Build a PC for Battlefield 3, NVIDIA style

mertesnmertesn I am Bobby MillerYukon, OK Icrontian
edited November 2011 in Gaming
Build a PC for Battlefield 3, NVIDIA style

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  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited September 2011
    meh, for $4k this is how I would have rolled:

    $315 Intel Core i7-2600k
    $086 Noctua NH-D14
    $335 ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
    $199 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133
    $730 SAPPHIRE 100310SR Radeon HD 6990 4GB
    $268 OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
    $499 OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 100GB SSD 1TB HDD
    $070 Brand X Blu-ray burner
    $269 CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 1200w 80+ Gold
    $109 Windows 7 Home Premium 64
    $249 SILVERSTONE Fortress Series FT02B
    $1050 3x HP ZR24W 1920x1200 Monitors

    TOTAL: $4179

    You get the OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid instead of Velociraptors and I include the three best 24" Monitors for Eyefinity on that swank HD6990.

    :rockon:
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited September 2011
    fatcat wrote:
    meh, for $4k this is how I would have rolled:

    $315 Intel Core i7-2600k
    $086 Noctua NH-D14
    $335 ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
    $199 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 2133
    $730 SAPPHIRE 100310SR Radeon HD 6990 4GB
    $268 OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
    $499 OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 100GB SSD 1TB HDD
    $070 Brand X Blu-ray burner
    $269 CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 1200w 80+ Gold
    $109 Windows 7 Home Premium 64
    $249 SILVERSTONE Fortress Series FT02B
    $1050 3x HP ZR24W 1920x1200 Monitors

    TOTAL: $4179

    You get the OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid instead of Velociraptors and I include the three best 24" Monitors for Eyefinity on that swank HD6990.

    :rockon:
    That's a good system, but I'm not sold on the ASUS board. I've had too many problems with them to be comfortable recommending them.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited September 2011
    mertesn wrote:
    That's a good system, but I'm not sold on the ASUS board. I've had too many problems with them to be comfortable recommending them.

    Yup, and I've had issues with Gigabyte and MSI in the past. ABIT also, but that was the KT133A days :tongue:
  • Canada
    edited October 2011
    All of them are very silly builds. And OCZ power supplys you've got to be kidding me. Why would you have an SSD over an overclockable processor, I will never be able to figure out.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    Oh, canada.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    I would have snagged a H70 coller for the price fo the Noctua cooler.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    Unless you're anal about system noise, the H70 has inferior performance.
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    Thrax wrote:
    Unless you're anal about system noise, the H70 has inferior performance.
    I've found the NH-D14 to be effectively silent. Is my hearing going that bad already?
  • jdarmali
    edited October 2011
    Played Battlefield 3 Beta on Ultra setting with
    SLI GTX 560Ti and still experiencing low FPS and constant crakling sound. But on high setting, everything run very smooth
  • TheAlertHuskyTheAlertHusky Victoria BC Member
    edited October 2011
    By the looks of it my G73Sw should be able to handle this game on med-high settings :D
  • john simpson
    edited October 2011
    why not just buy a mac book pro, they are pretty good machines
  • kyeba
    edited October 2011
    good list
  • kyeba
    edited October 2011
    so that list was pretty good, a macbook pro would probly be better for gaming
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    lolwut?
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    john simpson wrote:
    why not just buy a mac book pro, they are pretty good machines
    Not for gaming with modern titles - especially at native resolutions.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    Yeah, Macbook Pro just SCREAMS "gaming monster".
  • TheAlertHuskyTheAlertHusky Victoria BC Member
    edited October 2011
    Really? A Macbook Pro? What a beast.
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited October 2011
    Sigh, I'm seriously processor bottlenecked, time to spend some money.
  • TheAlertHuskyTheAlertHusky Victoria BC Member
    edited October 2011
    pseudonym wrote:
    Sigh, I'm seriously processor bottlenecked, time to spend some money.
    I know what you mean, I'm building a PC and yeah....
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited November 2011
    Thanks to this guide I just ordered the Phenom X6, the cheaper mobo, and 8gb, luckily I need nothing else.

    Wait a second, screw you guide, making it easy for me to spend money!!
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