I really would've left if you somehow managed to keep the same HDD/SSD space and RAM; of course you can cheap out on both of those things and drastically lower the price.
BTW, can you give me a link to where a 6950 unlocked to a 6970 SLI beats a 570 SLI?
I really would've left if you somehow managed to keep the same HDD/SSD space and RAM; of course you can cheap out on both of those things and drastically lower the price.
BTW, can you give me a link to where a 6950 unlocked to a 6970 SLI beats a 570 SLI?
Yeah, thats the big question. I suppose I could leave it up to him if he wants to ramp it up to dual 580's. How would the dual 570's stack up against a single 580?
I figure with such a high budget, and the ever increasing size of games, the 250gb would be worth it.
I was just thinking that within your build budget and from the ground up, you might as well just go to the front of the line (580 SLI, 6970 CF for currently available cards). 570 SLI might make more sense if there were one already in place and you were adding a second.
Also keep in mind that AMD and nVidia both are introducing new cards this month (590, 6990). You might want to wait a couple of weeks before committing to see how these turn out. It might even (though I wouldn't hold my breath) push down the prices on cards that have already been out a little, if the market interest shifts.
Let me clarify:
I would appreciate constructive criticism and input. Your post was neither.
Refined it somewhat. Switched to SB 2600k, changed the case, and will have him pick dual 570/580 or perhaps 6990's. Also switched to the 120gb ssd, and a 1tb F3 HDD.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=13540991
Thoughts?
edit: fixed link.
Ok... no on that. I know you were going for the CAS7 rating, but it's NOT worth paying extra for.$105 - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)