New Rig Ideas

[Taburett]

Well first of all hi to everyone, first post here. Without much saying let me jump to the topic.
 I have been planning on different configurations for a new rig. I have decided on most of the parts but some things are still open for debate. So here goes.

Decided:
MSI Z77 Mpower - 178€ / 230$
Intel i7 3770k - 300€ / 391$
Samsung 128GB 840 pro SSD - 127€ / 165$
Seagate 3TB HDD - 116€ / 150$
Kingston hyperX 4x2GB RAM - 70€ / 90$
Seasonic P 860W 92+ - 200€ / 260$
Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card = 186€ / 240$ ( Linus talked me into it :P )

NZXT Switch 810 white case = 200€ / 260$
EVGA GTX670 FTW 4gb - 465€ / 600$

Total = 1642€ / 2140$

 

Unsure:XSPC Water cooling kit + GTX680 waterblock - 514€ / 670$
3x LG 27" monitors - 705€ / 920$

My total budget for the whole rig is around 2500€ / 3250$
I want your opinions and ideas as to should I get the water cooling or 3 monitors.
I like to game. Doesn't have to be on maximum for me even tho I would really like that and I do 3d modelling quite a bit for my own game so I could use more than 1 monitor, so what do you think guys?
Another thing is that I wouldn't mind going with the red team, if you think it would be a better choice.
Also the things that I did put in the decided list can also change if you have any opinions on those things, I will listen gladly. Thank you in advance.

Edit: Also added prices in dollars

[virusal19]

You should get your own watercooling parts. I think that it is a beneficial thing to have in a build.  

 

Surround monitors... I don't really like, i find it very hard to play games but thats just me. If you are going for surround gaming I sure hope you get a good IPS/PLS monitor. 

 

Also if you are going to get 3 monitors (Pretty sure that that price point the monitors are 1080p) i think you'll find yourself better off with either another 670 or get a titan maybe the sapphire 7970 6GB version. (I recommend crossfire 7970 6GB) since you have a big budget.  

 

Oh and i think you'll be just fine with a 1 or 2TB hard drive instead of a 3TB hard drive.

[iwalkwithedead]

I would say get the Samsung 840 Pro 256GB but you don't have to, the 128GB is plenty fast. I boot into Windows under 10seconds and it gets 7.9wei if in to those scores.  I love it, either way.

 

You build is good as is but I agree with virusal19 as well on the Crossfire 7970 and I don't like surround monitors either but that is just me as well.

[Taburett]

Thanks for the replies. I also think that maybe 3x27" LG IPS monitors might be bit overkill. The thing about that watercooling kit is that it is pretty much the only way for me to get that xspc cpu waterblock since finding good watercooling parts in Estonia is quite hard. It's the XSPC raystorm cpu block.

About the hard drive, you might be right. I find it difficult to even fill my 320gb HDD in my laptop, which is what I use all the time right now.
A 256GB would be possible, yes. 

Tho now my issue is that since you talked me into getting a 7970 and watercooling that is not really possible, since sadly there is only one block that i have seen for that here and the 7970 it is cheaper than the GTX670.

Any recommendations as to what I should or might get with the extra money around 500€? Perhaps a second card or...?

 

[Guest]

Any recommendations as to what I should or might get with the extra money around 500€? Perhaps a second card or...?

 

Save it? Just letting you know you've got 680 waterblock written there :P

[killerx525]

Get a Asus ROG motherboard?

[Taburett]

 

 

Save it? Just letting you know you've got 680 waterblock written there  :P

 

 

 

Actually the 680 waterblock is not an error :P.  The EVGA 670 FTW 4 gig edition ( atleast the one I picked ) fits a 680 block rather than a 670 one. Did my homework on that. ;)
A rog board, perhaps. Went with the MSI one for that nice black PCB. ;)
I guess I'll just buy candy, tons of candy for that left-over money, haha. Thanks for the ideas of course. Already such a positive feedback.
If anyone else has some ideas that they would like to mention, then I'm all ears. :)
 

[killerx525]

If you want a awesome looking black PCB with dual Thunderbolt port for future devices then check out the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5-TH.