Build Verification, Mid-High End Small PC

[anxiousinfusion]

Hello, people of Tom's. I need more than one head to verify the compatibility of my build.

- I do not plan on overclocking so I want to use the stock cooler.
- My budget is ~$1000, with ~$200 headroom.
- These are only the parts I plan to order online, HDD, ODD, PSU and PCI cards I plan to buy locally.

All of these numbers and frequencies take their toll on my sanity so perhaps some pros can catch what I didn't. Also if you know of any alternatives that can lower the overall cost please mention?

Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071

PNY XLR8 RVCGGTX465XXB GeForce GTX 465
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133344&cm_re=gtx_465-_-14-133-344-_-Product

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2P-B3 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128482

CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324

SILVERSTONE Sugo SG03B-F
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163164&cm_re=sg03-_-11-163-164-_-Product

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986&cm_re=windows_7_oem_64-bit-_-32-116-986-_-Product

 

[genghiskron]

is this a gaming machine?

 

[anxiousinfusion]

Yes, for the most part. I mostly play Minecraft, but before you say this is overkill please understand that I build sophisticated redstone circuits that required alot of real world horsepower. Right now I'm severely limited by my 2.8 ghz single core and I figured this is the perfect time to just build a new system from the ground up.

 

[pepe2907]

GTX 465 is a bad product - too high power consumption and thermal dissipation for the delivered graphics performance. Find something as 560/560Ti, even a 460 I consider as being better, although just a little weaker - a good balanced product with good power/performance ratio, cool...
But I would definitely change this i 2600 with an i 2500 wich have the same number of cores, no HT but is considerably cheaper and would put the money in something else.
H61 board by my opinion is the worst possible choice, unless you need a very cheap mobo. There are decent P67 mobos for about 20 bucks more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128487
But then comes an expensive box. Your system is unbalanced.
What for do you plan to use your system?

 

[garage1217]

Not bad at all. The Sugo case is very nice, almost chose it for my build but went with an In Win br665 which builds like a mid sized full atx but in mini size!

Agreed on the vid card... not so hot. I do not have an alt recommendation for the price but if you upped your budget $150, you could snag a 6950 and have a really sweet card for the cash.

 

[anxiousinfusion]

I was originally considering a 550ti, but with an unexpected increase in budget decided to take it up a notch. 465 was two better, but if it's as poor as you say I'll just go with the 550ti again.

And since I am not overclocking, but still want the highest possible clock, I'm willing to spend the extra $90 or so for 100 mhz. Bad idea?

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ASUS P8H67-M LX (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131713&cm_re=h67_matx-_-13-131-713-_-Product

EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-130-625&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

 

[anxiousinfusion]

Asus P8H67-M LX (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s

EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Worthwhile?

 

[pepe2907]

Forget H67, what for you may need this if you use a discrete graphics card? It's intended for use with the intels HD3000 graphics solution on the processor.
For ~100 $ you may get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128487, for about 110 you may get a Z68, if you don't like Gygabyte, thetre are Asrock and Asus too.

 

[anxiousinfusion]

Forget H67, what for you may need this if you use a discrete graphics card? It's intended for use with the intels HD3000 graphics solution on the processor.
For ~100 $ you may get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128487, for about 110 you may get a Z68, if you don't like Gygabyte, thetre are Asrock and Asus too.

I thought the only benefit to anything above h67 was the ability to overclock.

I'm not sure if the stock cooler from intel will fit. Are their coolers lower than 80mm?