$2000 build

[midget666]

Im looking to build an exspensive gaming system. I have been saving lots of money and I just want someone more experienced in computer hardware than I am to look at my build and point out any defects or incompatibilities like my PSU not having enough connectors im open to suggestions. But i wont change my graphics card or Processor. All these items will be bought of newegg. I will put the links to the items for reveiw.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129100 (case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145472 (Hard Drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125364 (graphics card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702021 (PSU)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161364 (RAM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582 (MOBO)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 (CPU)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142 (CPU cooler)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140046 (Disk Drive)


thats all the links to the parts for the computer. I am buying two of the same disk drives and two sets of the ram posted above. this puts me a couple hundred dollars short of the $2000 but thats because i didnt include things like thermal paste and OS. Would be much appreciated if someone would look at compatibility or give suggestions on better parts. Im kinda iffy on the MOBO because im not sure what 2.0 x 16 PCIe slots mean when one is x16 and the other is x8. But thanks very much to people who reply

 

[midget666]

wow that was a fast reply lol.

 

[midget666]

is the PSU ready for SLI?

 

[midget666]

and what would you suggest for the MOBO?

 

[midget666]

and one more thing wouldnt an 850w PSU not be sufficient enough if i were to upgrade to a second card later?

 

[midget666]

well max res for the GTX 580 but the games i will be playing it will still be able to run with everything maxed at the very LEAST 70 FPS i play a lot of SC2 and hoping to get into WOW. not much of a crisis gamer

 

[midget666]

im just leaving my comp open to upgrade

 

[midget666]

and im new to SSD where is it mounted on the MOBO? or is it even mounted on the mobo. ive build cheaper systems with just regular HDDs but never got around to SSD

 

[midget666]

and You dont REALLY need more than one disk drive do you?

 

[midget666]

well for now im going with a single GTX 580 i dont really like ATI cause ive had trouble with some of the chipsets in the past. its more personal opinion that i like NVIDIA better. Can you suggest a better mobo if you have one in mind? and most likely what ill end up doing is if i need to upgrade sell the GTX 580 and buy a GTX 590 cause they are beastly

 

[midget666]

im also looking into overclocking a little if i do run into framrate troubles (which in wow and SC2 i really wont) but I bought the unlocked sandy bridge i7 2600k because of its overclocking capabilities. I heard its stock cooler can OC it to 4.4 Ghz and some aftermarkets can go up to 5 Ghz

 

[midget666]

k. well like i said. for now im going with the GTX 580 for a long while before i HAVE to upgrade. im sure the 590 kinks will get figured out just like any other problems with ATI or NVIDIA.

 

[midget666]

so will this PSU support the amount of fans in this case along with the power demands of the hard drives and the graphics and mobo?

 

[midget666]

what amount of RAM do you have in your computer? should i go with 8 or just buy full out 16 GB of ram so i never have to upgrade?

 

[midget666]

and is the thermal paste that comes with the CPU cooler effiecient enough for high OC? and i just went with the 16 GB ram. The mobo supports dual channel and the ram is qud channel but doesnt that mean that it is just two pairs of dual channel memory?

 

[midget666]

scratch that i went with the ram you suggested

 

[midget666]

im going to be seeing how far i can push my computer with my current setup. so your absolutely sure the PSU would be enough for the six fans in my case and if i wanted to put the optional fans in. plus really high OC. i wont overclock to my maximum capability i will probably do it once or twice just to see what my computer can do and if i ever need to do it i will know my limits. i will be doing a little OC when i game some tougher games. and the thermal paste is good for more than one application correct?

 

[midget666]

im going to be seeing how far i can push my computer with my current setup. so your absolutely sure the PSU would be enough for the six fans in my case and if i wanted to put the optional fans in. plus really high OC. i wont overclock to my maximum capability i will probably do it once or twice just to see what my computer can do and if i ever need to do it i will know my limits. i will be doing a little OC when i game some tougher games. and the thermal paste is good for more than one application correct?

 

[midget666]

is there anything else i should know? such as the OC capabilities with the setup i have now or if i should add the optional fans on the case? This is the first really high end computer im going to build so im not going to mess with water cooling. I might make an upgrade to it later but for now im going with air. Do you know what the kind of limits there are on OC an air cooled system like this?

 

[midget666]

ah i c. well ill push it as far as i can within safe temps to just see what it does

 

[midget666]

ah i c. well ill push it as far as i can within safe temps to just see what it does
same with the GPU on the card

 

[midget666]

ah i c. well ill push it as far as i can within safe temps to just see what it does
same with the GPU on the card

 

[midget666]

k so how far can you overclock the GTX 580? i can keep the volts under 1.375 but how far have you seen an OC go on the 2600k with air cool and still keeping the volts under 1.375

 

[midget666]

should i also add the extra fan on the CPU cooler or will it not make much of a difference?

 

[midget666]

within safe temperatures?