Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 2 weeks
Budget Range: 800-1000 Before Rebates
System Usage: Gaming
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, tigerdirect, amazon
Country of Origin: United States
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not at the moment, but probably in the future
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CPU: i5 2500k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&cm_re=i5_2500k-_-19-115-072-_-Product
Motherboard: ASRock P67 EXTREME4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229R&cm_re=asrock_p67_extreme_4-_-13-157-229R-_-Product
Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145218&cm_re=corsair_xms3_4gb-_-20-145-218-_-Product
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 5850
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6078264&CatId=3669&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&AffiliateID=iFudSkud_Rc-z5Ppt3N7hGevS2cOT6oHtQ
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=coolermaster%20haf%20912
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795&cm_re=western_digital_caviar_black_500gb-_-22-136-795-_-Product
DVD Drive: ASUS Black DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
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Does this look like a good build? I could use some advice on especially the motherboard and video card. Also, what PSU would you reccomend for this build?
Budget Range: 800-1000 Before Rebates
System Usage: Gaming
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, tigerdirect, amazon
Country of Origin: United States
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Not at the moment, but probably in the future
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CPU: i5 2500k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&cm_re=i5_2500k-_-19-115-072-_-Product
Motherboard: ASRock P67 EXTREME4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229R&cm_re=asrock_p67_extreme_4-_-13-157-229R-_-Product
Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145218&cm_re=corsair_xms3_4gb-_-20-145-218-_-Product
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 5850
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6078264&CatId=3669&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&AffiliateID=iFudSkud_Rc-z5Ppt3N7hGevS2cOT6oHtQ
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=coolermaster%20haf%20912
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795&cm_re=western_digital_caviar_black_500gb-_-22-136-795-_-Product
DVD Drive: ASUS Black DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
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Does this look like a good build? I could use some advice on especially the motherboard and video card. Also, what PSU would you reccomend for this build?