New build help before I purchase.

[xzystence]

Hello, and thank you for everything you guys do for people with questions, it's really appreciated. I finally registered on your forums after whoring it for weeks every day =) (Sorry, I'm lazy)

I would like some feedback before I buy these parts. Am I getting what I pay for or should I save on some parts? I'm not really looking to save money here, unless I'm buying an "overkill", but for once I'd like to have a good gaming rig that will max out the following games (BF3, Elder Scrolls V, SWTOR etc)

Yes - I will overclock, nothing insane to measure my e-peen, but perhaps a nice 4.5Ghz o/c should do. Please leave your feedback with a short explanation if possible.

My monitor is ASUS 24'' @ 1920 x 1080, and here are the parts that I am thinking about buying:

CASE ($79) CM Storm Enforcer - I really like the USB 3.0 motherboard connector, clean window, very user friendly inside, swap-able cages, cable management etc. (Sorry I hate the look of HAF series)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119240

MOBO: ($179) (ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0) As far as I know this is one of the best boards for my processor - fast & high quality, but feel free to prove me wrong.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131703

CPU: ($219) i5 2500k. After a lot of research, people seem to recommend this processor for gaming over the 2600k because they are almost identical in performance, unless I want to use hyper threading for rendering etc. I don't do much of that, once in a blue moon I make a gaming video, and little PhotoShop here and there.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

PSU: ($129) CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750M 750W. I would like a modular PSU. Is this a good choice? I am not sure if I will SLI - if 1 high end video card can max out games I will not mess with it. I will get probably the 570ti or something similar, will this PSU hold such cards in SLI? Or do you recommend another modular PSU in similar price range?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030

RAM: ($57) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

SSD for OS & couple games: ($114) Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC. This was recommended to me to install Win7 64 bit on + maybe one or two games. I will also buy a storage driver later, either the F3 spinpoint or WD Cabiar Black 1TB - haven't decided which is better yet but for now all I can afford is the SSD.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441

Cooling: Corsair H80 ($91) After doing a lot of research, this performs nearly as well as H100. I do not want an enormous heatsink blocking view of my rig so I'm willing to spend $91 for this since it seems to perform as one of the best coolers around, but feel free to prove me wrong, please.

Grand total: $888.38 (For now I am going to have to use my 4870 HD 1GB but I will upgrade in a month, probably the 570 or something, as well as F3 Spinpoint 1TB or WD-Caviar Black 1TB.

Please leave your feedback and comments - they are greatly appreciated!

 

[FunkyMonkey90]

Seems good but you'll definatly need to upgrade that GPU ASAP, probably best to get a 580 for BF3. Also your best bet is to get the storage drive now and the SSD later otherwise you won't have any storage?

 

[xzystence]

Hello and thank you for your quick reply. I have a wireless N router (even though I'm hard wired) with my external hard drive plugged in it so all my music and movies is stored there, however I should be able the caviar black hard drive, if I wait another week - I think I should be patient.

Yeah as of the GPU - I have until October to save for that, hopefully prices will drop some ><

 

[TonyTBR]

if your planing to get a gtx 580 or something like that then i would recommend the Corsair AX850 as it is an awesome power supply an it will give you some head room for overcloking.

As for the hard drive id go for the WD black because it has the extra cache and it is an all-round better drive.

Other wise looks good, if you were looking for a heatsink that i think is better looking out of them all have a look at the Be Quiet Dark Rock pro as it is perfect for sandy bridge and looks awsome.

 

[xzystence]

Ok I swapped the 750W for the AX 850. New grand total is $948, BRB robbing a bank AFK 20 min.

 

[Lollipop]

Get the 570, 580 is overpriced

 

[ruthless_villain]

Get the 570, 580 is overpriced

and there happens to be a lovely brand new gtx 570 for sale in the fs/w section

 

[xzystence]

Ah - the VC will have to wait at least another month. I should be able to order this by the 30th of this month...cannot wait - but I better max out BF3 or I will shit a brick ><

 

[TonyTBR]

Sounds good now good luck with the build and make sure you post pics!

 

[xzystence]

Oh absolutely I will, thanks so much for your help guys <3

 

[xzystence]

*UPDATE*

So today I ordered everything listed except I went with AX 850W and was able to get my 2nd hard drive - WD Caviar Black 64MB cache. (750GB)

I will upload pictures once the parts arrive - probably by Wednesday, we think