New gaming build (thoughts)

You're still missing a lot of parts.

What am i missing ? i have all other parts in my home already

1TB HDD
keyboard/mouse
dvd player
22 " lcd 2048x1152
speakers

First of all,

You aren't going to be able to get an i5 and a gtx 570 on an $800 dollar budget.

Second, the power supply you have choosen is a horrible choice.

Third, you are missing a case.

Fourth, do you have a copy of windows?

oh dear.. i have a case already that is only a link to the GTX 570 so ppl can know i will not be paying that much for it.and yes i have a copy of win's already


and as far as the psu goes what would u recommend

Will you sli later on?

later on down the road ..when i save up again i will..i know i will need a other psu for that but for now thats the best one i could find for the 40-50 dollar range to use while i save up to upgrade.. thoughts?

grab a 560 instead and go for a 3570k. the benefits you get from hitting 4.5ghz are more than what you lose from downgrading to a 560. (or you could drop the SSD; or you could get a mushkin chronos, and skip the HD entirely)

thats very intresting i would like to hear other ppl thoughts on this

If your on a budget, destroy the SSD.
It is not going to benefit you in any ways other than loading time. Get a GTX 580 and I5 3570k... Might a cpu cooler?

MY POINT: Wait until you have the money not to cheap out on alot of things. It will realy be worth it  

If you plan too overclock then a K series is needed. If not then its pointless. However for a machine for gaming sacrificing GPU for CPU is generally a dumb idea unless your chosen CPU would bottleneck your chosen GPU. As your chosen CPU doesnt bottleneck the GPU to downgrade the GPU would be a dumb idea. If you really want a K series CPU ditch the SSD and use that $ on it.



That is bullcr@p and just poor advice your chosen CPU may not beable to clock to 4.5GHZ but it will do all you need and the better GPU is going to make things look better.

Don't forget either OC'ing IB chips has shopwn heat issues so ontop of the extra for the CPU add a beefy cooler. Then you can have a nice unbalanced system and think "Why with my 4.5GHZ CPU am i setting my graphics down with my GTX560"

Other than your PSU (which is crap) your build is pretty nice

Better PSU only $10 more after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

thx for reply wr6133..this was the kind of feedback i wanted..alot of good points..it does seem that the ssd would be pointless and the extra cash would be better off being used somewhere else

thanks to your advice i have ditched the sdd and upgraded to the psu u recommended i do still have like 50 bucks to upgrade something else..choices choices  

If theres still $50 in the budget I would get the K series CPU. Run it at stock speed until sometime in the future when you can afford a good cooler.

OR

If you can wait GTX670 is due very soon and will likely fit in to your budget

im leaning towards your first suggestion..but i would like to get some more feedback before i buy anything..i want to be on the safe side  

Do we have any firm idea of when the GTX 670 will be released? If it is soon it should definitely be worth waiting for.

on another point is it safe to buy refurbished items at a much lesser price.....and of course im talking about newegg i wouldnt buy refurbished from any where else as there costumer and quality control are top notch

Well some retailers apparently already have the 670 and are waiting on the release date to put it for sale I heard 10th May as a rumour but even if it is it will likely be like the 680 and harder to get hold of than rocking horse sh*t.

If you want to build soon the K is likely best idea if you can wait the 670.

I am UK based so have no idea on newegg refurb items but as long as they offer a decent warranty period I would imagine it to be ok.

I don't like the fact that this is 600W PSU but its 12V rail is rated 480W only. But anyways, Corsair makes top quality PSU so this should not be an issue.
I would go with:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


Also the i5 2500k is only $205 at newegg right now http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
That is only $5.00 more than the i5 3450.

Nah, get this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... Corsair tx650W!

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml...
same price