My new xmas gift - to me :) New Rig

[Rubberduck]

Just ordered my new rig, should be here in the new year. Idea was to future proof it a little, and optimise it for running DCS.

 

Think my original system did do very well, running 2 screens, outputting the MFD's to the second screen, on a 550Ti Nvidia card, and getting around 14 fps on the ground and 20-25 in the air. It only dropped a few with the TGP on. Setting were on medium tho :) anyway here are the specs of the new rig, bit of a beast if I do say so myself, comments welcome :)

 

Case PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G

Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST QUAD-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

2nd Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM (£26)

Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE

Processor Cooling INTEL CERTIFIED LIQUID CPU COOLER FOR SOCKET LG2011

Fan Controller AeroCool Touch 2000 LCD Touch Screen 4 Fan Controller + 2 x Front USB

Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio

 

 

 

can't wait :)

[outlawal2]

Looks like a nice rig for sure. The only comment I would make is in regards to the dual video cards running SLI.. Since DCS does not handle SLI very well, I personally would opt for ONE video card and buy the most expensive one I could afford... Like a GTX680 rather than the 2 660's...

 

I was running 2 GTX550ti's in SLI and found DCS runs better with one.. (At least in my system anyway.) So I removed one of them and put it in one of my other boxes...

 

But that is just my 2 cents worth.. (I am also assuming that this rig is specific for use with DCS so if you have other games that CAN utilize SLI then maybe you should disregard my recommendation..)

 

 

As always the devil is in the details!

ENJOY!

[Rubberduck]

Thanks Outlawal2, not being familiar with SLI, can you disable one of the cards on the fly, if needed?

 

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Edited December 21, 2012 by Rubberduck
changed to correct name

[outlawal2]

Just an FYI that I am Outlawal2, not Outlaw... (I only make this distinction because there IS an Outlaw on this board and he ain't me!)

 

Anyway, yes you can disable SLI and use a single GPU for DCS or other games, but when you do it leaves the 2nd one completely idle and unused... Also, SLI when used with games that take advantage of it, DOES perform better, but it is NOT a doubling of performance as there is quite a bit of programming overhead required to utilize SLI... A wild guess on my part would be maybe a 50 or 60% performance increase over a single GPU. I usually buy the most expensive GPU I can afford and then once it gets a little long in tooth, THEN I may buy another one and use SLI because at that point the price of the GPU has dropped through the floor. If i am building a new rig I never do the SLI thing as I feel the money is better spent on a higher family of GPU instead...

[Rubberduck]

Thanks, built with DCS in mind but yes, i do run other games that can utilize SLI. anyway thanks for the comments :)

[agrasyuk]

good syetem, but for running DCS i'd get single more powerful card instead of 2 seemed like 670 4gb was within your budget

[outlawal2]

And understand that my comments were in no way negative, just opinions based on my own experiences... (And info from this and other forums.)

 

Absolutely nothing wrong with your upcoming system.. You will love it!

 

Have a good one!

[Manuel]

just a question: Does it really make sense to put a 2011 socket instead of the 1055 in terms of DCS?

[outlawal2]

My opinion is not necessarily for DCS, but if you are building a new system I would go with the 2011 as it is more "Futureproof".. Meaning you can upgrade more with that socket in the future than the 1055...

[MegOhm_SD]

Just ordered my new rig, should be here in the new year. Idea was to future proof it a little, and optimise it for running DCS.

 

Think my original system did do very well, running 2 screens, outputting the MFD's to the second screen, on a 550Ti Nvidia card, and getting around 14 fps on the ground and 20-25 in the air. It only dropped a few with the TGP on. Setting were on medium tho :) anyway here are the specs of the new rig, bit of a beast if I do say so myself, comments welcome :)

 

Case PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G

Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST QUAD-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

2nd Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM (£26)

Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE

Processor Cooling INTEL CERTIFIED LIQUID CPU COOLER FOR SOCKET LG2011

Fan Controller AeroCool Touch 2000 LCD Touch Screen 4 Fan Controller + 2 x Front USB

Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio

 

 

 

can't wait :)

 

Yah nice rig...

 

you might want to consider a 520 240GB SSD ... It is a bit faster than the 330 and isn't that much more. I have the OS, DCS (all Modules), Il2-46 HSFX, COD, ROF, and Far Cry 3 on an Intel 520 Series 240GB and it uses about half of that. Keep in mind you will lose some of your capacity as a recovery disk.

 

The Intel Tool Box and migration software is really good. Can't say enough about SSDs. Makes it just too easy.

[Rubberduck]

Right i have had a look a various things and Have decided I can SLI later, thanks for your comments.

 

I have amended my order with the company to this, the final build :)

 

Case PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G

Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST QUAD-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready ****CHANGE****

Memory - 1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW) ****CHANGE****

2nd Hard Disk 2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM (£26)

Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE

Processor Cooling INTEL CERTIFIED LIQUID CPU COOLER FOR SOCKET LG2011

Fan Controller AeroCool Touch 2000 LCD Touch Screen 4 Fan Controller + 2 x Front USB

Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio

Network Facilities 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT –

USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

:thumbup:

[outlawal2]

You are going to be very pleased with that rig...

[Rubberduck]

Appreciate all your inputs guys :)

[KaspeR32]

Much better! I think the single card is the way to go as well, and with the 4GB, you'll definitely be able to run multiple monitors if you so choose!

 

Enjoy it =P

[starsky396]

I now know who I am going to rob tonight :P. I need a new video card. Right now I have a gtx 560ti at 2GB but it's starting to break down.

[agrasyuk]

Right i have had a look a various things and Have decided I can SLI later, thanks for your comments.

 

I have amended my order with the company to this, the final build :)

 

 

Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready ****CHANGE****

 

yeah, thats the stuff :thumbup:

 

i want one of these :)

[WildBillKelsoe]

Like we say in Egypt " MABROOK"! Have fun with it. MERRY CHRISTMAS , MAN!!!

[Rubberduck]

Thanks guys, may post some piccies when it arrives, can't wait lol

Edited December 22, 2012 by Rubberduck
crap spelling/fat fingers

[Manuel]

I hope seeing some fps result with that rig onto the DCS World titles. We had a discussion when we complained about poor fps performance on a high end system. So one more for the statistics would be fine ;)

 

Thanks and have fun with your rig!

[StoOopiD]

U might be pushing the limits with a 750w PSU with a SLI rig. i hope it turns on. (fingers-crossed)

 

i hope u checked if the ram is supported, the mobo is only rated at 1866mhz

 

as the blue-ray drive is nice, the DVD speed is slow. not a big deal tho,installs might take alittle longer. u want like 22x or 24x DVD read speed

 

all in all tho it looks to be a nice rig. how much did that set u back? $$$

[Rubberduck]

U might be pushing the limits with a 750w PSU with a SLI rig. i hope it turns on. (fingers-crossed)

 

i hope u checked if the ram is supported, the mobo is only rated at 1866mhz

 

as the blue-ray drive is nice, the DVD speed is slow. not a big deal tho,installs might take alittle longer. u want like 22x or 24x DVD read speed

 

all in all tho it looks to be a nice rig. how much did that set u back? $$$

Not sli'ing ATM will assess power if I decide to go that route.

 

Didn't notice that thanks for the heads up will check with supplier.

 

I will be fitting my DVD drive from my existing system, but again, thanks for the heads up.

 

A little over £1550, including shipping taxes and building, does not include OS as I have a retail version of win 7 which I am goingto put on the new system.

Thanks :thumbup:

[Rubberduck]

It is in testing now, not long to wait :)

[Manuel]

:) have fun!

[Rubberduck]

On it's way, being delivered tomorrow :) :)

[Ratfink]

I've not ordered mine yet - still finalising :)

 

What monitor you using?