System for a buddy.

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Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case


Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card


OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC ...



G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL



MSI P67A-GD55 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard


Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K


COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7




http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231427
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130573
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065


If someone could please do a little run over on this and tell me if you see any problems or have any suggestions or if youve heard bad about anything. Putting this together for my buddy. He wants the 460 because i have the exact one and if i upgrade he can save some cash by just tossing my old one in in SLI. So no changes on the 460 and keep in mind he wants to SLI.

This comp will be used for gaming and a little music production using Protools and simple video editing. He doesnt need to make pixar animations or professional films.

 

[aznshinobi]

Check out my siggy for 600$ build. Just change the motherboard and CPU to this combo.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.622006
Guide
http://www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore

5850 vs 460 1GB
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/295?vs=313

5850 CF vs 460 1GB SLI
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/303?vs=314

Cost of CF 5850: $240
Cost of SLI 460 1GB: $350

 

[diatus]

Well as i said the 460 is so he can just use my old 460.

 

[aznshinobi]

Ahhhh, I didn't exactly get that he was going to use yours as well. Well if that is the case it looks like a solid build. Personally I would switch the PSU out for this though:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037&Tpk=Silent%20pro%20700

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Odd that newegg specs tab says nothing about GFX slots. Is buddy considering SLI at a later date .... if not a single slot board is fine. If so, ya want a better PSU.

Single GFX - $69 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014

Dual GFX - $109 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207003

I'd upgrade the cooler to the Mugen 2 (7C better than the 212)
Cooler - $40 - Scythe SCMG 2100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142
TIM - $5 - Shin Etsu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080

If budget can handle, I'd up it to 8GB
RAM - $84 - (2 x 4GB) Corsair CAS 9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324

And he'll want the Antec 300 Illusion w/ the extra fans not the plain 300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

 

[diatus]

Thank you guys for the advice i might stick with the same mobo because he has some preferences on some thing about it. Anyone else have anything else to say before i buy?

 

[diatus]

Any more suggestions or thoughts im about to buy probably tomorrow

 

[aznshinobi]

Looks good to go.

 

[Rusting In Peace]

Yeah I just wanted to quote South Park here:

"I'm not your buddy, guy! I'm not your guy, friend! I'm not your friend, buddy!"

Good luck with your build.