Ready to buy: New 2500K Build

[boony]

Planning on purchasing this week.
Was initially thinking about waiting for the Z68s, but I don't see any real benefit (No SSD caching, No video encoding) over a P67.

Parts I already have:
Monitor: Dell 2209WA - Resolution 1680 x 1050
HDDs: WD Caviar Blacks (2): 640GB (System Drive) / 1TB (Data Drive)
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V

Case: COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 89.99

Mobo: ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - 129.99

CPU: 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 BX80623I52500K - 224.99

Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - 247.99

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL - 99.99

HS&F: 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 - 34.99

I've never owned an ASRock mobo before, but this one has gotten some solid reviews (iXBT Labs, pro-clockers.com, hardwaresecrets.com). I do not plan on going to an SLI set up.

Total before Shipping and tax: 827.94

Any advice/insights welcome. Thanks in advance.

 

[mainy22]

I think for your resolution, it will be more than enough for gaming.560ti is powerful card. cpu is good,if i were you, i would choose extreme one over pro as mainboard.
You have good setup there .

 

[crewton]

Looks perfect to me. Hope you enjoy your new build!

 

[geofelt]

Looks good to me.

Can you make room in your budget for a SSD for the OS and apps? It will make everything feel so much snappier.
It will cost $2 per gb. Something like the Intel 320 80gb would be wonderful.

 

[cmadrid]

I would still get the z68 and pick up a very cheap ssd next time you have a few bucks to spend.. intel is supposed to be releasing a 20gb ssd around the same time as the z68s come out for just this purpose

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Looks like you have everything under control. The Intel® Core™ I5 2500K is going to impress you with what it can do. An SSD can lower boot and access times for any programs located on it. In overall performance gains it may end up being the best investment for your new system dollar for dollar. Take a look at the Intel SSD 320 80GB, it has a reasonable price and is tops in reliability.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[boony]

Guys, thanks for all the suggestions. I appreciate the feedback.

Since there were no real problems with any of the components I have here, I think I'm going with what I have.

The 640GB drive I currently own is only about a year and a half old, so based on that, and my budget, I'm going to hold off for a bit on an SSD. Maybe something to ask for Christmas.

Foolish of me to forget stating the purpose of this PC (gaming, Photoshop, browsing, movies), so it's good to see the endorsement of the EVGA 560ti (thanks mainy22).
I thought the 575 might be overkill for 1680 x 1050, especially since my 260 gtx is still handling most games.
The 560ti is in preparation for Bethesda's Skyrim.

Christian: Yeah, currently I'm chugging along on an Q8400 (2.66GHz), so I think I'll see quite a nice boost from the 2500K. Looking forward to that.

Thanks again, guys.