Need help on first ever build

[sgrrsh26]

Hey guys,
Could you help me out? Id really appreciate it
Im coming from consoles to pc


Approximate Purchase Date: september
Budget Range: $1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Monitor, mouse, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: doesnt matter

Country of Origin: US

Parts Preferences: i5 2500k, Matrix gtx580

Overclocking: Would like the option to in the future if I learn

SLI or Crossfire: Yes in the future

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200 im not sure which would look better for gaming

Additional Comments: I would like a rig that could max games at said resolution for at least a year or two without upgrades.

Im interested in these products as a base
ASUS Matrix GTX580
i5 2500k

the parts im not so sure about is pretty much everything else, psu, motherboard, case that fits well with the motherboard, cpu cooler, ram for a good price, ssd and hdds, a version of windows that can be reused

Anything else im forgetting?

 

[sgrrsh26]

I really need some help
shameless X.X

 

[008Rohit]

i5 2500K
ASRock Extreme3 Z68 with PCIe 3.0 Support.
OCZ 128 or 256 GB SSD.
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD.
EVGA Superclocked GTX 580
2x4GB GSkill Sniper DDR3 1600Mhz
Corsair VX750.

 

[Why_Me]

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Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

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ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

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COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

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SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM

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ASUS ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

Total: $1,332.90 *not including shipping and rebates

*** Side fan for that case up above, and I would highly suggest getting it for better cooling/airflow

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COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP 200mm Red LED Case Fan

or get it here...

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COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP 200mm Red LED Case Fan

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Asus ML228H 21.5" 1920X1080 2ms Full HD LED BackLight LED Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 10,000,000 :1 (ASCR)

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3 <---- a better look at that ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

 

[mortonww]

Another custom design GTX 580 for you to consider: MSI GTX 580 Lightning

Video reference to its awesomeness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWs01pMrzuE

custom pcb, wicked cooler, won't take up THREE slots like the matrix.

 

[sgrrsh26]

Ok awesome so it looks like you both agree on the mobo
now morton that gpu do you think it will be able to max out bf3? will that mobo even be able to SLI the matrix? that i do not know

thanks for the help so far guys im that much closer now

 

[mortonww]

Well, the 12 minute "Fault Line" demo was run on a single gtx 580, so you should be able to play BF3 just fine with the Lightning.

 

[Why_Me]

Ok awesome so it looks like you both agree on the mobo
now morton that gpu do you think it will be able to max out bf3? will that mobo even be able to SLI the matrix? that i do not know

thanks for the help so far guys im that much closer now

A few things. First off the "Matrix" is a sales ploy. You can take that Asus card I posted up above, take a few minutes and over clock it yourself and you just saved close to $40 when you throw in shipping. Second off that card is as wide as a small house, so you want to double check and make sure you can fit two of those cards on that board.

The Lighting mortonww posted is a good card also as are the EVGA cards. They all run about the same as far as performance goes. Make sure you have a psu that will push two of those cards in SLI, like that Antec 900w psu I posted up above.

 

[sgrrsh26]

A few things. First off the "Matrix" is a sales ploy. You can take that Asus card I posted up above, take a few minutes and over clock it yourself and you just saved close to $40 when you throw in shipping. Second off that card is as wide as a small house, so you want to double check and make sure you can fit two of those cards on that board.

The Lighting mortonww posted is a good card also as are the EVGA cards. They all run about the same as far as performance goes. Make sure you have a psu that will push two of those cards in SLI, like that Antec 900w psu I posted up above.

Well I figure I can upgrade the PSU in the future if I do decide to SLI,
Doesnt the matrix have better cooling? If I later SLI the regular evga whats the deal with that
also I dont know anything about overclocking, is OCing a gpu easier than a cpu because from what ive read ocing a cpu will take a lot of learning to accomplish

 

[mjmjpfaff]

Well I figure I can upgrade the PSU in the future if I do decide to SLI,
Doesnt the matrix have better cooling? If I later SLI the regular evga whats the deal with that
also I dont know anything about overclocking, is OCing a gpu easier than a cpu because from what ive read ocing a cpu will take a lot of learning to accomplish

OCing the gpu is harder than the cpu you can get the i5 2500k up to 4.4ghz without even touching the voltage just bumping up the cpu multiplier to 44x. a gpu if you want to OC you have to mess with the voltage which can be difficult.

os- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 100$

i5 2500k & Scythe Mugen 3- http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.710631 257$

Samsung F3 1tb- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=f3%201tb 50$

Gigabyte Z68 UD3 & Corsair 8gb 1600mhz- http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.715048 193$

MSI GTX 580 Twin Frozr II- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127567 495$ the lightning is kind of stupid just like the matrix

Silverstone 1000w PSU- http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-ATX12V-EPS12V-Modular-ST1000-P/dp/B00307RLZC/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1314282224&sr=1-11 184$

Sony 24x DVD Burner- http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SATA-Internal-Drive-AD-7260S-0B/dp/B003MRHOQG/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1314282282&sr=1-2 20$

Silverstone Raven RV03- http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Extended-90-Degree-Motherboard-RV03B-W/dp/B004X19B02/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1314282417&sr=1-1 140$

Total=1439$

 

[Proximon]

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