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Hi Guys, this is gonna be my first attempt to build a PC myself. Please give me some advice and see if my build works. This rig is mainly for playing Starcraft 2 and some daily tasks such as surfing internet and using MS Office for work. I do open a lot of windows when I work with Excel due to my profession. I found that Excel can be very slow sometimes with the dell computer I have in my office. First of all, I need some advice on the MOBO. Should I get a Asus Z68 gen3 or gen3 is useless? I have no idea if I should overclock my cpu and gpu. Is a single 570 at clock is enough for SC2? I do plan on put another 570 in my rig later on when it gets cheap. Is 922 a big enough case or I should go for 932? I was also wondering if I should get i2600K because I run many apps(again MS Office, browsers and maybe itune) at same time. I already have a brand new seasonic X750. Do you guys think it will be enough for future 570 SLI? Any input will be appreciated. Thank you.

Approximate Purchase Date: the closer the better

Budget Range: $1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, MS Office w/ 10+ window, surfing the internet

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Intel and Nvidia

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I would like a quiet PC

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Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 ]

EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130593 ]

ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 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=N82E16813131790&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-ASUS-_-13131790 ]

SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087 ]

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314 ]

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 ]

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 ]

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197 ]
 
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The i5 overclocks easily, and I'd recommend that you do that, since sc2 is CPU-limited. That said, a single 570 should be able to handle that game with ease...

I personally would go with 16GB of RAM, but then again I plan on either running virtual machines, or using half of that as a ramdisk to decrease loading times...

I also didn't see a PSU listed, you'll want one. 1000W should be more than enough for anything you want to do in the future. Look for one that has a 140mm fan, those'll be the quietest

It looks like your case has a bunch of giant fans, that should mean that it can run reasonably quietly...

I don't really have experience with high-capacity SSDs, but that one looks fine. As a bonus, it'll be quieter than a mechanical hard disk (obviously), although I'd recommend that you have some type of backup in place...

With your cooler, one of the reviewers reported overclocking an i5 to 4.2GHz.
 
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Hey thanks for the input man. I guess I will oc the i5 then. I do have a PSU listed. (I messed up the line when I edited my post) It's a seasonic x750 gold 750w. Is it not enough?


 
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Your build looks good to go and all the parts are ones that I would have suggested for your build anyway. You will be very happy with that build and the power supply is a good choice as well.
I don't know if you are considering adding a second video card for SLI but if you do then the power supply would have to be increased to at least a 850w or even 1000w , Seasonic doesn't make a 900-w or 950w so you would be going from a 850w to a 1050w , but that is only if you are going with SLI.
 
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Appreciate the input man. I'm a little uncertain about my MOBO choice. Do you think it's good for my build?



 
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Yes I do and it has all the good stuff like pci-e 3.0 and 4 sata 3 ports , 8 channel audio and up to quad SLI support. Asus is also great for overclocking and I have always found it very easy to do with thier motherboards. Lots of options in the bios.
 
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