Suggestions on my possible upcoming build

[Uhnknown]

Hi all, I am looking to start some serious Multi-boxing, As i'm 16, House arrest for about 2-3 months, And have a bit of "spare" money(Making payments on PC parts from Newegg)

These are the parts of which i will be purchasing, Or most likely purchasing come Monday or Thursday, In between those days.

Mind you, This Desktop is not just for WoW, Also Aion, FPS's, etc.

3x POWERCOLOR AX5770 1GBD5-MDH Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

6x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL - Retail

4x VISON V221WD Black 21.6" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 - Retail

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

MSI X58 Pro-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 3-Way Crossfire/ SLI ready, Easy OC, w/ True Blu-ray Audio

ePOWER EP-1000SC 1000W ATX 12V 2.0-2.2 / EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply - OEM

Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail

RiDATA Ultra-S Plus NSSD-S25-32-C06MPN 2.5" 32GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

RAZER Piranha RZ04-00080100-R3M1 3.5mm Supra-aural Stereo Gaming headphone - Full Multi Language


If anyone has any suggestions on swapping on parts for something suggested, Please let me know, As i'm considering everything. I will be constantly monitoring this post to read suggestions.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated, Thanks again.

[Ualaa]

For warcraft alone, the second video card doesn't help as much as it should.
But you did say this is for other games too, and those are nice cards.

You'll want a 64-bit operating system, I'd probably go with Windows 7, Home Premium, or whatever the equivalent of Home Premium Vista is under Win7.

The old style G15, or the new G11 Logitech Keyboards are very nice for gaming. The new G15 only has six program keys, while the original has 18; they both have 3 banks of keys. More of an accessory, but nice.

A very nice system there.

[Uhnknown]

I've actually just upped the RAM to 16GB, Does 64bit Windows 7, Any version, Support the whole 16GB? I've never had 16GB of ram before, So i wouldn't know if there is a max of any 64bit OS.

And i'll definitely look into those keyboards. But yes, I will definitely be installing a 64 bit OS, Certain it will be Windows 7.

Thankyou.

[moosejaw]

I think you got it covered. Very nice.

Edit: The 64 bit OS (any version) will cover your 16 gb of ram.

[Uhnknown]

Is there a difference in any of the Windows 7 versions? Proffesional, Ultimate, home premium, I am looking at Ultimate right now - I've always gone with that, As i did with Vista.

And yes, Its going to come out to roughly $3000

Also, Does anyone have any suggestions on Water cooling for a i7 920? I cannot seem to find a decently rated water cooling kit for that processor. But i've also read i7's can get to a pretty high temperature, Before actually causing problems, So i don't think i'd be having any problems, But i'm just curious.

Thanks again.

[Uhnknown]

Regardless of this being Overkill or not, I am almost certain it will last for quite some time..Here is the final rough estimate of everything i am most likely purchasing, As i cannot really upgrade any further.


32GB SSD + 1TB HD
6 x 4GB sticks DDR3 1333, 24GB total
MSI X58 Motherboard
i7 920 2.66ghz
OCZ Technology Gaming mouse
1000 Watt ePower Power supply
4x Vision 21.6" LCD Monitors
3x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128bit GDDR5
Antec 1200 Full tower case
Windows 7 Ultimate retail box
Logitech G11 Gaming keyboard
Razer Piranha gaming headset
10 Copies of World of Warcraft


All purchased from www.newegg.com

Total being $3,677.82.

[Ualaa]

If you're not overclocking, the stock cooler for an i7 920 is fine.

[Uhnknown]

Alrighty, Thanks. Thats what i read, But just making sure if anyone had second thoughts. I do not plan on overclocking.

Much appreciated

[Sajuuk]

Commented below.


32GB SSD + 1TB HD ----Fine
6 x 4GB sticks DDR3 1333, 24GB total ---------WHY? You'd do just peachy with 12 (6x2GB DIMMS), without the price premium.
MSI X58 Motherboard -Okay
i7 920 2.66ghz -okay
OCZ Technology Gaming mouse -yay? (aka, okay)
1000 Watt ePower Power supply -I'd so some more research, this is the heart of your computer, whereas CPU/mobo is the brain.
4x Vision 21.6" LCD Monitors -eeeeeehhh, I'd actually rather go with two big monitors, I myself have four, and two are almost never powered on.
3x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128bit GDDR5 -okay, tri-fire. go you. I'd actually probably just go with a 5870/5850 for raw power, but whatever.
Antec 1200 Full tower case ---SPACE ISSUES WITH THREE DOUBLE-WIDE CARDS.
Windows 7 Ultimate retail box (Okay)
Logitech G11 Gaming keyboard (okay)
Razer Piranha gaming headset (Meh, dunno, so okay)
10 Copies of World of Warcraft


All purchased from www.newegg.com -shop around, try to save some money.

Total being $3,677.82. -eeeeeeeeek. You could build two good i7 systems for that money. (and that's only taking the cost of ram into account, you could have one 5750 in each system)

Edit: didn't realize until after I had done most of my comments that you wanted to ten box on one computer - fine, whatever. It'd still be less expensive in my opinion to just get two i7 machines.

Also, for the MSI motherboard, which one was it? The MSI eclipse or a different one? Because if it's the eclipse you'll have issues with the motherboard layout and the case expansion slots (if I'm visualizing it right, you'd be one slot short), the MSI X58 PRO-E doesn't look like it has this kind of issue.

[moosejaw]

Oh you want to ten box. Then I would grab the next processor up (940?) and OC it a bit (3.2-3.4).

For cooling just use the Zalman 9900 air cooler. It is a fantastic heat sink that I use on my OC i7. I wouldn't recomend any water cooling at this time because it leaves your chipsets without sufficient airflow meaning you have to add another fan and do testing to make sure the chipsets aren't overheating. The design of the 9900 makes sure all the heatsinks around the cpu get good airflow.

That setup will run 10 and heat your home just fine. Seriously, close off the heat vent to your room and open a window in the winter. You'll need to, it will get that warm.