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Alright, just wanted to get some opinions before I buy this build. I love playing games, but I'm big in multitasking. From Photoshop, through millions of tabs, music/movies. I'm connecting this to my Samsung 40" LED Series 6 for some awesome 1080p action. This is going to be my main entertainment system, so it's gotta be packing. I don't plan on Overclocking, but if I do in the future I'll buy a better Heatsink.

I already have

DVD/CD ROM: Already have one
Hard Drive: Already have one

Budget $850

Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout - $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196

CPU: Intel i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz - $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Heat Sink: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Mobo: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 - $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB - $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) - $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401

Power Suply: OCZ ZS Series OCZ-ZS750W 750W - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341049


The total as of now for this build on newegg is = $825.93 from a Budget of $850

Haha Thank you, guys very much for helping me build my pc! I'll be posting pictures after!
 
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looks good.
couple things i would suggest:
-if your going to be doing a lot of multitasking i would go with 8gb 1600 ram. newegg has them on sale for $45 every once in a while. not much more for double the ram.
-good sale going on right now if you are close to a microcenter- $40 off i5 mobob combo, $80 off i7 2600k mobo combo, so you could get the i72600 for $200 http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3451906
PLUS i just bought the combo from them a couple months ago and they sent me a coupons for 20% off rest of system components 1-2 weeks after cpu/mobo purchase. You stack those coupons to items that are already on sale or discounted and you can get some steals of a deal.

i ended getting the EVGA GTX 590 Classified limited edition for only $510+tax
 
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Unless you like to waste your money, there is no reason to buy that power supply...
buy this one (corsair 650 TX) it is more than enough and would power your system with two gtx460s even easily: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020&cm_sp=Cat_Power_Supplies-_-Spotlight-_-17-139-020

And then you use the money saved on the PSU, and buy this graphic card which is alot faster: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102949
OR this one if you want to stay with nvidia and you get free batman:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401

This is the ram I would buy also, only a little more, but it's 2x4gb..: ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428 ). It's 8gb of the same ram you've picked above for only 17 dollars more...

Also the motherboard I would change, as that one doesn't even support crossfire properly at 8x 8x (unless you don't need it).
For example this is a better board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157265

And you are buying an unlocked i5-2500k... buying this means you could overclock to ~4.5ghz with ease: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

in summary if you take my advice... you will have a faster graphic card, double the ram, ability to do crossfire in future.
 
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@amirp I was thinking, I have no idea at all how much power I am going to use, I thought about at least 700+ just in case, are you sure I should be fine with that? If so, I'll change it, thing is also to consider, I really want an all modular power supply. If this is it then, I'll go for it.

For the graphics card, I love Nvidia & that looks interesting.
 
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@swolern I'm not sure, I was thinking of I should for for the i7, but I thought that was a $800+ CPU. I really want to keep the Motherboard that I picked, at least it has to be in the line up of the new Asus P67 boards. I'll check that out, can you post a link to the actual deal? Thanks
 
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You are attaching yourself too much to brands bro... there is no need to go with something over another, asrock is just as good and that board I linked has more features than the asus board. And the AMD card I linked is also faster than the 560ti, but both are great cards.
You don't need anywhere close to 750 watts for your build....even with a 6950 or a 560ti, you would be fine with a good 500watt power supply.
 
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^ Agreed, don't attach to brands.

Asus makes good boards. But terrible for their price. The P8P67 is $148. That's $20 more than the Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 and Asrock Gen3 Extreme3 Z68, both of which can run SLI (The P8P67 can't) can overclock just as well, both are Z68 compatible. The Asrock can use Ivy Bridge in the future as well as utilize PCI 3.0 and just come with WAY more features for way less.

The Seasonic is just way overpriced for the cost. You could get the Antec HCG750 which is just as good or the OCZ ZS 750w costing $40 cheaper but giving you practically the same wattage and performance.

The 460 you picked isn't close to worth the cost. Especially since it costs more than a 6870 and near a GTX 560 (No TI) but performs worse.
 
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I don't plan on buying two cards, as I feel like one GPU will support my needs. So SLI is not needed at the moment. I had a hard time picking the motherboard, and the one I found seemed like it met my needs. Idk...this is confusing.
 
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lol good, we have progress, also what do you mean change the cpu, that's the thing I agree with most from your original thing, the i5-2500k

I think you meant you changed the PSU to the one I recommended?
Please note that the powersupply I recommended (650tx) is NOT modular like you wanted, personally I wouldn't care but maybe you do.
 
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I actually disagree with much of the recommended products. Well, not entirely but mostly.

This PSU, close to the pricing of the one recommended but you get more wattage, after MIR it's cheaper and performance is similar.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341049&Tpk=OCZ%20ZS%20750w
This GPU:
Stock overclocked to equal a GTX 570 and is cheaper and has a pretty nice MIR, solid cooling as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363
And this motherboard.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
All saving a lot of money.
Oh and this RAM, I suggest this mainly because it's low profile so it wouldn't get in the way of heatsink selection.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233196
 
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-And I am sure if he bought the 560ti I put up he could overclock it by a mere 78mhz to the one you linked for free, both are gigabyte with the same cooler and everything.

-ram change is fine, and mobo change is also good I dont know why I put up a p67 board. G. Skill ram and CM hyper 212+ will fit though, I know through experience, so personally I would buy that one but w/e same price it's all good.

-psu I would much rather have this one than an OCZ one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049
even if it means losing out $25 on a rebate card.
 
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True, some users don't want to tweak around though, I just suggested if he wouldn't.

As for the PSU, I like the OCZ ZS 750w mainly because it's not made by the older OEMs OCZ used to order from, it's made by Sirtec which is a solid brand. Plus you have the chance for the MIR which would make it a lot cheaper. Either is good though.
 
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I wouldnt give up the whole modular thing, there are good brand modular PSU's that arent as overpriced as the Seasonics. Do you have any idea how many cables come off a high end 750w PSU? LOTS.
 
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....Hahaha, I'm honestly going freaking crazy too many options. Doesn't matter, as I'm blasting skrillex. Anywas, those two PSU's look really good, I guess getting the Mir $25 would good.

@iam2thecrowe I know, I keep thinking about that, I'm not changing the case for nothing else as it's the one I truly want. So everything has to fit the case, but...I really don't even know.
 
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Alright, then (Update)

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341049

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

That's about good...I think, haha.

As for the motherboard. I'm still not entirely sure. The reason I picked that Asus, was because it was a new model line up. It had built in Bluetooth which is not that important, but it sounded good. Any more thoughts, I'm thinking of buying everything withing this week coming up.
 
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Alright then, the PSU has been decided for final build. Great

So far I understand that the GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti) would be great for the system for its speeds? Am right?
 
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Perfect. Two things left, RAM & Mobo.

Now, I saw some suggestions on the mobo earlier, is that one still better to upgrade to?


1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157265


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

You two picked the same brand, but different versions of the motherboard. Gotta remember that it must fit the i5-2500k. So I don't know about that.


I'm looking through right now at these ram sticks, gonna for the 8GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006050%20600006069&IsNodeId=1&name=8GB%20%282%20x%204GB%29
 
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