1.Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 WS REVOLUTION LGA 1155 Intel P67 / NVIDIA NF200 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

2.DVD Drive: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support

3.Case: COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

4. Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

5.Power Supply: Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified

6.RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

7.Heatsink: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

ASUS ENGTX590/3DIS/3GD5 GeForce GTX 590 (Fermi) 3072MB 768-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

my point: max every game without lagging on (1920x1200) can it handle it? should I change anything? please dont go above 1800$

thanks for your time...

a 590 on a monitor like that is like using a jumbo jet to go grocery shopping. You can get a lot more bang for the buck with a 580 probably, and save on your power bill and heat output

The 590 is not all it was cracked up to be and I myself would not be going down the dual GPU route due to the compatibility issues that they have with some games. It also does not have double the performance of a 580, far from it. If it did it would be costing closer to a grand. Get yourself a 580, the fastest single GPU on the planet which can max out games for you at that resolution for the next few years and use the money saved to pick up an SSD.

You only want a 590 or HD6990 if you're aiming for a massive resolution, usually on multiple monitors. The top tier single GPU cards are fine for everything else (even my pair of mid-rangers does 1920 x 1080 with no problems).

Forget it, people always want the best there is even though the so called "mid range" cards (you know, those cheap cards that maxes out every single game at 1080P), as many of you call them, already does the job.

so what video card(s) I should get? I just don't like 580's for there price/performance 1) 1x 590 3GB 2) 1x 6990 4GB 3) 2x 6950's 2GB in crossfire please know that's my only options, and is everything else fine? thanksakam-war

Those are all really overkill for your resolution, I would get just a single 6950 flashed to 6970 for now. Then down the line add another.

so what video card(s) I should get? I just don't like 580's for there price/performance 1) 1x 590 3GB 2) 1x 6990 4GB 3) 2x 6950's 2GB in crossfire please know that's my only options, and is everything else fine? thanksakam-war

just relax and go with a single 6950 it's probably more than you needfishing666

so what video card(s) I should get? I just don't like 580's for there price/performance 1) 1x 590 3GB 2) 1x 6990 4GB 3) 2x 6950's 2GB in crossfire please know that's my only options, and is everything else fine? thanksakam-war

6950s in crossfire. At least as good as the other 2 options while costing a lot less, especially if you unlock to 6970s.

It looks like a good build. If you want a GTX 590 (or any dual gpu card) then go for it. Don't let anyone talk you out of getting what you want. It is your PC not theirs and one of the advantages of PC gaming is that you can pick & choose you components.jtcraft

i totally agree with thia post, only thing is, it is up to you of what gpu you will want to get, the gtx 590,6990 are great cards but as some of the posters have said only buy them if you are going to be running high resolutions. The gtx 580/6970/6950 2gb are great single gpu solutions also when in sli or crossfire they scale very well also at this point its user preference.

You want price / performance? Get two GTX 460 1GBs.