Sub $900 Sandy Bridge i5-2500K

You might check www.superbiiz.com for RAM prices--I found significantly better prices there, than on NewEgg.com, when I built my PC.

switch the power supply to 1 of these.

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W $69.99 before rebate, $54.99 after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Rosewill Green Series 630W $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

maybe go with the antec 300 instead. it ends up cheaper after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

i would swap the HD5770 with a GTX 460.

Galaxy GeForce GTX 460 GC 768MB with just cause 2 $149.99 before rebate, $109.99 after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 768MB with just cause 2 $159.99 before rebate, $139.99 after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I think you are right about the GTX 460.

I like the OCZ power supply too. Just curious though why not the PC Power and Cooling?

PC Power and Cooling is a 'no name' brand. No Name brands almost NEVER match their rated ability, and tend to be fireworks factories.

Haha. I've had my fair share of cheap power supplies. PC Power and Cooling though used to be featured a lot in MaxPC as a quality power supply.

nope

they'd be right there at the very top of the quality ladder

Yeah PC Power and Cooling is fine, no corsair or seasonic but good. - on par with OCZ who make a lot of crappy PSUs among their few good ones.

i only recommended it because it was cheaper so you could get the gtx 460 without extra cost.

Pc power and cooling is a very high quality manufacturer I still have my silencer750w running after 2.5+ years.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite... Combo Discount: -$20.00 Combo Price: $99.98 $20.00 Mail-In Rebate Price After Mail-In Rebate(s): $109.98
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
COOLER MASTER GX Series RS650-ACAAE3-US 650W ATX12V v2.31 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite... Combo Price: $299.98 $10.00 Mail-In Rebate Price After Mail-In Rebate(s): $289.98
MSI P67A-GD53 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI N460GTX Cyclone 768D5/OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... $224.99 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... $42.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... $69.99 $15 off with promo code HARDOCP112C, ends 1/19 FREE SHIPPING
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... $21.99 FREE SHIPPING
LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Writer LightScribe Support

Total: $759.92 *not including rebates, shipping, etc..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... $99.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

How much is ewiz paying you to spam this on every bloody thread on this board ? Keep this up and your going to find your arse banned from here in no time flat.

you forgot the power supply and graphics card.

^Lol no look again.

ah yes. i seem to be mistaken. well thats a great build for a good price, everyone happy.

How much of a difference is there between the GTX 460 1 gig and the 768 mb?

Also what about the Radeon 6850?

the 768 has a 192 bitr memory channel and 1 less block of the GPU units (7 instead of 8)

You can go crossfire in the future and the 6850 is more powerful than a gtx 460 1gb
here is a review: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_6850_C...

@Why_Me
Please don't recommend that gx psu!
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master...