Approximate Purchase Date: 12-8-11
Budget Range: $1500 - $1600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming only
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, win7 64 bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg
Country: usa
Parts Preferences: my build so far $1505.90 + shipping
cooler master haf 922 = $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119224
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS = $209.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131701
HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity = $269.99 x2 = $539.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372
Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W ATX 12V v2.3, EPS 12V v2.91 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply = $129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153106
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K = $214.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL = $44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive = $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 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 DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM = $20.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Antec KUHLER H2O 920 Liquid Cooling System = $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209054
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: My goal is to run any game at the highest possible settings. Not worried about load times but will probably add a second hard drive in raid 0 when prices are not insane. I have been reading every build article and forum post I can. I really like the great feedback I see. Any help, comments, or alternate ideas would be great.
Budget Range: $1500 - $1600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming only
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, win7 64 bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg
Country: usa
Parts Preferences: my build so far $1505.90 + shipping
cooler master haf 922 = $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119224
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS = $209.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131701
HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity = $269.99 x2 = $539.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372
Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W ATX 12V v2.3, EPS 12V v2.91 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply = $129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153106
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K = $214.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL = $44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive = $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 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 DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM = $20.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Antec KUHLER H2O 920 Liquid Cooling System = $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209054
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: My goal is to run any game at the highest possible settings. Not worried about load times but will probably add a second hard drive in raid 0 when prices are not insane. I have been reading every build article and forum post I can. I really like the great feedback I see. Any help, comments, or alternate ideas would be great.