| Hephaestos said: I5-750 Asus Maximus III Formula (integrated sound FX whatever creative labs) Gskill Kit Extreme 3 4x2go DDR3-16000 Trident series Antec Nine Hundred Two Antec TruePower New Blue 750W 2x GTX260 Super OC GV-N26SO-896I 500Go HDD 64Go SSD (SuperTalent) The NVIDIA choice is because i'm adding the 22" 120Hz viewsonic and the 3D Vision kit. total €2000 (could have saved at least 150 by buying in store instead of delivery and waiting for parts that were delayed... so really €1850, but it's a gift, didn't pay it myself). Good/Bad? |
1) That's WAY too much RAM. Drop it down to 4 GB and save yourself a hundred bucks.
2) A 750W PSU is unneeded for that build, and Antec is only a middling brand. Even with the dual GTX260s, you can drop down to a nice 550W Corsair or SeaSonic for less money that'll run everything without a hitch, and much more reliably.
3) And speaking of the dual GTX 260s, that 22" ViewSonic only displays in 1680x1050. You only need a single graphics card in there, and a Radeon 4890 would ideally be the best choice. If you really want to use NVidia, just get a single one of those cards - and if you really want to spend $400 on a graphics card, just get a single one.
4) Are you sure that you want to become a 3D early adopter? That's a lot of money for a technology that hasn't really caught on, and more than likely never will (mostly due to Nvidia's insistence on mediocre-to-bad proprietary standards). I mean, it's your money, but I'd strongly caution against it.
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