First time builder new computer for gaming

[remedee]

I am planning on a building a new PC for the first time. Now is a better then ever to build one, don't why I didn't try before. I don't plan on overclocking for this build by the way. Sli or crossfire is up in the air for me as the future goes so I'll just say maybe. Hope i picked out some decent parts but if not that's where your guys critiquing comes in. Oh, and i plan on it being within 900-1000 dollars hopefully.

Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Dvd Drive(comes free with HDD):MSI 22X Internal Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827100057

Video card: SAPPHIRE FleX 100314FLEX Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102924

PSU: CORSAIR Gaming Series GS600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139023

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131773

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073

One more question, actually 2 lol. Is a CPU cooler something I should get or is that just for when you're overclocking? Is the MSI Dvd burner even compatible? Not too sure if the boards have IDE connectors still. Thank you for your time.

 

[mortonww]

For the money, I prefer the HAF 912 to the Antec 300 Illusion. I've worked with the HAF 912 but only seen the Antec 300, but i get the impression that the HAF is roomier. For the hard drive, the Samsung Spinpoint F3 500 GB is faster than the WD.

Stock cooler is perfect for stock clocks, so no need to buy another cooler for the i5 2500.

 

[remedee]

I changed a decent amount of my parts except for the processor and the video card. I got it all on friday and put it together. I was so nervous when it came time to turn it on lol but when it started just fine I was so happy. Everything seems to be running just fine and the system is staying cool. I ended up getting the HAF 922 case instead and I really liked it. Thanks for all the great knowledge that is here at this site, it helped me out a ton. I'm very happy that I built my own like I've always wanted to instead of buying it through someone. This site made it a lot easier, thanks .

 

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