Not sure where to post...

[DeF21]

Posted this under the "New Build" section, but not exactly a completely new build...re-posting here in case I messed up. Hope that's not frowned upon...


Approximate Purchase Date: Next week.

Budget Range: Not overly concerned.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming.

Parts Not Required: Case (Antec 900), keyboard (G11), mouse (MX Revolution), monitor (Samsung Syncmaster 27" (X2), speakers (Yamaha TSS-10), DVD/BR burner(s), OS (Windows 7 Professional).

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference, but all parts listed are from Newegg.

Country of Origin: U.S.

Parts Preferences: None.

Overclocking: Possible, but unlikely.

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the future, but prefer one high-end GPU.

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080.

Additional Comments:

(1) Will dedicate the 60GB SSD to Windows 7 only.
(2) No additional cooling components needed, will use heatsink and fan included with CPU and current case fans.
(3) Thinking about the future rather than present needs.



Current proposed build:

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
$314.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

MoBo: GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD7-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$289.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128480

RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-8GBSR
$124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231459

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100311SR Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
$349.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102915

SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$142.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227737

HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

PSU: Cannot buy from Newegg as I'll need one that runs on 220 volts with a different plug shape.

Total: $1282.94


Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

 

[Frisbee_68]

Looks like a good build! However, if you are using this for specifically gaming, I would suggest downgrading to the i5-2500k since there is not really advantage of the 2600k for gaming, and with the 100 dollars get the Corsair H70 CPU water cooling system. Up to you though.

Corsair H70: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181013&Tpk=h70

Intel Core i5-2500k: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072