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Thanks much. I'll return here with any other questions that might arise during my choosing of parts.

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a sinlge GPu thats priced nice and gets good performance is a 6950/570/560Ti they're the ones that aren't super expensive but give you more than enough performance for todays latest and greatest games.

So though I planned to go dual 570s in my original plan, you think I should just go single (as it will be enough), instead of going for a higher-grade one?

When are the new Nvidia GPUs hitting the market? I want to get the computer built and fully working prior to release of D3.

Def, not going Eyefinity. At most I will go 2 monitors, since many people say it's really nice. Any suggestions as far as single GPUs?

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Do some research, what CAN'T you run at high levels with that single video card...? nothing probably)

BF3 at 2560x1440 lmao that's if he wants to spend a grand on a dell u2711. But in all seriousness you're right Unless hes going for a dual triple quintuple or six monitor set up then dual cards will be pretty useless.

Well, someone did mention they would recommend getting 2 monitors (which I may consider). If I wanted to go with a dual monitor setup, I would need the second video card, right?

What are the major perks to having a dual monitor setup? What are some drawbacks?

The single video card advice is coming as a surprise to me, but with very good points. I will probably seriously look at getting just a single card, rather than 2.

I looked a while ago and decided that I couldn't afford a 590, and through research found that 2x570s was better than a single 580. So that's why I selected 2 570s at that point.

Is there a better nvidia card than the 590 now? I haven't looked into it in a while. Also, I know that the 590 is actually 2 cards in one, is this any different (power consumption and performance-wise) than 2 regular cards?

If I were to go single GPU -- what card would you recommend? I have always been an nVidia fanboy over Radeon (I look at that like Intel vs. AMD).

I was looking at this case. Seems really nice, although expensive.

Edit: rofl...link: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4974703&CatId=1510

I've been told i7 is really for those who want to do some serious editing or design stuff. I most likely won't need it for gaming. BUT your opinion is noted, and I will consider this when making my final purchase.

You pick the parts. I have been looking at using an Intel core i5 2500k processor, as well as two nVidia GeForce 570's SLI'd (would most likely stick to these unless you can convince me otherwise).

You pretty much get to do the rest (or can modify those with reason). Have fun~!

This will be my first actual build (just upgraded mobo/cpu/psu/ram last weekend, so I have a little experience) so please don't set me up for anything too complicated. By that I mean stick to AIR COOLING. I don't want to get into the whole water cooling thing until I have more experience.


Edit: This is just for the computer itself, not peripherals. So basically; mobo, cpu, cpu fan, ram, vid cards, case, case fans, SSD, HD, optical drive (and whatever else belongs inside).