My gamer system wishlist

[WitlessBandit]

Any opinions and/or suggestions are welcome. This system will be used mostly for gaming on a single monitor.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23703988

 

[cin19]

For the game, you don't need more than 8GB (2X4GB)memory.

 

[michxymi]

Any opinions and/or suggestions are welcome. This system will be used mostly for gaming on a single monitor.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23703988

Powerful PSU that you won't need even if you go for dual gpu, a lot of ram which you also won't need, for gaming 8gb are more than enough, costly case maybe a midi one would be better and lastly hydro cooling to cpu is a little overkill.. a good aircooling option can do the trick for less money!

 

[WitlessBandit]

Thanks guys, ill look more into that

 

[michxymi]

i'll post you a build in a moment

 

[michxymi]

There you go

Antec One Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129098

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

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

bundled with:

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.652041

CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm Dual-Fan CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181011

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144

XFX HD-695X-CNFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150530

Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167042

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

SUM 1280$ with MIR 1195$

 

[WitlessBandit]

Updated, I changed the memory to 8gb, the PS to a cheaper 650w and removed the water-cooler to use the stock cpu cooler since I wont be overclocking anytime soon. As for the case I want to keep it, I like the look and the space.

 

[WitlessBandit]

Best answer selected by WitlessBandit.

 

[metal orient]

I'd say change RAM to Ripjaws 8GB dual channel, not triple.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314&cm_re=rip_jaws_X_8gb-_-20-231-314-_-Product

I'm not sure getting a smaller PSU would be wise, as you may want to take it with you through another build. Also the updated version of your PSU is $5 cheaper.

Good Aircooler would be quieter and cheaper and not alot warmer e.g. coolermaster hyper 212+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&Tpk=cooler%20master%20hyper%20212

Smaller case may be wise, like HAF 922?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197&cm_re=HAF_922-_-11-119-197-_-Product

Would you really need the Arctic Silver? It would only save you a degree or two
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-May-2011/1249/5

Saves $127 if all changed and then no AC5 (before MIR)

Then get an MSI R6950 TwinFrozr III for $57 extra and unlock to 6970. YAY!
http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=1287&page=17

For $1006 before MIR