My first build.gaming for around $1100

[chiropractor345]

Hey everybody, I am new to building custom pc's. I am in the process of building a gaming PC/one that can handle CAD software. I have compiled this list of parts and would like some suggestions/recommendations. Any help that people could offer to me would be greatly appreciated. I am hoping to capitalize on some sweet black friday deals.
At first i do not plan on overclocking at all. I may in the future, but I'd want to invest in a 3rd party heat sink and I'm not prepared for that step. So at this point there is no OC, but in the future there may be.

Case- Cooler Master HAF 922. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

CPU. Intel i7-2600k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

GPU-Radeon 6950. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372 (i am open to suggestions as to the particular type, but the HIS seems pretty solid to me.

HDD-Seagate 1.5TB at 5900RPM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148725 (if someone can make a valid argument for getting 7200RPM I am open to it)

RAM- G.skill ripjaws 2x4GB. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428 I am planning on starting off with just 8gb of ram, but I'd like to leave 2 slots open in case i want to expand in the future.

Disk drive-some simple DVD burner/reader combo. not sure what, but not too worried about it.

Motherboard. this is where i am having the most trouble. These are the two i am looking at. This first one is a gigabyte board. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128487
the second is a MIS board. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582
I am definitely open to any and all suggestions on this matter. I'd like to keep the cost reasonable however.

Power supply- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&cm_sp=Cat_Power_Supplies-_-Hot_Deals-_-17-139-005

So yeah, comments, complaints, and what have you. Thanks everyone

 

[manu 11]

i would say drop down to i5 2500k and get a much better mobo like asrock z68 extreme gen3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
now you have 80$ left, give them to your gpu and get a gtx 570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130613

much bettter hdd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

 

[chiropractor345]

Why the 2500 as opposed to the 2600? I figured between the improvement in speed along with hyper threading, it would be worth the extra money.
And why that hard drive. I was under the impression that getting a 6gb/s would be much better that the 3gb/s.

 

[manu 11]

nope, samsung spinpoint would be more releable and faster than that you listed.
it is also a 7200 rps so you have better performance for same price.

as for 2500k, its sufficient even for heave workloads, you can overclock it way up to 4.5 ghz with a decent cm hyper 212+ cooler.

it will give you more headroom for the gpu, gtx 570 would be a much better choice imo

 

[chiropractor345]

Okay, i had kinda ruled out the 2500k, but I think it is actually more what i'm looking for, so thank you for saving me $100. However, I do not think I am ready to spring for the 570, as I dont know If i can justify it over the 6950.

 

[rmiiirusty]

The 6950 will work fine but will be bottleneck to the i5 or i7 processor you are choosing. No prob to use 6950 for awhile and then upgrade gpu later.
I got the 2500k for my build from amazon acouple of weeks ago and I love it . I am overclocked to 4.3 gigs with a coolermaster v8 a\m cooler and my temps idle around 20c.
For your mobo I suggest the Asus maximus IV Gene-z for sale at either Newegg or Amazon for around $169.00
I have never been so pleased with a mobo in my life. It is a smaller atx board but still has 2 pci e slots @2.0 and features the z68 chip which offers use of the processors video through virtue logic software that gives your gpu a break between gaming.
The Board features smart drive tech so you could maybe spend $100 or so on a small ssd to put your o.s. on and use the rest of the drive as a cache, This would make every thing load quicker even from your hdd.
It also has SupremeFX x-Fi 2 sound that is very high quality and the R.O.G theme makes a beautiful red eufi bios The board comes with a software suite for overclocking that is as simple as touching a couple of buttons and it comes with a years sub. to kapersky anti virus for free unlike most mobos you can use either sli or crossfire giving you a choice for graphics. I love it. The board has to many features for me to list you should just look it up.

 

[DXRick]

Here is my current 2500K gaming build: Rick's Wishlist

 

[manu 11]

dx rick, thumbs up to you man, great rig, all parts are high quality.

 

[manu 11]

Okay, i had kinda ruled out the 2500k, but I think it is actually more what i'm looking for, so thank you for saving me $100. However, I do not think I am ready to spring for the 570, as I dont know If i can justify it over the 6950.

i would say, if you want to go with 6950, just go with it, no doubt its a great card, if you can unlock shaders of this 6950 and you will get a 6970 for no cost
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102945

 

[chiropractor345]

Thanks everybody for the help, i just have a few more quick questions.
Graphics card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372 vs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161388. How much of a difference will i notice between the two. there is a $30 price difference, and only small differences in effective memory clock and core clock speeds.
PSU- I have decided between either the cosair enthusiast 650W and the 750W. I am not exactly sure how much power I will need.
MOBO- Which is better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512 They seem very similar, and If anyone has a reason to pick one over the other i'd appreciate it.

 

[chiropractor345]

okay, I've finalized my parts list. Here's what i'm gonna go with.
disk drive- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136240
Case-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
HDD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
PSU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
MOBO- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512
CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372

any finaly thoughts comments?

 

[DXRick]

Very nice build!

 

[manu 11]

damn sexy rig, should go with it, also, the 6950 i listed can unlock, must have a look at it

 

[manu 11]

sorry to double posting but you should go for the asrock gen3, xfire and sli support with pcie 3.0!
its a better deal imo