First Build gaming need advice (800$~)

[sinpozium]

Buying in the next couple days.
For around 800$
Mostly for gaming.

I would like any advice on the pieces i have chosen.
Will they work together properly, is there anything for the same price range
that would be better for gaming. Also not sure what kind of PSU to get.
Any suggestions on any pieces to change or get would be appreciated.

P.S. I already own the video card.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423&Tpk=Gigabyte%20GA-X58A-UD3R%20Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
: 210$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211&Tpk=Intel%20Core%20i7%20950%20Processor%20BX80601950

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
:280$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130591&Tpk=EVGA%2001G-P3-1366-TR%20GeForce%20GTX%20460%20SE%20Video%20Card

EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
:160$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251&Tpk=Corsair%20XMS3%20TW3X4G1333C9AG%204GB%20Dual%20Channel%20DDR3

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G
:54$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
:65$

 

[mortonww]

I would go with something more like

i5 2500k ($225)
ASUS P9P67 PRO ($190)
4 GB of G.Skill 1600 MHz DDR3 ($50)

You say you already own the 460? Are you planning to buy another for SLI? You don't want the SE version. It's got a reduced shader count when compared to the non-SE gtx 460.

A good power supply to SLI gtx 460's would be this Antec True Power 750 Watt:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025&cm_re=antec_tp_750-_-17-371-025-_-Product

($90)

Hard drive looks good

 

[sinpozium]

Thanks for the answer.

Right now im only gona run 1 GTX 460 and see how it goes,
im not ruling out buying another one in the future but
right now 1 seems enough.

I was not aware that the SE version had lower shader count.
If i were to buy another video card for SLI..
would i need to buy the exact same model or can i get something else, and if so any recommendations?

Also i cannot find the ''ASUS P9P67 PRO'' for some reason.

 

[mortonww]

I'm not sure if you could SLI with the non-SE card or not. I would look it up, but I'm using a phone now and it'd be a pain. Have you already opened the packaging of your graphics card? Could you return it?

About the motherboard: that was a typo. Should've been P8P67. If it's not available right now, it should be within the next week or so.

 

[sinpozium]

Yes i could return it, which model would you suggest?

For the mobo, its out of stock atm but i can wait for a week or so.

No rush if you cant really check things up right now.

 

[Why_Me]

Yes i could return it, which model would you suggest?

For the mobo, its out of stock atm but i can wait for a week or so.

No rush if you cant really check things up right now.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/100?vs=288 <----- i7 950 vs i5 2500K

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 $224.99 FREE SHIPPING
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

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226092 $41.99 FREE SHIPPING
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 996768

This mobo is linked to "superbiiz" and not newegg for the fact it's sold out atm on newegg. Superbiiz has been around for ages and has a great reputation.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-P67X4B3&title=ASRock-P67-EXTREME4-B3-LGA1155-Intel-P67-B3-DDR3-Quad-SLI-Quad-CrossFireX-SATA3-USB3-0-A-GbE-ATX-Motherboard $153.99
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 B3 LGA1155/ Intel P67 B3/ DDR3/ Quad SLI & Quad CrossFireX/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000116#axzz1EqpvWFEN <---Review on that Asrock motherboard after the latest bios update

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1098/pg2/asrock-extreme4-p67-and-fatal1ty-professional-p67-vs-x58-with-core-i7-950-review-asrock-p67-extreme4.html <---Review on that Asrock motherboard after the latest bios update

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4080/welcome-to-sandy-bridge-with-the-asrock-p67-extreme4 <--- Review before the latest bios...and it still smoked the Asus and Gigabyte boards

http://www.asrock.com/news/events/201102ex/warranty.html <---- two year warranty for that board

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P67%20Extreme4 <----- ASRock P67 Extreme4 Motherboard

 

[sinpozium]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/100?vs=288 <----- i7 950 vs i5 2500K

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 $224.99 FREE SHIPPING
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

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226092 $41.99 FREE SHIPPING
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 996768

This mobo is linked to "superbiiz" and not newegg for the fact it's sold out atm on newegg. Superbiiz has been around for ages and has a great reputation.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-P67X4B3&title=ASRock-P67-EXTREME4-B3-LGA1155-Intel-P67-B3-DDR3-Quad-SLI-Quad-CrossFireX-SATA3-USB3-0-A-GbE-ATX-Motherboard $153.99
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 B3 LGA1155/ Intel P67 B3/ DDR3/ Quad SLI & Quad CrossFireX/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard

http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000116#axzz1EqpvWFEN <---Review on that Asrock motherboard after the latest bios update

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1098/pg2/asrock-extreme4-p67-and-fatal1ty-professional-p67-vs-x58-with-core-i7-950-review-asrock-p67-extreme4.html <---Review on that Asrock motherboard after the latest bios update

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4080/welcome-to-sandy-bridge-with-the-asrock-p67-extreme4 <--- Review before the latest bios...and it still smoked the Asus and Gigabyte boards

http://www.asrock.com/news/events/201102ex/warranty.html <---- two year warranty for that board

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P67%20Extreme4 <----- ASRock P67 Extreme4 Motherboard

I like the core i5-2500k and that board looks very good for the price range im looking for.
Instead of the ram you suggested could i go with something like this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226176&cm_re=Mushkin_Enhanced_Silverline_4GB_%282_x_2GB%29_240-Pin-_-20-226-176-_-Product

Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 996946