I just want to make sure this build will work well. I'm unsure if I need such a large power supply, it's kind of hard to find how much each electricity each part needs to run. Other than that tell me if it looks fairly solid.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=37232
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42745&promoid=1293
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29853&promoid=1293
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35156&promoid=1293
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=56631
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=46281&promoid=1293
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=52499&promoid=1293

Is that... one computer or multiple? :blink:

Edit: Okay, let me try to break this down for everyone so it doesn't look like a mess of letters and numbers.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM (Translation: 1TB 7200 RPM Harddrive)
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Core i5 1.5V Memory Kit (Translation: 4 gig of DDR3 memory)
Antec Twelve Hundred 1200 Full Tower Gamer Case ATX 12 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio eSATA (Translation: It comes with a case)
Corsair TX850W 850W CMPSU-850TX 12V 70A 24PIN ATX Active PFC 140M Fan Power Supply (Translation: 850 watt power supply)
EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Cod Black Ops Edition Fermi 797MHZ 1536MB 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E Video Card (Translation: GeForce GTX 580 video card)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.4GHZ 8MB Cache 125W 45NM (Translation: AMD Quad-core processor)
MSI 870A-G54 ATX AM3 870 DDR3 2PCI-E16 CrossFire 1PCI-E1 3PCI SATA3 USB3.0 GBLAN Motherboard (Translation: It has a motherboard)

One... why?

Edit
Sorry, should have listed what the hell each part was. Actually let me dig up some store link.

Edit2
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=37232
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42745&promoid=1293
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29853&promoid=1293
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35156&promoid=1293
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=56631
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=46281&promoid=1293
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=52499&promoid=1293

One glaring issue I see is a 32gig hard drive. Everything else is pretty great. I'd recommend a MUCH larger hard drive. I know some people don't use much space, but even more of us do. With that thing, you could get what....Two maybe three unmodded games on there? My Fallout3 used to be larger than that (I know, it's nuts. I had to reinstall.)

You're really goin' all out, eh brother?

It's a 1TB drive. Other than that it looks good then? I'll wait to see if some others okay it before hitting the nice purchase button. Also given my lifestyle I don't exactly spend a lot of money on stuff, so why not? Also I was attempting to be conservative. I think I generally succeeded.

Whoops! Yup, you're right. That's what I get for skimming through right after waking up. :blink:

Anyways, yes, it looks great. I was thinking about getting that very same processor to upgrade from my Athalon. For the record, that GPU costs more than my entire system did when I bought it and I run Crysis on (almost) max settings. That computer will have you set for years to come. I'm jealous.

Looks like I'm good to go then. Weeee can't wait to put this together. I usually don't upgrade part way through a computers life. Until now I haven't had the means to, so when I do get around to having to buy a new computer I usually go all out.

Might I suggest - http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=50895&vpn=WD1002FAEX&manufacture=Western%20Digital%20WD

I've heard Seagates are known for failing.

Yea the cost is already fairly high. I dunno if it's worth it to be honest. I have spare hard drives here I could use if it did break down. Course none of them have quite this capacity.

To be honest, me either if it is worth it. Just seen people either suggest or have that HD. It is up to you and I wish you nothing but the best for your build.

Darn I have to split my order up over 2 days. Gorramn daily limits.

I have both: 500 GB Seagate Barracuda going on 4 years now and still going strong...of course now it's used strictly for storage. My WD Caviar Black I've had for about a year now and it's still going strong...of course that one is used for storage as well. My main drive is an Intel SSD (for OS). If you've got the money to burn, then that's the way to go.

I haven't really looked over everything, just glanced, but one thing I noticed...why buy a Crossfire compatible board if you're buying an Nvidia card? You should get an SLI board, so when the 580 goes on sale you can run two.

I've run SLI in the past, not really worth it.

I've been hearing from some people that G.Skill Ripjaws memory is optimized for Intel, not AMD. You might have to mess around with voltages to get it to work well with AMD systems.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=429&Itemid=67

I've also heard elsewhere that it doesn't really matter.

I heard the same thing. Oh well perhaps a little project later on down the line to learn how to tweak them. Or not, it's too late as the order is in for them.

If you say so .

2 580's would be nice but honestly it's total overkill. I have the 480GTX and running a game like Fallout New Vegas with gfx maxed out the card is running at 40% so.. If I had 2 each card would be running at 20%?? I mean, do you really need that?

Not even double the power. Only about 30-40% increase in power for double the cost. Completely pointless unless you have some serious cash to drop.

Uh, maybe last generation, but SLI/CF scaling is 90%+ these days. There are some specific games that are the exception, but SLI/CF is THE ideal upgrade solution at this point. In the future, when a single 580 isn't enough power, buying a second to (almost) double the power will be much cheaper than buying whatever current generation card would have double the 580's power.

Hmm.. yeah. even then it's overkill. I'm guessing a 580 will be a good card for at least 4 years.. maybe in 3 years pop another one in and run duel 580's to keep up with gfx tech, then a few years after that buy a new card.. I dunno.. that's what I'd do if I had the money.

I'm gonna wait 2 more years then just get another 480. By then the price should drop considerably and will still be able to run the top end games with duel 480 GTX's.

Heh...ALL brands of hard drives are "known for failing." One year it's WD, two years later it's Seagate, the next Hitachi. Remember the IBM Deathstars? Bottom line: research. Don't buy things based on brand names. Ever.

The last two platter-based drives I bought were a WD Caviar Black 1TB and a Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB. If I had to do it over again I would have gotten 2 of the Samsungs. They're quieter, cooler, and pretty significantly faster than the WD CB 1TB. They've both been going strong for a good year or so, so I can't comment on reliability yet.


To be honest I still don't think it's worth it unless you're playing games that take advantage of multiple monitors or you're playing at extreme resolutions. The way GPUs tend to scale by the time it's cost-effective to add the second video card there's already a single-GPU solution available that is much faster or has more/newer features than your SLI/Crossfire setup would. At typical resolutions (single monitor, 1900x1200 or 1900x1080 and below) games are generally going to run from fine to great on current-generation single-GPU setups. Not to mention compatibility issues with some games and many others that simply get no benefit from SFR or AFR. There are exceptions, of course, but since the inception of mainstream multi-GPU solutions I've been doing the math every time an upgrade comes around and always seem to find that buying a high-end (not highest-end, mind you) single-GPU card every few years is the most cost-effective way to keep games running at max or near-max settings.

For example, I bought a GTX 285 for around $330 when they came out. They still run around $250. Two GTX 285's in SLI will get you about the same performance as a GTX 570, which can be had for around $310 right now, support DX11, newer compute shaders, hardware tessellation, consume much less power and generate less heat and noise than 2 GTX 285's, don't have SLI compatibility issues, don't require an SLI motherboard or larger PSU, etc. Overall it's less hassle, more compatible, more stable, nets me a cooler, quieter, more power-efficient machine, and is just a nicer upgrade for not much more money.

It's really a matter of preference, but I simply don't bother with SLI or Crossfire, personally.

I wouldv'e said exactly what he said...


...which is why I recommended getting an SLI board. If you think it's a waste of money then that's up to you.

I take it you have researched to make sure everything will work well together? including the RAM
One 580 is great.
The power looks sufficient.

Are you going to use the stock CPU cooler? It can be noisy.

Yea stock should be fine, if it's a problem I can then research it and modify it. Still new to this whole custom building a computer so my experience is limited. All my parts work together, the only thing I wasn't sure of was the ram. It now appears to work, though perhaps optimized (overclocked???) for intel.