First Build $1200 flex

[JeffDGF]

Approximate Purchase Date: Black Friday 2011 (for sales)

Budget Range: $1200 Slightly Flexible

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Photo editing, Home theater, all around

Parts Not Required: I have a new i5 2500k, speakers, optical drive, I plan on buying a Bitfenix Colossus

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.com, newegg.com, Ncixus.com

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: Nvidia GPU , Corsair Psu Tx series, Gigabyte Mobo

Overclocking: Maybe if its safe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, not at first but possible upgrade

Monitor Resolution: looking for opinions

Additional Comments: I'd like at least 8gs of ram, a decently fast 24" monitor, quality Brands, I have no idea what
Keyboard and mouse to get, I do want to do some gaming though

Tentative System Plan

Case - Bitfenix Colossus
CPU - i5 2500k 1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB
Mobo - ?
PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M 750W ATX Modular Power Supply Active PFC 120MM
HDD - WD Caviar Black WD7502AAEX 750GB 64mg Cache
RAM -Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD Fermi 732MHZ 1280MB GDDR5 2XDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
CPU Cooling - Coolit eco H2o Cpu cooler
Monitor - ?
System peripherals- ?
OS - Windows 7 Home Premium Retail 64bit


Thanks a Ton Guys
Jeff

 

[mauler184]

mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

For w7 you dont need retail get the oem version.

Monitor- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236117&cm_sp=Cat_Monitors-_-Daily_Deal-_-24-236-117