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alltheicons   08-07-2011 at 10:43:41 AM

Hi so for a while now I've been researching and asking question on pretty much this same topic. I'm trying to build a PC for around $1000 and I want to be able to play SC2/Diablo 3/ Guild Wars 2 and possibly an up to date FPS. I also want to make this pc as long lasting as possible. This is what I put together, but I'd like some opinions.

Case: Antec 300 - $60
Motherboard: MSI P67-GD65 - $170
CPU: Intel i5 Sandy Bridgge 2500k - $220
Cooler: Hyper 212 plus - $30
Memory: G. skill Ripjaw(2x4GB) $55
Video: MSI 560 Ti twin frozr II/OC - $245
PSU: Corsair TX850 - $135
HDD: Samsung spinpoint f3 - $60
Optical: Samsung - $19

Total = $994
after Rebate - $939

Eventually I had planned to add a second twin frozr as well as an SSD, but I'd like it to run fine without for now.

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jjb8675309   08-07-2011 at 11:02:53 AM
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looks good, that psu is overkill, even for gtx 560ti sli so unless your trying to run sli 580s you will be fine with a 650w unit.

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geekapproved   08-07-2011 at 04:57:40 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817207014

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jjb8675309   08-07-2011 at 05:23:34 PM

better choice^^

------------------------------ CM Storm Scout| XFX 650W| GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 | i5 2500k | ASUS GTX 560ti Direct CU II SLI | Crucial M4 | Razer Death Adder| Logitech G110| WDC Black| CM Hyper 212+| G.SKILL Ripjaw X Series 8GB| AKG K240 Cans
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alltheicons   08-07-2011 at 09:54:02 PM

so 650w even if i want sli 560's? and is xfx a reliable psu company? but if i were to upgrade to 580's i want 850w? and would the rest of the system be on par with the 580's?

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firexxattxx   08-07-2011 at 10:09:31 PM

XFX's power supplies are new, but the quality is still great.

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