Dear Toms Community- Your opinion is highly wanted/needed. Thankyou.

[Jman28101]

Hello! Thankyou for taking your time to look at my thread.

My current situation is this; I am running a Bestbuy 08. Not exactly what I had in mind when I bought it, but it's a learning experience in itself.

So, I need your experience/opinions on this build that I am buying tomorrow, if I didn't mess up anything (compatibility issues etc..)

Heres my mid-rig:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 -Cooler master HAF case- 60 bucks (will everything fit?)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
samsung Hard drive- 80 bucks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908
radeon hd 6850 GPU- 150 (some mail in rebates with this one)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
Corsair PSU 600w- 70 bucks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426
G.skill Ripjaws X series 2 4gb Ram sticks (1333) (is this a good product?) (Is it compatible with the rest of build?)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
AsRock z68 ATX Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077
Intel core i3-2120 sandy bridge 3.3 Ghz- 1155 65 W dual core Cpu- 130

My question about this build:

Is everything compatible?
Besides upgrading the GPU from 6850 to 6870, what would you recomend?

I realize the Cpu is an I3. I am on a tight budget, and i'm already pushing it due to the windows 7 being Overpriced and Harddrives aswell.

A question about the motherboard; Is this a good buy?

Things I am trying to do with this build (1 mainly)

1.) Play diablo 3!! My current setup wont even attempt to run it.
2.) Be able to upgrade in the future !! (i7?)
3.) Run a 37 Inch vizio thru HDMI cable (1080p)
4.) Play other games; Crysis, wow, d3, sc2 exp, dotas, games in general etc

Is all this possible?
My build, including discounts etc will cost $750.

Sorry if all this seems out of wack. I am really a procrastinator and have been saving up for months to buy this. I'm really excited, but weary at the same time.

To build, or not to build. That is the question.

 

[Pezcore27]

Build looks pretty solid from here.

 

[buzznut]

Agreed, its a good build. Gskill tests their ram before sending it out so they are reliable.

 

[aaab]

Operating system?

 

[Jman28101]

Ah, OS will be windows 7 64-bit Oem.

I don't prefer the Oem but don't want to pay the extra 20 bucks ;p

 

[aaab]

Ah, OS will be windows 7 64-bit Oem.

I don't prefer the Oem but don't want to pay the extra 20 bucks ;p

Good good, just making sure you didn't get 32-bit version

Otherwise solid build


It's nice to see someone on a limited budget not skimping on the PSU.

 

[Jman28101]

Oh man if it's one thing i've learned about reading on builds that's the one thing that you cannot afford to skimp out on I greatly appreciate the feedback. This build will be here monday!!! Wish I had d3 beta now