New Build, $1700 budget.

[nekthand]

Hey, building my first high end gaming PC. I would like some advice on the parts and general compatibility.


Approximate Purchase Date: I will probably be ordering the parts next week around Feb 3rd.


Budget Range: $1600-$1700


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Playing new games, like Metro 2033 and Battlefield Bad Company 2, at 1920x1080 with high frame rates.


Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com


Country of Origin: USA


Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel processor, Nvidia GPU


Overclocking: Maybe, I will probably overclock the Intel 2600k processor because I've heard it's stable and easy to overclock.

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, I'm thinking about purchasing another Nvidia 580 in a month or two.

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: The power supply I buy now needs to be able to accommodate another Nvidia 580 if I do end up doing SLI.

Here are the parts I've budgeted out at Newegg.com , I would appreciate any comments or recommendations.

Video Card
EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587&cm_re=evga_580-_-14-130-587-_-Product


Power Supply
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX 950W ATX12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139013

Processor
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819115070

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

Hard drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822136533

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813128463

Ram
Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820220562


Optical Drive
ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827135204

The total is $1600

Thanks for taking the time to look at this thread and help me!

 

[Sequences]

If you're thinking about OCing, you should consider getting an aftermarket CPU heatsink.

 

[HeyImGodly]

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Total: $1,639.37