new build questions, thnx for looking

vinivedivici

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Well just to start things off, i am only concerned with 1 screen 1080p gaming. I am currently upgrading my fry's bought asus with later thoughts of grabbing a new mobo and case + a massive ram upgrade this tax season. But for now im trying to build something playable with what i have.

I just bought a evga gtx 760 sc , with plans of sli'ing 2 of these bad boys wen i get my new mobo (4-9% faster than a titan from what i have read).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130949&cm_re=evga_760_sc-_-14-130-949-_-Product

Also just bought a evga nex 650w supernova gold psu.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438005
---Sidenote: wondering if this psu will run the 2 760 sc's with ease--

I am running a i5 3350p running at 3.1 (3.3 turbo) on a asus mobo -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131860&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Intel+Motherboards-_-N82E16813131860&gclid=CjwKEAiAzIWkBRDO5LDEn8G1nAUSJADnHq_5OsTzDGrRUBdQ77XITTs8li6QHo2VFm2uNyIVCHMolxoC9Unw_wcB
--Sidenote: i have done alot of research about my i5, and from what i have read, it's more powerful then other cpus in its class due to it not having on board gfx (not sure if that is true)--

I only have 6 gb of ram atm (1x2gb and 1x4gb) but i'm planning to upgrade the 2gb to a 4gb this week.
--Sidenote: will be upgrading from 8gb to 16gb once i grab my new mobo.--

I have a 1tb hhd (since i bought my new psu, i will probably get a 120gb ssd to run my os this month as well)

So my question is this - Other then what i have said above, what can i do to the rig i have now to prep for the new case and mobo i'm going to transfer all the parts that i am gathering?
--Sidenote: any suggestions of mobos and well balanced cases will be much appreciated :)
--Sidenote: please nothing advanced just yet (water cooling, overclocking, etc)

current build: Valley extreme hd


Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
40.2
Score:
1683
Min FPS:
20.5
Max FPS:
76.0
 

vinivedivici

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Windows 7 64-bit
intel i5 3350p 3.1 - 3.3GHz turbo
ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA gtx 760 sc ACX 2GB
EVGA NEX650-G 120 650w PSU
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM
6GB ram
havent chosen mobo or case yet.
that good enough?




 
Your mobo - http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P8H61M_LECSM_R20/specifications/ - is dual channel - like most of them. You cant put 6gb on it and expect it to work. Get 2 x 4gb ram kit for it.

Your build is OK. Not great. But OK.

Try a Corsair 230T case. Check your 760 will fit in it first.