Hey guys, need some help.

[zinonyx]

I am soon going to be back in the states from deployment and I have abit of cash to spend on a new computer the one I built before I came out is no outdated... (not really it'll still play everything great) but I need a new one because they are awesome so this is what I got please feel free to suggest other parts better or worse but please give a reason for the exchange.

COMPUTER CASE-

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043

POWER SUPPLY-
Antec Signature SG650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371017

Combo with case for- $279.98 before MIR

MOTHERBOARD-
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131614

RAM-
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G2000LV6GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227424

Hard Drive-
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

I want to only have a 7200 RPM and I dont need 1tb I only wanted around 500G dont use my computer for movies or music.
Also my last Hard Drive was 10000RPM couldn't see a differance.

CPU-
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

CD DRIVE-
LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177

OS- Windows 7 Home Edition


Graphics Card- I can't really decide based on reviews and price I want something Nvidia 260-285 Or one of the newer DX11 ATI cards Please let me know about your choices give some reasons and why you would think its best I don't want Crossfire but I wouldn't mind having SLI my last computer had 2x9800GTXOcs.


Also I need a keyboard and mouse I prefer wireless but I like the LED keys, a monitor, and 2 headsets.

Anyways any advice would be lovely please let me know ill check in daily.

All changes to the build well be addressed and I will consider them all.

I do not overclock but I do digitally paint and play newest games.

 

[gkay09]

^ You should check out the i7 860 rather than the i7 920...they are better at stock speeds and have better Turbo Boost(Overclocks itself) than the 920...

And as for the graphics card - Certainly ATI cards...HD 58xx series would be the best option if you wan tto play the newest and upcoming games...

PSU - Check this PSU - Corsair 650HX...For $10 less, you get a very good PSU that comes with 7 year warranty and is Corsair...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.309422

 

[jitpublisher]

Hmmm. If your current PC will still "play everything great", I can't see why you want to build a new one just now and only because they are "awesome". Digital Painting does not require a high-end PC.

I would wait until the PC I had did not do what I needed it to do, and then build a new one. They will be even more "awesome" then you know.
I would save my money for now. Sounds to me like you just want to waste money?

 

[zinonyx]

It isn't that I just want to waste money. I would use the second computer to host a steam server probably L4D2 but also having the SLI in the other computer doesn't mean I have to set it to revert to single card on some old games or I lose frames.