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Well I actually have some questions regarding the new pc I'm building.

This is what I have in Mind:

CASE:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $99.99

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive $69.99

Monitor:
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor $179.99

GPU:
HIS H685F1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $159.99

Power Supply
CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 (CMPSU-650HX) 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $119.99

RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $45.99

MotherBoard
ASRock Z68 PRO3-M LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $114.99

Procesor:
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K $$219.99

Now, This is the first time I build a Pc, and I wanna know if my hardware is compatible, I don't wanna get any "bottlenecks" or stuff.

The second thing is: What am I missing? I know I don't have a sound card or a Network card. Could you recommned me one?

The third and last thing: I'm actually kind of low in my budget so I want you to tell me which components you think I don't actually need. (I wanna reduce the overall price by $500 ) -- DONE!! Thanks

That's it. Sorry If you don't get me, I'm not a native english speaker

Message edited by pato wlmc on 06-26-2011 at 12:47:49 AM

------------------------------ “In the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” — Bertrand Russell
Reply to pato wlmc

Why are you going to get a i-5 750? I recommend
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
instead.

If you are on a budget there are monitors for 125 ish that work just as good.
Do you really need a 2 tb hd? a 500gb is $40
You don't need a $154 case. There are ones for $50
That video card is WAYYYYYYYY too overpriced... Get a ati 6850 / 6870

Message edited by getignited114 on 06-26-2011 at 12:18:34 AM

Reply to getignited114

First off, the build cannot work. The i5-750 is LGA 1156 and the motherboard is LGA 1366, the CPU wont fit in the socket. I recommend switching to an i5-2500K and a Z68 motherboard. Also since a Z68 motherboard will be dual channel get 2 or 4 sticks of ram, either a 2x4GB kit or a 4x2GB, i suggest 2x4 as it leaves you an upgrade path in the future.

If you are tight on budget i would suggest dropping down to a more reasonably price monitor, you can get some very nice LED LCD screens for a bit under 200, no need to pay $570 for one, especially if its not an IPS screen.

Swap that 2TB caviar green out for a 2TB caviar black, it will be a lot faster.

------------------------------ A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.
Single 12V rail or multiple 12V rails?
Reply to hunter315

Thaks for all your advises. As I told you I'm really new into this so I don't really know whats good or not.

I've updated the first post with my new Hardware, in order to make it easier for other people to follow the post.

Now: What do you think of it?
P.D. THANKS!! Now my "shopping cart" went from $1900 to $1214.82, which is way more affordable. Still I wouldn't mind reducing other 100-200 bugs, but sincerely I think I can make an effort and pay that price, in order to get a PC a little better

EDIT: Ok! so now the final price of my PC is $1010, which is totally perfect. Thanks guys! you helped me reduce my PC price by $900

Message edited by pato wlmc on 06-26-2011 at 12:51:41 AM

------------------------------ “In the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” — Bertrand Russell
Reply to pato wlmc

You can get a good case for closer to $50, such as the Antec 300.
You only need 4GB of ram for gaming, not 12GB.
You could save a little on the power supply, but you still need to buy a good brand.
If you are going to overclock then you should buy a good aftermarket cpu cooler. If you aren't going to overclock then you don't need the "K" series cpu.

Reply to cadder

i just seen a combo on another thread that's pretty good. You need to add a case and monitor.

Subtotal: $660.93 ($635.93 after m.i.r.) Ok it's more money but it kicks butt.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157241
$59.99 ASRock H61M-VS LGA 1155

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.662489
$449.98 ($419.98 with m.i.r) Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
bundled with:1x EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560ti

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148340
$34.99 Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371044
$64.99 ($54.99 with $10 code) +free shipping, Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.667921
$50.98 LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
bundled with:1x Seagate Barracuda ST3500413AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA ..

You could opt for a better sli board if you wish. It was another build for another thread.

Reply to need4speeds

Ok if you want to know what it was more money than.. here it is..

Subtotal: $444.94

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103808
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz
$113.99 ($98.99 with $15 code)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157204
$44.99 ASRock N68C-S UCC AM3/AM2+/AM2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148340
$34.99 Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371044
$64.99 ($54.99 with $10 code) +free shipping, Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.667921
$50.98 LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
bundled with:1x Seagate Barracuda ST3500413AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA ..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130616
$179.99 EVGA 012-P3-1470-RX GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Recertified

Reply to need4speeds

If you are going with a slower/small card like the 5770, 6770, or 6850...

The "insane cheap" system from before....

Subtotal: $395.96 ($375.96 after mail in and pray rebates)

-This one includes the case too!!.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371044
$64.99 ($54.99 with $10 code) +free shipping, Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W (the free 350 watt with the combo might work, but i am not so sure)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.638451
$193.99 Athlon II X2 250/GeForce 7025 SuperCombo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102941
$117.99 ($97.99 after mail-in rebate card) SAPPHIRE 100338L Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card Free Dirt3 game coupon w/ purchase

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289
$18.99 LITE-ON DVD Burner

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