Budget gaming pc need suggestions

burch80

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I wanna purchase within a few weeks
Budget: $1800-2000
Gonna be used for gaming

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred websites: tigerdirect and newegg

Parts so far:

CPU- i5 2500k $315

Motherboard-gigabyte z68 UD4 board $190

RAM-Corsair CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 XMS3 8GB DDR3 RAM Kit - 2x 4GB, PC16000, 2000MHz $153

GPU-2 x Radeon HD 6950 Video Card - 2GB about $500

CASE- Cooler Master HAF 922M ATX Black Mid-Tower $100/ suggestions?

PSU- Corsair TX750 V2 $95

Hard Drive- SSD OCZ Vertex 2 180GB, need suggestions? $315

Sound card- none suggestions or don't get one?

Fan- none suggestions?

Overclocking No

SLI or Crossfire yes

Monitor Resolution 1920 x 1080

Total cost so far $1,670 budget left $330

Need suggestions if its better and i need help on what power supply, hard drive and fan to choose
 

mlcaouette

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Tigerdirect still has reference model 2Gb 6950's for the easy bios unlock cost is about 300 with shipping. I like the gigabyte z68 UD4 board and you can get $25 combo savings when you buy it with the processor.
 

jbakerlent

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Welcome to the forum. Looks pretty good. Get a 2500K instead, then for a PSU a Corsair TX750 V2 would be good. What's the total right now? You may be able to sqeeze an SSD in, otherwise just grab a 1TB Spinpoint F3. Crossfire is running two radeon cards simultaneously, SLI is the nvidia equivalent.
 

burch80

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will AMD radeon HD 6950 work with the Pro B3 Intel P67 motherboard?