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    Will this work?

    ASRock > Products > Z68 Extreme7 Gen3
    2 X GTX 590 or 4 x 580
    Intel core i7-2600 proccessor - (if anything better then that for socket 1155 that you could think off, please suggest)
    (I dont see the ram slots listed, anyone know how much can be added?)
    im yet to decide on a PSU.

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    i think the i5-2500 is better value for money if you're a gamer

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    Don't go 4x 580 - benchmarks repeatedly show that the 4th is more or less redundant. That's often the case even with 3x.

    2x 590 however is a powerhouse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmy View Post
    i think the i5-2500 is better value for money if you're a gamer
    Maybe so, but i got the extra money to spend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nroug7 View Post
    ASRock > Products > Z68 Extreme7 Gen3
    2 X GTX 590 or 4 x 580
    Intel core i7-2600 proccessor - (if anything better then that for socket 1155 that you could think off, please suggest)
    (I dont see the ram slots listed, anyone know how much can be added?)
    im yet to decide on a PSU.
    ASRock > Products > Z68 Extreme7 Gen3
    - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
    - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
    - Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
    - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
    - Supports IntelĀ® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmy View Post
    ASRock > Products > Z68 Extreme7 Gen3
    - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
    - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
    - Supports DDR3 2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
    - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
    - Supports IntelĀ® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
    Now i feel stupid >.< forgot to check if they had a specs page, thanks a bunch.

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    If you have extra money to spend, definitely stick with the i7. Get dual 590s. If you have money left over run 2 SSDs in RAID 0. More money left over, get bigger SSDs.

    Don't waste your money on 4x 580s.

    But unless you're running games on three monitors, I don't really see why you need two 590s. Just sayin'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grandinferno View Post
    If you have extra money to spend, definitely stick with the i7. Get dual 590s. If you have money left over run 2 SSDs in RAID 0. More money left over, get bigger SSDs.

    Don't waste your money on 4x 580s.

    But unless you're running games on three monitors, I don't really see why you need two 590s. Just sayin'.
    Or 3D, or multi monitor 3D. Still, i was thinking of the thermaltake 1350W power supply
    Thermaltake - Australia - Toughpower 1350W - TP-1350M

    i still need to come up with a case and cooling system (With or without the case, probably gonna need to be custom if i'll be running Quad-sli 590.

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    or... HEX 590 SLI.

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    Again, quad 590's will be a waste of about $2000. You'll see no real improvement with a 3rd or 4th card.

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