$600 Sandy-Bridge build w/ Crossfire or SLI in the future

[AstroTC]

Hey guys I Im getting tired of my current PC, it just doesnt wow me anymore and was thinking of making the jump to Intel, the only thing that has been keeping me back is the price compared to AMD. The most important question is whether or not this build would actually be worth it.


Approximate Purchase Date: (end of may)


Budget Range: $600 (Not sure if Im eligible for rebates)


System Usage: Gaming, Photo Shop & Folding


Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, OS, Monitor


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon


Country of Origin: Caribbean


Parts Preferences: Intel (this time)


Overclocking: Maybe


SLI or Crossfire: Yes in a later upgrade


Monitor Resolution: Max is 1920 x 1080
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Here is what I have so far:


Motherboard: Gigabyte Corei7/5/3 H61 1155 PCIE DDR3 SATA 3Gb/s Micro ATX DDR2 1333 Motherboard GA-H61M-D2P-B3 - Gigabyte

Case: NZXT Guardian Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Case 921RB-BL

GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD5770 Vapor-X 1 GB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card 100283VX-2L - SAPPHIRE

CPU: Intel Core i3 Processor i3-2100 3.1GHz 3MB LGA1155 CPU BX80623I32100 - Intel

RAM: ADATA 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 (PC3-10666) CL9 Memory Module Kit with Heatspreader AD3U1333B2G9DRH - A-Data USA

I need help deciding on HDD, PSU and whatever else is missing

 

[rolli59]

That motherboard will not do SLI and is not recommended for Crossfire since the second PCIe X16 slot runs at X4 speed. Spend a little more money and get a board that can do it if you are planning to.