Hey all,
Would like some advice as to how this build works out... Always appreciate some critique...
Thanks
Approximate Purchase Date: June 2011
Budget Range: 1800 + taxes
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: #1 newegg.com; #2 Tiger Direct
Country of Origin: USA (California)
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes to SLi
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
OS: Win 7
EDIT 1: ( I took some of your suggestions and here is the update)
Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229 $159.00
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 $225.00 (Instead of i5-2600K saving $90.00) $/performance optimal
PSU: SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087 $159.00
Mem: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231459 $150.00
Vid: MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II OC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127564 (Just one for now) $355.00
Storage 1: Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357 (Primarily for OS) $100.00
Storage 2: Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283 (No land speed records required) $70.00
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018 $90.00
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129100 $160.00 (Always liked this case, but if a better cooling option available, will concede)
Sound: Nixing the Creative Fatality Xi as I really do not believe I'll appreciate quality sound like others with crazy audio set-ups (Savings 150)
So, changing the CPU and Sound Card Options, but everything else will be the same. I don't see the value to performance pushing me to have a larger SSD instead of keeping my OS and productivity files on the SSD and using a HDD for everything else. If someone can change my mind on this, please let me hear it.
EDIT 2:
At this point, please let me here your tech/compatibility/performance critiques, I'll worry about the cheapest outlets later...
@mjmjpfaff although thanks for the Amazon.com suggestion to circumvent taxes (as long as I use Amazon.com as the seller)...
@attackllama Also, there is a Microcenter near me and it's insanely cheap for the CPU... so cheap it makes me think there's something wrong with it, but they're probably selling it at a loss hoping I'll buy a bunch of crap I don't need since it's in store pickup only hehe Thanks for this info, I'll look into it more to vet the retailer unless you have some experience with them...
Would like some advice as to how this build works out... Always appreciate some critique...
Thanks
Approximate Purchase Date: June 2011
Budget Range: 1800 + taxes
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: #1 newegg.com; #2 Tiger Direct
Country of Origin: USA (California)
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes to SLi
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
OS: Win 7
EDIT 1: ( I took some of your suggestions and here is the update)
Mobo: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229 $159.00
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 $225.00 (Instead of i5-2600K saving $90.00) $/performance optimal
PSU: SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087 $159.00
Mem: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231459 $150.00
Vid: MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II OC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127564 (Just one for now) $355.00
Storage 1: Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357 (Primarily for OS) $100.00
Storage 2: Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283 (No land speed records required) $70.00
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018 $90.00
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129100 $160.00 (Always liked this case, but if a better cooling option available, will concede)
Sound: Nixing the Creative Fatality Xi as I really do not believe I'll appreciate quality sound like others with crazy audio set-ups (Savings 150)
So, changing the CPU and Sound Card Options, but everything else will be the same. I don't see the value to performance pushing me to have a larger SSD instead of keeping my OS and productivity files on the SSD and using a HDD for everything else. If someone can change my mind on this, please let me hear it.
EDIT 2:
At this point, please let me here your tech/compatibility/performance critiques, I'll worry about the cheapest outlets later...
@mjmjpfaff although thanks for the Amazon.com suggestion to circumvent taxes (as long as I use Amazon.com as the seller)...
@attackllama Also, there is a Microcenter near me and it's insanely cheap for the CPU... so cheap it makes me think there's something wrong with it, but they're probably selling it at a loss hoping I'll buy a bunch of crap I don't need since it's in store pickup only hehe Thanks for this info, I'll look into it more to vet the retailer unless you have some experience with them...