New gaming PC

[arges86]

Case: Antec Three Hundred

Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K

CPU Fan: Scythe SCMG-2100 Sleeve CPU Cooler

GPU: 2 XFX Radeon HD 6950 in CrossFire

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)

PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W

SSD: Crucial RealSSD C300

HDD: Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS 1TB

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

Optical: ASUS Black 24X DVD Burner

WiFI: ASUS PCE-N13 PCI Express Wireless Adapter

The total price range i was given is between 1500 and 2000. Mostly used for gaming, and some productivity suites. Web Browsing, OpenOffice, ect.

Any suggestions on change? I mainly took pieces from the most recent System Builder Marathon.

 

[jmsellars1]

I think youre going to need a more powerful PSU, other than that it looks great already.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Looks solid from here, the Intel® Core™ I5 2500 should do very well for you in gaming and the P67 looks like it will do the job nicely. I personally like a more ram, I would go with 2 x 4GB of DDR3 1600. Also the I understandably favor the Intel SSDs, but I don’t see any problems or issues.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[sadams04]

PSU - Single GPU would be fine for that 650w, but bump that Corsair to an 850w if running dual GPUs.

MEM - This debatable, but I would opt for G.SKILL DDR3-1333 1.5v CL7 memory over the 1.6v CL8 memory for its lower latency and lower voltage.

 

[geekapproved]

You want 1.5v memory.

650W psu is cutting it too close for 6950's.

 

[arges86]

how about these changes:

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)

 

[jmsellars1]

That PSU looks fine, i don't think you need 8GB for a pure gaming build though.

 

[arges86]

i use 4 GB in my computer, and i've never had it bottleneck, which is why i chose it originally.

 

[jmsellars1]

Yeah, even if it does its easy and cheap to upgrade.

 

[arges86]

a good point i suppose

 

[megamanx00]

That Corsair 650W unit would have been enough for that machine, people always over-estimate power draw. You could unlock the extra shaders, overclock them to or near 6970 speeds, and still be all right. Even so the 850W gives you a little more room to perhaps add a third card or if you use something more power hungry down the line.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3744/his_radeon_hd_6950_2gb_video_card_in_crossfire/index17.html

 

[jmsellars1]

I think its best to overestimate a bit though, i like to take capacitor aging and max load into account.