New $800 Gaming rig

[gthunda866]

Hi this is my first build and I was wondering if I could get any advice one my current build idea

COOLER MASTER ELITE 335
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119161

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

BIOSTAR TP67XE (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138317

Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173

ZOTAC AMP! ZT-50402-10L GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500194

Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153114

Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074

SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice <---- It's difficult to say if that's a good build or not without knowing more. If you could please copy and paste this on here and fill it out it would be a big help.

 

[ps3hacker12]

this case might be one you'd like to consider:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815009

as for mobo, this board would be a better option: although it is mATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128495

i would reccommend this PSU over that one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371048


i would reccommend going with 1.5V ram instead of 1.65V ram (for a LGA1155 system):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220570

and for the price of that GTX550 Ti you could get this better 6870:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506

that caviar black drive is good but this Samsung F3 1TB at a lower price has similar performance:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=samsung%20f3

you do know that the 2400 cannot overclock, i would advise buying a 2500K if you plan on overclocking:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

and if you do plan on overclocking, even a low-end aftermarket cooler would be better than the stock:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103075

 

[gthunda866]

I looked and the mobo had some complaints about the bios, so could you explain that to me, and I do plan on overclocking but only later so I don't need to get a fan right now. Also I changed everything you said but the GPU, I prefer the one I already selected for the price is it really that much of a difference

 

[Onus]

Yeah, the little voltage switch on the Thermaltake PSU means it's poopy.

Edit: The HD6870 is two tiers higher than the GTX550Ti, so yeah for the same price (or even close) it's a no-brainer unless you absolutely NEED PhysX which seems unlikely.

 

[ps3hacker12]

I looked and the mobo had some complaints about the bios, so could you explain that to me, and I do plan on overclocking but only later so I don't need to get a fan right now. Also I changed everything you said but the GPU, I prefer the one I already selected for the price is it really that much of a difference

ofcourse it is all up to you, i was just giving some reccommendations for you. Hope you enjoy what looks like a great system!

 

[gthunda866]

Ok I have all of your recommendations in my kart now but about the mobo, there are some complaints about it could someone explain those to me some are about the BIOS and such. If you could it would be a really helpful for me

 

[gthunda866]

Can anyone explain it and also sorry about the double post

 

[ps3hacker12]

Ok I have all of your recommendations in my kart now but about the mobo, there are some complaints about it could someone explain those to me some are about the BIOS and such. If you could it would be a really helpful for me

which mobo?

 

[gthunda866]

Some people are saying I have to flash the BIOS on the mobo to install windows 7 for the GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3, I am really confused on this. The other mobo that I posted first didn't need to.

 

[ps3hacker12]

Some people are saying I have to flash the BIOS on the mobo to install windows 7 for the GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3, I am really confused on this. The other mobo that I posted first didn't need to.

did a bit of research and found that this mobo can install window just fine without any sort of flashing, most issues that i found were related with 2133Mhz ram and downgrading the ram to 1600Mhz fixed the issue for them. I dont believe you will have any problems with this board, and anyway gigabyte have great customer services and the latest BIOS after F3 fixes all issues with 2133Mhz ram anyway.

 

[gthunda866]

but someone said it came with F2 bios

 

[ps3hacker12]

your not using 1866Mhz ram anyway, so you wouldn't be having those problems that is what i was trying to say, but i just saw this for only $109 after rebates:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130583

and also the full ATX version of that mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502

 

[gthunda866]

How about this power supply
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

It is on the 24 hour sale I might buy tonight if you can tell me if it is ok and this case
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

 

[gthunda866]

I really need this^ the above post answered by tonight if anyone can. will it work with my system.

 

[ps3hacker12]

I really need this^ the above post answered by tonight if anyone can. will it work with my system.

both of those the PSU and the Case will work fine with your system and are both great. (thats a great case, built a few PCs with it and it really is a nice case and ofcourse the corsair PSU is also just as great although the Antec PSU provides more amps, provides more molex connectors, has a 3year warranty as oppose to the 2 year warranty of the corsair and is more efficient for the same price never mind a larger fan too the antec PSU has a 135mm fan whereas the corsair has a 120mm).

 

[gthunda866]

Lol thanks but we decided not to get all the stuff yet for the 24-hour sale so I'm just going to go back to your previous build by the way thanks for help me out and here is the current build I have from you.

Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

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

XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506

Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-620 620W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371048

MSI P67A-G43
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130583

SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Patriot Signature 8GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220570

 

[ps3hacker12]

i think i forgot to mention this because you didn't include it in your first post but do you need windows 7 64Bit?:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051

 

[gthunda866]

um I think I found a real good deal for a win 7 64 bit for like $60 or so but did u mean to give me the link the the monitor?

Edit: Never mind that was upgrade. do you know of where I could possibly get it for a low price

 

[ps3hacker12]

oh sorry, linked you to a monitor by mistake , but im pretty sure this is the cheapest:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

theres this for $75 + $5 P&P:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Windows-7-Home-Premium-SP1-64-bit-/330597610799?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf927352f

 

[gthunda866]

What does the sp1 mean

 

[ps3hacker12]

What does the sp1 mean

service pack one, it doesn't really matter if a copy doesn't come with SP1 because you can get it through windows update anyway but i geuss it does save the hassle of going through windows update.