$1250 Gaming Rig... Need some help

[Andre2807]

Hi guys. I'm on my first PC building project. Intel - SLI - Overclocking (hell yeah!). I have the basic build covered, but I have no idea to what cooling and PSU I'm supposed to get. Ok here it goes:

Chassis:
ZALMAN Z9 Plus Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235027

Motherboard:
ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131759

CPU:
Intel Core i5-2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Graphics Card:
2x EVGA GTX560
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130660

PSU:
Corsair 550W Enthusiast
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139032

Hard Drive:
Seagate 2TB HDD

Optical Drive:
Asus 24x DVD Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Monitor:
HANNspree Full HD 21.5"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824262011

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

This is the build. It rounds to about $1215

 

[Andre2807]

Also, does Newegg ship to South Africa?? Our PC parts are locally extremely expensive

 

[dalmvern]

SLi 560 is probably not what you are looking for, and a 550W PSU wont work for that anyway. You would be much better off going with a single 570 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620 and keeping that PSU since it is a good choice.

As for heatsink fans, this one is a good choice http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Also, I do not see any memory listed... check out this memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

 

[dalmvern]

Also, does Newegg ship to South Africa?? Our PC parts are locally extremely expensive

Now that, I am not sure of...one of the best things about Newegg is their free shipping to the US, so if I were you I would go price shopping locally, then check on Newegg and see how much the shipping will be to South Africa. (or if they will ship there at all)

 

[g-unit1111]

Newegg doesn't ship to South Africa. The thing I'd be worried about with ordering a system from here is the power requirements and video formats (we use NTSC as opposed to PAL). If you have any relatives here - you could always order everything but the PSU and video card, have them ship them to you, and then get the those parts from a local supplier.

Your build looks pretty decent but the Maximus IV-Gene is a micro ATX motherboard - go with a full ATX motherboard instead. The Zalman case is pretty decent as well, but if you want case suggestions try the Cooler Master HAF 912 or Corsair Carbide.

 

[akopp21]

A single GTX 560 requires a 500W PSU, two will need something more in the 700-750W range.

This one should work
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030

 

[epidot]

The Gene-Z was made for OCing. You want good cooling. For air I would look at Noctua. But having the Gene-Z board myself with the 2500K, I am realy digging my Corsair H100 cooler. After looking at your case the H80 would be a better fit should you want to go liquid cooling the easy way.

Looking at that case you picked may lead to some space issues. Very Narrow case...tough call for large air cooling...good cpu heatsinks require alot of space.

For PSU....your gonna SLI and OC...you may want to look at at least a 650w if not a 750w....

 

[g-unit1111]

The Gene-Z was made for OCing. You want good cooling. For air I would look at Noctua. But having the Gene-Z board myself with the 2500K, I am realy digging my Corsair H100 cooler. After looking at your case the H80 would be a better fit should you want to go liquid cooling the easy way.

Interesting. I'm toying with the idea of swapping my Silver Arrow for an H100 - good to know it's a good cooler.

 

[Andre2807]

See now that rig in South Africa will cost more that R13000 which is $1625. Amazon only allows me to buy the CPU and Graphics Card from them. Locally, motherboards are damn expensive. The Asus Maximus Gene Z goes for $300 here, retail shops sells it for $350. Since Amazon nor Newegg ships motherboards, I'm stuck with terribly overpriced local suppliers

 

[FinneousPJ]

Hi,

if you're interested in ordering abroad, I'd suggest http://www4.hardwareversand.de/

They clearly state they ship abroad with advance payment, and I've heard good things about them. You could try contacting them.

 

[g-unit1111]

See now that rig in South Africa will cost more that R13000 which is $1625. Amazon only allows me to buy the CPU and Graphics Card from them. Locally, motherboards are damn expensive. The Asus Maximus Gene Z goes for $300 here, retail shops sells it for $350. Since Amazon nor Newegg ships motherboards, I'm stuck with terribly overpriced local suppliers

Ouch, I guess we should be lucky that we have Newegg. :lol:

Although you could also try Tiger Direct - I think their parent company SYX has outlets all over the world, maybe check them out.

 

[dalmvern]

See now that rig in South Africa will cost more that R13000 which is $1625. Amazon only allows me to buy the CPU and Graphics Card from them. Locally, motherboards are damn expensive. The Asus Maximus Gene Z goes for $300 here, retail shops sells it for $350. Since Amazon nor Newegg ships motherboards, I'm stuck with terribly overpriced local suppliers

Yeah that is very unfortunate, I really do feel for you computer enthusiasts who dont live in the United States simply because of that fact...im sure it makes it a lot more difficult , but I wish you lots of luck...hopefully one of these other people's suggestions will work for you so you can put together this nice rig you have outlined!