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Building for a friend

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Hardcore Gaming, Web Browsing, Some Photoshop, Word Processing and other minor things
2) What's your budget? around 2k
3) Where do you live? Canada, Edmonton
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? I have already selected my parts
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? HDD and my DVD
6) Will you be overclocking? Probably but not likely
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?It's a TV, 52 inches, 720p
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Sometime this week
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? Just SLI support for now
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? Yes I do


1 x BFG - GeForce GTX 295 1792MB PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, HDTV-Out ($624.99)
1 x Intel - Core™ i7 Processor 920 2.66GHz w/ 8MB Cache ($374.99)
1 x eVGA - nForce X58 SLI w/ TripleDDR3 1333, 7.1 Audio, Dual Gigabit Lan, 1394, PCI-E, 3-way SLI ($369.99)
1 x OCZ - 850W GameXStream Power Supply w/ Quad +12V ($169.99)
1 x Corsair - 3GB XMS3-1333 PC3-10666 Core™ i7 Triple Channel DDR3 Kit (3 x 1GB) ($129.99)
1 x Cooler Master - HAF 932 High Air Flow Full Tower Chassis ($174.99)

Total $1,844.94


He is looking at playing Crysis, FEAR2 and well mostly any new game and some older ones like Assasins Creed, HL2 and others
What do you guys think of this build
Should I go for 2 260s instead
or just one 260?

Thanks a lot for your help guys
 
1. Sounds like either for a 720p resolution is a complete waste...
2. PSU as well - GameXStream is loud; you'll do well to stick with the always recommended PC P&C and Corsair PSUs
3. This combo http://www.ncix.com/products/index....920-6GB&manufacture=Bundle Deals&promoid=1001 > your selection
4. Or this http://www.ncix.com/products/index....B-GAMES&manufacture=Bundle Deals&promoid=1001
5. .... Canada only has like 2 places to shop. bookmark ncix.com and check their weekly sales (click the banner..)
 
When is "soon"?

If it's in the next couple months or less then yea okay, go for a higher card. Anything after 2 months he's better off getting a 4670/lower end card to sit through til he gets his 1080P NOT i display. 1080i = 720p = 1280*720; 1080i =/= 1920*1080.
 
hmm idk for sure i'd have to ask
but if he was to stay with the 720 that he has
whats the best vid cards(s) that he can get
 
i have a 9800gtx+ right now and I had problems with the heat on it
no matter though cuz I fixed it
problem is
if he were to get 2 of em
would heat be a problem?
 
Not as much as 2x4850s :) Find me a hotter combo that spits hot air into the case. Why you would do 9800GTX SLI is a bit beyond me other than the looks.
 
well with 2 you can get better results out of high end games
which is what he basically wants
 
And he's still stuck with a 720p resolution that won't be taking advantage of them. Might as well get the GTX295 then... or just go with the GTX260 since we generally don't recommend running a 2card set up before a 1card.
 
yes good point good point
i'll see if he's palnning to get rid of his 720p anytime soon
and if not then we'll just go for the 9800gtx+ or the 260 since they are around the same price
 
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