Rate my possible new gaming PC

darkaz619

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Hi

i'm planning to build a new gaming PC tell me if i need to change some parts that i planning to buy.

CPU: Intel Core i7 2600

Mobo: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

RAM: G.Skill-NT 8GB Kit (4Gx2) DDR3 1333 ram

SSD: Kingston (SV100S2/128G) 2.5" 128GB SATA2 SSD HDD

HDD: SATA Samsung 3.5" 1TB HDD

GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II

PSU: Corsair TX-850 ATX Power Supply Unit

ODD: Samsung SATA 22x Black DVD RW
 
A 2500K would be a better choice. Much cheaper, and it'll work much better than a stock 2600 after a little overclocking, plenty for one 580.
^are you going for SLI 580s, or just one? If you only want one, you could get a decent 650W PSU.
You should consider 1600mhz ram.