also much more expensive.

 

well if you get 2 gtx 580 3gb models now then grab a 3rd when the price drops in a month or two

 

Lol that's such an OP setup! With my sigged rig I run anything (Crysis, Metro 2033, BFBC2 you name it) on max at 5760x0180 with very comfortable framerates. But hey, if you got the money...

 

some updates to the build

1-Case updated to the 650d, im not going to be sticking in a massive water cooling system so why do I need a big case, also I appericate the H series of coolers from Corsair so this case seems fine.

2-ssd updated, if Im going to get a 120gb ssd I might as well get the best one there is.

3-Is this system board ok for sli? 2x 580s which themselfs maybe overclocked, I am have not read the review which is coming out "soon", and Im drawn to the Asus series of mother boards.

4-woundering why the wait on the h100 and when will it actually will be available in the UK, end of July?

5-Woundering what the best GTX 580 3gb is to get? Do I get the cheapest version and then over clock myself, the gainwood? or just get a charged oc one and pay the extra.

6-If I order the Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z, do I need my Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series PCIe 7.1 Sound Card, when this system board has eax 5 on the system board ?

This would be a very fast system but im not sure about the system board, I want the best combination of systemboard with SSD read speed alongside being able to overclock the CPU, if I need to spend £250 to £300 on a soild proper system board then I will.


Whats the best systemboard for dual gpu, onboard Sata III SSD read speed, overclocking etc.

 

SSD - OCZ vertex 3 120gb max iops

Mobo- if you just want 2 graphic cards then you could get the Asus gene or Msi p67a-gd53 even. Most p67 will overclock similarly and just depends on silicon lottery (if you get a better chip)

I am waiting for the evga gtx 580 3gb models as Evga support is great and there cards have 10 year warranty which beats palit and gainward who also do 3gb 580s. If you can't wait then get the cheapest one which is palit - I hear the palit card is very quiet and relatively cool.

 

i also hear that palit cards are relatively crap, due to the cheaper parts they use like the capacitors for the card are not solid cap's

 

As Pete J has stated. I had 2 5970 in CFX. Adding the second card caused FPS to drop, with only 1 game given me benefits(Dirt 2) which is optimised for ATi/AMD. This was due to not enough VRAM.
I would go with 3x 3GB 580GTX if you want to play every game maxed out with maximum AA on a triple screen setup.
Although I have 3x 1.5GB 580GTX, I can play every game maxed out with maximum AA (Just Cause 2 and BFBC 2 with 32x AA) except Crysis, as it needs a hell of allot of VRAM to run at my resolution.

I would also think about a decent PSU, cause if you buy 2x 580GTx now, you might further down the line want to try Tri SLI, and a 1KW PSU will not cut it! I would look at getting the AX1200W from Corsair as a bare minimum. When you come to overclocking your CPU and GPU's, you will be pulling more than 1200w from the wall.

With your budget, you might as well look at getting 3 U2410.

Cheers,

Simon.

 

in the next few months im going to be putting in 75 / 85 hour weeks, end of this month im getting paid plus off the dirt track im making my own money online...

ive obviosuly been looking online and if I knew how to throw an available to uk gtx590 and water cool it I think coupled with a cpu over clock this would "be fine" here.

when are the next gen 600 cards out?

As it is now im thinking for my central screen given I have 2x24" already do I purchase a 24" 3d monitor to spruce my options up,.? when i fancy a single screen 3d session?

I have the money to drop to 4k if I want to at the end of the month but thats not me, im going thin but high spec were it counts and spending money where it counts, ie 2x580.


Let me ask a question here. If I get my system together and forget about a corsair h60/ h100 but go full water cooling, cpu, gpu do I see 10 fps , 15, fps improvement on triple screen gaming down the road, arma 2, arma 3, bf3.

do I put 2k of kit in a 650d?

Im going backwards and forwards on gpu, initial screen lay out, 1to start with, 3 to start with. air cooled gpu, internal water cooling loop for cpu / gpu..

My understanding is that basicly all GPUs are under ran, with cooling "not being enough", but they are handed out to the public clocked at certain ratings.

lets just say I have 2.7.5.k here, what do I get here?

Also Im not convinced on the Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z in the premimum gamer, im drawn to the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 or the ASUS P8P67 WS REVOLUTION.

I have to factor in a elite level steering wheel kit +250 ontop of what ever I spend on this system no matter how much money im printing offline / overtime.

going to docuement this build and experience.

I have 2x24" with 2x19" and a lot of bits to sell towards my main rig so im trying to sort myself out.

 

I think it really depends what your needs are. If you just want pure gaming performance get a ud7 or asus maximus extreme - either p67 or z68, with i5 2500k. Then get 2 gtx 580s with 3gb each. Then get a OCZ vertex 3 120gb or 240gb. Get a corsair 700D, then 360 RAD with mcp655 pump. Gpu blocks and CPU block.
Corsair ax1200 power supply.

Check gaming performance. All games should run well but not max out some like crysis 2. If your still not happy with game play either sell both and get 600 series cards or grab a discounted 580

 

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Going to be watercooling this big boy.
Thought about neon blue, or white and black build internally but finally decided on a totally black finsh in all areas that I can, if its not black its not how I want it.

I dont need colours inside the case I need performance and colours on my screen, very simply rule with me being able to focus on whats important.


Decided on the sabertooth systemboard WITH the cooling fan, Im sorry but reviewing it with out the use of its cooling fan is not good enough, I believe this MB is one of the best around and I need more than 2PCIe slots.

Id like to create a soild watercooled build with the CPU cooled and over clocked to 4.5ghz plus gpu running at low temps even with a nice overclock here to.

Im hoping to figure out as much of the water cooling as I can and will be making purchases hopefully end or start of next week.

Any one got any suggestions on how to put watercooling system in a 650d let me here your throughts, ive seen a few which had a rad in the front plus one up top.


This guy had a nice build.






This doesnt look like a normal watercooling set up, he has two rads in there in his loop.
, its going res(pump?), top rad, cpi, gpu, down and through to the front rad then back up to the 5 1/4 bay res.