New $1200 computer - Help

[GU4RDIAN]

Hey guys I'm building a new system and I've picked out the parts for it, I'm looking for anyone to comment on anything that will not be compatible together or if there is a better choice.

Case: CoolerMaster RC-912A-KWN1 HAF912 Advance Ver w Window -- $115
Power Supply: CoolerMaster 650W Extreme Plus -- $83
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU -- $220
Heatsink: Thermaltake FRIO OCK CPU Cooler Designed for Overclocker King -- $89
Motherboard: Asus P8P67-M Pro V3 Socket1155 P67chipset 4x DDR3 SATA3 SATA2 RAID USB3.0 Firewire GLAN CrossFire/SL -- $165
RAM: G Skill 8G(2x4G) DDR3 1600Mhz PC12800 RL 9-9-9-24(CL9D-8GBRL) -- $105
Graphics card: Sapphire ATI HD6950 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E -- $300
HDD: Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3 SATA II 7200RPM 32M -- $70
DVD: LiteON IHAS324 SATA DVD-RW 24X Black Retail -- $35

Thanks in advance

 

[cmadrid]

I would suggest staying away from that PSU

http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=2&sid=50914

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=2&sid=37447 This is a much better power supply. Otherwise everything looks good, I think you are going to be very happy with the performance of the Intel® Core™ i5-2500K.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[crewton]

I was going to recommend bumping it up to 850W if you want to CF http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=2&sid=36774

 

[GU4RDIAN]

I was going to recommend bumping it up to 850W if you want to CF http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=2&sid=36774

Do you think I would need 850W for what I've got there? And if in the future I decided I wanted to get 2 graphics cards would 850W cover it?

 

[crewton]

That's what I was saying. If you intended on adding another 6950 you'd want 850W or at least 750W. If you only want to use one card you are fine with the 650W.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Run this tool to help you find the minimum you need in a power supply http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp. With the items listed on his build the power supply calculator places the minimum power needed on this build at 393w. So a good solid 650w power supply should be more then enough to fit their needs. For Crossfire the power requirement goes up to 509w needed. So even with 2x 6950 video cards a good 650w like the corsair should be enough.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[GU4RDIAN]

Run this tool to help you find the minimum you need in a power supply http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp. With the items listed on his build the power supply calculator places the minimum power needed on this build at 393w. So a good solid 650w power supply should be more then enough to fit their needs. For Crossfire the power requirement goes up to 509w needed. So even with 2x 6950 video cards a good 650w like the corsair should be enough.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

Thanks In that case I shall purchase the power supply you suggested earlier.