[Build Help] Going for triple monitor gaming, but Mobos and PSUs making my head spin...please help!
Hello everyone, I'm working on a build for the nearish future and would like some help from you guys. I've built a PC in the past, but I was basically just given a list of things to buy from a friend and went from there. Since this is my first build since having a grown up job, I figured I'd get a little crazy. I'm going for a triple monitor setup, probably using catleap monitors or something similar. Most of the parts I've chosen are simply from my past month or so of hardcore lurking on BaPC so please feel free to change things and make suggestions as necessary. My biggest issue is the motherboard and power supply. I've tried reading articles and they just seem to manage to confuse me even more.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $169.99 @ Microcenter |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $29.99 @ NCIX US |
| Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $38.98 @ Outlet PC |
| Storage | Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk | $99.99 @ B&H |
| Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $69.99 @ NCIX US |
| Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card | $449.99 @ Newegg |
| Case | Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case | $248.88 @ NCIX US |
| Other | Video Card | $449.99 |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1557.80 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-02 11:06 EST-0500 |
I'm also wondering if it is truly worth waiting for the next gen AMD GPUs that are rumored to be arriving in the near future. I'm not exactly in a huge rush so waiting another month or two would be tolerable. I've got people asking me for xmas present ideas so I figured i'd start chipping away at the build.
I'll be using this for heavy gaming (Mainly FPS ie, Borderlands, Crysis, TF2, and so on) and I'd like to be using all three monitors in game. Budgetwise, I'm shooting for $2300 USD NOT including the monitors. I do have an OS, KB, and mouse. Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions BaPC!
(for some reason I couldn't figure out how to add a second 7970 on PCPartpicker so I just added it as a custom part)
Posted Dec 2, 2012, 4:24 PM UTC