Specs for new pc

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Hi, just wanted someone with more knowledge about pcs to check the specs for this pc I wanted and tell me if they are ok for gaming and how upgradable it will be in the future
Thanks Nick


CAS: Cooler Master Elite 431 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window [-85]

CD: LG UH12LS28K 12X Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive [+41] (BLACK COLOR)

COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad-Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 (All Venom OC Certified)
CS_FAN: Default case fans

FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
FREEBIE_MB: GIGABYTE GC-WB300D Exclusive Bluetooth 4.0/WiFi PCIe
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOARD: (Keyboard & Mouse Combo) Pixxo KA-75W1 Destroyer Series 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard & Laser Mouse Combo [+18]
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

MOTHERBOARD: * (3-Way SLI Support) GIGABYTE X79-UD3 Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ UEFI DualBIOS, Dolby Home Theater 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 4 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI

NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 800 Watts - Standard Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 10~15 BUSINESS DAYS
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+66] (Major Brand Powered by AMD)


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[fralexandr]

pretty decent build

Questions:
1) are you going with a multi-gpu setup?
2) what's your budget?

if you are planning on multi-gpu, i would not go with the 7850
i would recommend either the 7970 or nvidia gtx 670/680

that said, the 7850 is a great single GPU card for OVERCLOCKING
it can generally overclock to gtx 670 stock levels
since you're NOT overclocking, go with an nvidia GTX 670

what 800W PSU are you using?
I don't know of any 800w PSUs from generic brands, but I would like to remind you to NOT go with a crappy generic brand
excellent/good brands: seasonic, corsair, xfx, evga, pc power & cooling, antec
mediocre brands: OCZ (for the most part), thermaltake, coolermaster, etc

if you're going with a single GPU setup, i'd recommend a 400-500W PSU
if you're going with a dual GPU setup 600W-750W
if you're going with a 3 GPU setup 900W-1200W

since you are not overclocking,
if you're going with a single GPU you can go with a cheaper motherboard
something in the $60-$150 price range with the features you want

I dislike multi-gpu setups due to microstutter caused by AFR
supposedly, 3-way SLI/crossfire is supposed to mitigate microstutter though
if you don't notice microstutter then this is a non-issue