Opinions chaps?

[leesmi]

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-960 (3.20GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® RAMPAGE III EXTREME: 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
12GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (6 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1536MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX580 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DX 11 (PRE-ORDER)
2nd Graphics Card
1536MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX580 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DX 11 (PRE-ORDER)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
160GB Intel® X25-M 2.5" SSD (34nm / upto 250MB/sR | 100MB/sW)***SPECIAL***
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
10x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£49)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES GOLD (AX1200) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£206)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT FREEZONE ELITE CPU SUB AMBIENT COOLING UNIT(£225)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI EXPRESS CARD (£19)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
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NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
GeForce 3D Vision
GeForce 3D Vision Kit & ViewSonic FuHzion 22" VX2268wm 120Hz LCD bundle (£319)
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3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
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STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
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1

Price: £3,228.00 including VAT and delivery.

Do you think an extra GTX 580 would be overkill?

Any suggestions out there?

 

[Phoenix]

With the high frequency RAM and high end cooling device you've selected having an overclocked i7-950/970/980x with artic cooling paste would be a better idea (http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-1366-overclocked/) since you're obviously going for maximum performance with that kind of budget. Upgrade the HDD to a caviar green drive instead for the nice 64mb of cache. A third GTX580 would be overkill especially since you'll be playing at 1680x1050.

 

[Sleinous]

Not to mention the third 580 would be running at x8 speed with the second at x8

Motherboard supports either Dual SLI @ x16/x16, Tri SLI @ x16/x8/x8

 

[PCS]

Great spec, very well balanced. A killer gaming machine! The GTX580 beat the GTX480 by about 40% so whether you need two is up to you...