[Solved] First Gaming Rig! Advice/Tips Needed!

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Hey, guys. I'm putting together my first gaming desktop and this is what I have so far. Any tips about what I should or should not get is appreciated as I'm not very experienced! This is basically what I've came up with so far:

Processor
-Intel i5 - 2500k
http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0354589

Motherboard
-P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0364206

Graphics Card
-EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX
570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130595

Case
-Coolermaster HAF 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] llFullInfo

Power Supply
-CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2
SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified
Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

Memory
-G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-
Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231314

Also, I already own a monitor, a mouse, and a keyboard.

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Components listed so far look quite good. However the PSU you have listed isn't enough for SLI GTX 570's and is over-kill for a single card.

Either go with an 850w PSU or drop down to a 650w PSU.

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------------------------------ ~i5-2500k @ 4.0GHz w/ Freezer 13
~8GB 1600MHz Vengeance RAM
~ASUS P8Z68-v PRO
~Gigabyte GTX 560Ti @ 900MHz
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AdrianPerry wrote :

Components listed so far look quite good. However the PSU you have listed isn't enough for SLI GTX 570's and is over-kill for a single card.

Either go with an 850w PSU or drop down to a 650w PSU.

Thanks Adrian. I wasn't sure how good of a PSU I needed for SLI. Will this one be okay?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] sr7146ze72

Also, is it okay if I don't get SLI now and just use the single card with this power supply? I know it'll be over-kill like you said but it won't damage my pc will it?

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Here is a little information from the Sticky that I missed earlier:

Approximate Purchase Date: This week.

Budget Range: 1100-1300 After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Mainly BF3, Crysis2)

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, amazon, micro center

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: None

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes (in future)

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: My main goal is run BF3 with max settings with playable FPS.

I still need suggestions on a Hard Drive and anything else I'm missing.

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