10-09-2012 05:14 AM - last edited on 03-06-2024 06:57 PM by ROGBot
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10-10-2012 05:06 AM
Profeus wrote:
Hey guys,
Basically the main reason I got 3 screens is because I work as a network/systems admin and have to log into multiple servers fairly regularly from home. So I figured trying to run 2 servers remotely plus a game at the same time would chew up quite alot of system memory, hence I figured go with the 32GB RAM.
I am thinking that I should probably look into the 1200W PSU and SLI setup the more I think about it (Corsair of course). 🙂
What would you guys reccomend in terms of graphics card that would work best for an SLI setup for me. Should I go 2 or 3 way sli/xfire? Keeping in mind that the more cards I get, the lower budget I would have to use on them unfortunately.
I have only ever used Nvidia cards and so I am not too sure about using ATi.
Nvidia
3x ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DirectCu II 2GB
2x Asus nVidia GTX 670 DCII 4GB
OR
2x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB FTW+ with Backplate
ATi
3x ASUS Radeon HD7950 DirectCu II TOP 3GB
2x ASUS Radeon HD7970 DirectCU II TOP 3GB
I'm thinking now I might look at getting Corsair Dominator Platinum CMD32GX3M4A2133C9 1.5V 32GB RAM, what you guys think of this one instead of my earlier choice?
If I used the RIVE board I would probably only use 4GB sticks at a better frequency/clock, but since RIVF only has 4 slots I am stuck to only a few selections for it to get the amount I want and I cant just buy 4 sticks and have 4 slots free incase it isnt enough for what I need to do with it.
Also I want to clock the cpu (still thinking the 3930K) at 4.4 to 4.5 GHz as I have read in many posts here this seems to be a safe level to start off with being im not using serious water cooling etc, is the H100 going to be strong enough to cool it at that setting? and would the H100 have to be running 100% capacity all the time to keep the cpu cool enough?
Thanks again for the help, much appreciated! 🙂
Regards,
Mike AKA Profeus.
10-10-2012 05:22 AM
danjw wrote:
If you only intend to game with one screen and just need to have a web browser or something equivalent on the other two then you don't really need the SLI. If the other screens are doing significant graphics then, you should probably go with an SLI.
If the stuff on the secondary screens is just going to be 2d, 2x GTX 670s should be good to get very solid results.
danjw wrote:
The Corsair CMD32GX3M4A2133C9 is very solid memory, I have seen reviews stating that you can get solid overclocks with it.
10-10-2012 07:52 AM
10-10-2012 11:14 AM
Menthol wrote:
You are making very good choices and putting together a rig that should serve you well for a long time.
I just looked on Corsair's site and it is identified as a multi channel, quad channel kit. Which is what you want, mixing kits May cause stability issues so that kit should be good choice. Graphic's cards, 670's or 680's 2 GB versions should be good, 4 GB version possibly needed for 3 screen 3D gaming but that is debatable. ATI 7970 or 7950 also good choice and they are less expensive than Nvidia, Graphic Cards seem to be more a personal choice, I have used both brands without issue and use whichever has the latest technology, fastest FPS etc.