Gaming rig; looking for critics

Forum Systems : New Build Gaming rig; looking for critics

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I already have an intel i5 2500 processor and 8GB DDR3 RAM. What do you think? Will this rig last me a couple years of high gaming settings? And are there any cheaper alternatives to the items I'm looking at with the same amount of performance? Also, I checked to see if all my parts are compatible but just in case is there anything I missed?

Message edited by nythus on 02-12-2012 at 09:37:24 AM

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Your build is unbalanced. You buy a weak PSU and a expensive case and motherboard.
Here some changes.
MOBO : ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157271
CASE : COOLER MASTER HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119233
PSU : CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139020
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130613
If ill be in your place i drop the SSD for now , ill buy a bigger HDD and ill change the video card with 7950 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102962

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Thanks for your suggestions. Shaved some money off my price and i got a better graphics card! haha

The only real reason I wanted a pricey case was just for vanity really cause I want my new rig to look good. I switched the case though with something more up my alley. I wasn't sure on the motherboard, thanks for helping me decide on that.

I'll go with the 570 gtx because I hear Nvidia gtx is really good with certain games. And about the SSD... I really think that's a must have for me because having nearly instant load times seems pretty awesome. No more staring at the computer waiting for things to load. I don't need that much memory. The amount I have in the new build is about 50gb more then what I use on my current gaming computer, SSD included. Every time I finish a game I usually just delete it, and I try not to clutter things up.

Anyway this is my first actual time building a computer, so any further tips would be appreciated. Check my updated list if you want

Message edited by nythus on 02-12-2012 at 10:53:17 AM

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Now is much better prepared for gaming . Good luck with your build.

Message edited by sosofm on 02-12-2012 at 10:52:49 AM

Thanks haha so as far as you can tell everything is compatible, right? Btw i went ahead and just went with the 560. From what I see from benchmarks the FPS difference isn't that high. If I have problems with fps rates in the future ill just SLI.

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