Ok so after doing a bit more research turns out that the i7 990 is not worth the price, so im going with the i7 970. I changed a few other things as well:
![Intel Core i7 970](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ttSSUoyjryaAy4KYX9hJxr4CQaEZT73dC0kz1RQV2mVkXB3cp9JoACHoymX1ASTIJ6-jN9NCTgrpSNnsSyzS0-V1ivtNGoCHYr10t4ZjFvvODs2w=s0-d) |
CPU: Intel Core i7 970 3.20Ghz, 12MB, 6 Core |
![ASUS Rampage III Black Edition](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tTe02kVdcS2tabiQ-L5MdZc-WrWikc9BtGRcgKvpK5skmeqJQtpjnKrJNYAIjpQyCvipoJ-8D02n49IStf9LvFDogXkqdq_qtKTo-RMp38ZaKcPkB_Cpi2ww=s0-d) |
MOBO: ASUS Rampage III Black Edition |
![BenQ XL2410T 23.6 Inch Widescreen LED Monitor 120Hz](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uOy1o4_hvIb2r9OS0HKIhIFVFrP50Wt-hTxUv8XAexWQwih8yjULFjSxQE_t1d9G2wfs5YWH4I45iNWPxJnH0lvt4rxgEc582eMgCQg295Bg=s0-d) |
MONITOR: Benq 23.6" Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor, 1920x1080, 120Hz, 2ms, Height Adjustable, 10M:1 DCR, VGA, DVI, HDMI, 3D Ready |
![Corsair CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 12GB Kit Dominator GT](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vxULJzvUKGR9XlpU3htbOMvsbwgyXHj8-7pM5StvKDFplIW437E5xNYWV9gm96S4GWXjOzAxc3NEBTsKRWyBPQBmD_1o4TvBQKOTfmN6xpz2SgaBSnNA_vcZRpqItfxw=s0-d) |
RAM: Corsair 12GB Kit (3x4GB), PC-16000 (2000MHz) DDR3, Dominator GT, 9-10-9-27, Triple Channel Kit, with CORSAIR Airflow Fan |
![Bitfenix Colossus White Gaming Case](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sRWBbbGQOpEQr1GTOrZKoott0MH2VSiBdHibA07WFiwUMpzEoBrG4FZAhq54TqDwLdUI4at1cMdcRJi8xkIvhCoIixLWXAtgplM0-R7xZXiIPX56epOXwphg=s0-d) |
CASE: Bitfenix Colossus White Gaming Case(can change the colour of led to red) |
![EVGA GeForce GTX 580 SuperClocked](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vE0wsOZlbxBGu6-UedDGcFfq-OzadgSjsgKY2_DExKUVJm4KgwTFPB-0W1TXBgzD6hwzZuCUWK1PH4uEUQC-kh1-ceZqhsFFXiFW8kDH3DF5LNLgyFQA=s0-d) |
GRAPHICS CARDS: 2xEVGA Geforce GTX580 SuperClocked (797Mhz), 1536MB GDDR5 (4050Mhz), PCI-E 2.0, 2x Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI |
PSU: 1000W ATX Modular Power Supply,140mm fan, 3-Way SLI Certified, 6 PCI-E Connectors.
HDD: OCZ 240GB SSD, 3.5", IBIS, Read up to 740MB/s, Write up to 720MB/s
Lookin good mate!
ReplyDeleteAwesome build!
ReplyDeletelooking pretty good hope you will enjoy working with it
ReplyDeleteLooks great!
ReplyDeleteand later down the track ill probably buy 3rd gtx580 to run in sli, should be fantasic
ReplyDeleteNice setup, what did you pay for the monitor?
ReplyDeleteHow much did the whole rig cost?
ReplyDeletei want to own this stuff :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a sweet rig post pics when its done
ReplyDeleteI, too, was wondering how much this all costs? That case is sweet
ReplyDeleteThats is sweet give us some stats bro..
ReplyDeleteIT all adds to be about 4.5k in total monitor is 500.
ReplyDeleteill post some pics up soon.
very nice setup!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had such a pc
ReplyDeletelooking forward for the pics Jacob
ReplyDeleteThis is great!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff! My PC is so lame...
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth the money for new i5s.
ReplyDeletedooo iittt
ReplyDeleteNice rig.
ReplyDeleteIf you're just gaming, you're pissing your money away on..... well, the whole build.
ReplyDeleteDamn, ace setup. I really gotta get a new desktop. May borrow some of your ideas.
ReplyDeleteWas Rift truly the "wow killer"? Doesn't look like it.
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