I really appreciate your help. I did my research I just don't want to pull the trigger with out getting some more experienced feedback! Thanks.
Edit: Ppdated Motherboard, Hard Drive, and power supply
Le setup
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro
Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K
Video card: (Gonna try to see if one is powerful enough, if I need to upgrade later, I'll add a 2nd): GTX 560
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 800w
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM
SSD Hard Drive(Just for Windows): Corsair 30 GB
Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper
Dvd Drive: Asus DVD
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 3 X 4Gb
Things I think I understand and questions I have from what I've learned from research today:
p67 vs z68
z68 chipset is coming out within the month and it has added support for SSD and OC, though it has on board memory and doesn't support SLI or Crossfire. Because I intend to leave my options for upgrading open I want SLI capabilities even if I am not currently using it, hence the ASUS deluxe with p67 chipset. If I wanted I could wait till the end of the year for "x68" which would provide the extra features of z68 as well as multi GPU support. But I don't want to wait that long. Do I have that figured out alright?
Power supply
I understand my power supply is an over kill, (though I got a killer deal on it) again I want to leave my options open for potentially adding a second GPU, is it still an overkill? Can I save money by cutting back?
GPU
That said about potentially doubling my GPU, maybe you all with more experience can help me out? Will I definitely need it? Will I definitely not need it? Use Bf3 as a benchmark, I do not require highest settings, but I do not want lowest settings.
Cooling
This is where I am dead in the water. All this water cooling, fans etc. I don't know what I need, at all. I was warned to not skimp on the case, make sure it's solid well cooled and well set up. I think I did it, as $160 makes it one of the more expensive items. But is this enough cooling? What if I add a second GPU?
I really appreciate your help. I did my research I just don't want to pull the trigger with out getting some more experienced feedback! Thanks.
Edit: Ppdated Motherboard, Hard Drive, and power supply
Le setup
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro
Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K
Video card: (Gonna try to see if one is powerful enough, if I need to upgrade later, I'll add a 2nd): GTX 560
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 800w
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM
SSD Hard Drive(Just for Windows): Corsair 30 GB
Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper
Dvd Drive: Asus DVD
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 3 X 4Gb
Things I think I understand and questions I have from what I've learned from research today:
p67 vs z68
z68 chipset is coming out within the month and it has added support for SSD and OC, though it has on board memory and doesn't support SLI or Crossfire. Because I intend to leave my options for upgrading open I want SLI capabilities even if I am not currently using it, hence the ASUS deluxe with p67 chipset. If I wanted I could wait till the end of the year for "x68" which would provide the extra features of z68 as well as multi GPU support. But I don't want to wait that long. Do I have that figured out alright?
Power supply
I understand my power supply is an over kill, (though I got a killer deal on it) again I want to leave my options open for potentially adding a second GPU, is it still an overkill? Can I save money by cutting back?
GPU
That said about potentially doubling my GPU, maybe you all with more experience can help me out? Will I definitely need it? Will I definitely not need it? Use Bf3 as a benchmark, I do not require highest settings, but I do not want lowest settings.
Cooling
This is where I am dead in the water. All this water cooling, fans etc. I don't know what I need, at all. I was warned to not skimp on the case, make sure it's solid well cooled and well set up. I think I did it, as $160 makes it one of the more expensive items. But is this enough cooling? What if I add a second GPU?
I really appreciate your help. I did my research I just don't want to pull the trigger with out getting some more experienced feedback! Thanks.