~1200 i5-2500k, hd 6850 gaming budget build

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Hey just wondering what you think of my build I am purchasing in a couple days. On a somewhat tight budget as I am a college student, but I have worked a lot in the past to get some extra dough.

Anyways will be using this for school/future job in econ/finance, play starcraft 2/cod:bo on ultra/highest settings while streaming my games and also listening to music, taking it to lans/having it connected to projectors and hdmi tvs etc....


Any other components / hardware / software recommendations are highly welcome!

Wish List:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19126167

cpu: i5-2500k Sandy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

gpu: ASUS radeon HD 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121399

ssd: Corsair Force 120 gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233125

hd: Samsung 1 tb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

ram: g.skill ripjaws x series 4 gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231439

psu: Antec Truepower 750w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025

mb: ASUS P8P67 LE lga 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131687

os: Windows 7 Home Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

case: coolmaster haf 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

What I like from this computer is the ability to upgrade cpu, gpu at later time, could add water cooling and more fans, and it's not top of the line but the best bang for my buck that I could find.

Already have a lg dvd drive and an audigy xfi xtreme music sound card, and getting new keyboard/mouse with the target / bb cards I got since mine have quite the finger gravy on them after a lot of years of usage, I have a couple of old school crt monitors, but looking to upgrade that at a later time.

(I doubt anyone is but)If anyone is looking for an xnavigator case, seagate~500gb hd, radeon x850 vid card, as rock 939 socket mb, 2gb of ram for very cheap just post up and we can get in contact



Any help appreciated!
 
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wasupmike

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looks real good to me... 2 things i'd debate:

RAM - it's never been cheaper than it is now... so for ~$40 more - you can double up to 8GB... something that soon will be standard (and you'll be occupying only 2 slots if you get 8 now)

2nd is the motherboard - nothing wrong with it - however you want the i5-2500K - which is an ''overclocker"... so (if) you're planning to do more than just a mild overclock... you may want a motherboard better suited... like 1 level up like the P8P67... or the Gigabyte P67-UD3P
 
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gkay09

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^ Good suggestions there,...

Here is a slight rebuild,...
i5 + Sapphire HD 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.585749

RAM + Mobo
Corsair 4GB + MSI P67A-GD55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.576633

RAM - 1 more stick for 8GB in total
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233141

CASE - Check this one - Has good airflow and would be better suited for carrying around
Thermaltake V5 Black Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Chassis-VL70001W2Z/dp/tech-data/B003E474NA
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=23048
http://hardwarebistro.com/?option=com_simple_review&Itemid=84&review=149-Thermaltake-V5-Chassis-Review

SSD - OCZ Vertex 2 3.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227590

HDD, OS - Same

PSU - Antec TP 650 - It can easily handle 2x HD 6850s in Crossfire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021

Total - ~$1164 not including rebates or shipping,...
 
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Hey thanks for the help guys, actually made my purchases before I saw your post gkay, but thanks for the tips anyways, I think I would probably have stuck with my build anyways from what I have been reading on other forums and benchmarks. And I guess the slightly higher price gives me slightly higher quality.... hopefully, and I really was debating the higher psu for days on end just for safety and the ability to add fans, drives, overclock, etc, and hopefully that will help me in the longer term, and people say that 4gb is the standard now, and I figure I can always stick a couple more in later if needed.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19126167

Well I went with:
cpu: i5-2500k Sandy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

gpu: ASUS radeon 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121399

ssd: corsair force 120 gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233125

hd: samsung f3 1 tb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

mb: ASUS p8p67
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131681

ram: kingston hyperx 4gb casl 7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104140

psu: antec tp 750w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025

case: coolermaster haf 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

os: windows 7 home premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

For a total of $1221.75 including shipping
And minus off the rebates ($80) for a total of $1141.75

Anyways I'll let you guys know how this goes!

Also not sure if it's allowed but since they link you guys here at tomshardware, here is another great resource with pages of opinions ands deals, rigs and such >
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=137554
 
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