Core i7 - Help Complete this Build

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neoian

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I am building a new rig that will (hopefully) last the next few years. Right now I have the following:
  • XFX GX260NADBF GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
  • Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz
  • ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
  • OCZ Gold (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
  • COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
I already have a case, HDD, and a Blu-Ray + DVD+-R drive. I would like to Tri-SLI three of the GTX260s sometime in the future and need help selecting a power supply. They recommend a 500 watt power supply, but how much do I need for 3 of them and all the components listed? Any input would be awesome, thanks.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
  • --Gaming, photoshop, rendering video.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
  • --$1300
3) Where do you live?
  • --OH
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
  • --Everything to get it running (see next)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
  • -- DVD-Blu Ray Combo drive, 1tb seagate barracuda, Case
6) Will you be overclocking?
  • -- Probably not
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
  • -- A 24'' 1900x1200 and a 19'' 1280x1024
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
  • --Now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
  • --Tri SLI, 24GB of ram possible
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
  • --Win7 FTW
 
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TRI SLI is not needed for only a 24" lcd. Just get a GTX 275 or Radeon HD 4890 1gig. TRI SLI for 30" 2560x1600 res monitor.
 
HardwareGuru said:
TRI SLI is not needed for only a 24" lcd. Just get a GTX 275 or Radeon HD 4890 1gig. TRI SLI for 30" 2560x1600 res monitor.
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I know it's not needed now but I am looking to get more in the future when the price goes down.
 
neoian said:
I know it's not needed now but I am looking to get more in the future when the price goes down.
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I'm sorry, you're looking to get more video cards when prices go down? Will you be upgrading your monitor to a 30"+, too? If not, you're better off selling the current card and buying a new gen card instead. If so, check out which games benefit from Tri-SLI:

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3518

The first thing to take away is that 3-way graphics systems are absolutely not something anyone without a 30" display needs or should even want. There are so many instances where 3-way fails to improve on 2-way, and because of the high price barrier to entry and the diminishing returns on adding more hardware, 3-way is just not for everyone and has questionable value for those who choose to go that route as well.
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OK. I was leaning more towards 2x GTX260 and 1x 9800GT for physx support. Still I need to know what kind of power supply to get.
 
neoian said:
OK. I was leaning more towards 2x GTX260 and 1x 9800GT for physx support. Still I need to know what kind of power supply to get.
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Corsair 850TX PSU at the very least. Corsair 1000HX to be on the safe side.
 
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