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[SoundSurj]

I think I've finally narrowed my selection down. The PSU has two selections, not sure if one is over kill. Will OC the CPU and GPU, not sure about SLI.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower Case
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZM7YTA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UDITT6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A29UNH1ZA819PW

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB Hard Drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00461G3MS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A23NVCSO4PYH3S

Wireless Card: Linksys Wireless-N PCI Adapter (WMP600N)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028N6VN2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

CPU: Intel Core i7 Processor i7-2600K 3.4GHz
http://www.portatech.com/catalog/viewitem.asp?ID=71210&r=p

Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106333

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130738

PSU: Cosair Enthusiast Series TX750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021

Cosair Enthusiast Series TX650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID
=pt8r2fkhnzty

RAM: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

 

[azeem40]

For the 560ti, 650W is good enough. For gaming, an i5-2500k is good enough as well. Everything else looks great!

 

[neal0790]

Over all it looks pretty good. The Asus board is great i have one and love it.

Depending on what your doing you could save money dropping to an i5. If its for gaming save the money. If your doing 3d programming stick with the i7.

Would go with the 750w if you plan to SLI 2 560's together someday. Gives you some head room.

You could jump to a 570 if you save the money on the cpu. But keep in mind you need a 850w to sli 2 of those.

Also another thing is keep in mind wireless internet sucks for gaming. Depending on what you do you might notice a good bit of lag. I tried wireless at first for bf3 and it was really laggy. I tried a bunch of different wireless options and got nowhere. After about a month i gave up and ran a cable. If you using this for gaming look into somehow wiring in a ethernet cable. There about $10 on amazon for 100ft. Thats the route i ended up going.

 

[g-unit1111]

You could jump to a 570 if you save the money on the cpu. But keep in mind you need a 850w to sli 2 of those.

Good idea, and while I do emphasize importance of getting the best GPU you can get - either go with a 7870 or if not, get a good SSD as your boot drive. The 560TI is an excellent choice.

That build looks really good.

750 is overkill for a 560TI, but if you want to SLI it, it is needed.

If gaming is the primary use for this system you don't need a 2600K - drop that to the 2500K and invest the difference in either getting a bigger HD or a good SSD like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441

 

[SoundSurj]

I just want to make sure if get a 650W PSU I'll still have headroom to OC the CPU and GPU, but if the 650W is plenty then Ill definitely get that. The more I think about it, I will probably not be doing SLI, since by the time I'd be ready to do that there will be better cards and wont drain the PSU as much. I wont be doing 3D programming; I like to edit videos for a hobby (like Youtube and stuff) and I've read that i7 are good for video editing. However, it's just for fun so I can wait an extra 10 to 15 minutes to encode a video; I just want to make sure it doesn't lag while I'm previewing it. If I can go down on the CPU I'd get the GTX570 (would I need new PSU?).

 

[azeem40]

750W is fine for a 570.

 

[SoundSurj]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121432&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Video%20Cards-_-ASUS-_-14121432&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=omrv7okzoxak
Would this ASUS GeForce GTX570 be ok for my rig (I'm not planning to do SLi)? Would 650 be enough to OC both the CPU and the GTX570?

 

[SoundSurj]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121432&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Video%20Cards-_-ASUS-_-14121432&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=omrv7okzoxak
Would this ASUS GeForce GTX570 be ok for my rig (I'm not planning to do SLi)? Would 650 be enough to OC both the CPU and the GTX570?

I'm also thinking about this card EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-KR GeForce GTX 570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620

 

[SoundSurj]

Would 650W be enough to overclock a CPU and a GTX 570?

 

[SoundSurj]

My Specs Updated: Changed Wireless to USB; going with a GTX 570; trying the TX650W (from what I can deduce, TX650W should be enough to OC a GTX570 GPU and an i7 2600K; changed the RAM to G.SKILL Ares Series (low profile like the Ballistix but cheaper and free shipping). Please let me know if any of this will not work. Thanks.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower Case
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZM7YTA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UDITT6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A29UNH1ZA819PW

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB Hard Drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00461G3MS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A23NVCSO4PYH3S

Wireless Card: Premiertek PowerLink Hermes 11BGN USB Adapter
http://www.antonline.com/p_PL-18N-GP_842354.htm?sID=GP

CPU: Intel Core i7 Processor i7-2600K 3.4GHz
http://www.portatech.com/catalog/viewitem.asp?ID=71210&r=p

Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106333

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130622

PSU: Cosair Enthusiast Series TX650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID
=pt8r2fkhnzty

RAM: G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

 

[SoundSurj]

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[etrnlxdarkness]

My Specs Updated: Changed Wireless to USB; going with a GTX 570; trying the TX650W (from what I can deduce, TX650W should be enough to OC a GTX570 GPU and an i7 2600K; changed the RAM to G.SKILL Ares Series (low profile like the Ballistix but cheaper and free shipping). Please let me know if any of this will not work. Thanks.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower Case
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZM7YTA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UDITT6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A29UNH1ZA819PW

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB Hard Drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00461G3MS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A23NVCSO4PYH3S

Wireless Card: Premiertek PowerLink Hermes 11BGN USB Adapter
http://www.antonline.com/p_PL-18N-GP_842354.htm?sID=GP

CPU: Intel Core i7 Processor i7-2600K 3.4GHz
http://www.portatech.com/catalog/viewitem.asp?ID=71210&r=p

Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106333

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 SuperClocked 012-P3-1573-AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130622

PSU: Cosair Enthusiast Series TX650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID
=pt8r2fkhnzty

RAM: G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

I'm not sure on your wireless. Someone else will have to answer that one. I wouldn't play games on wireless if someone payed me. Waaay too laggy even on N.

As for the rest it looks like a good solid build. Personally I would go with Win 7 Ult. Gives you more freedom and flexibility. But that's just personal choice.

If you are planning to OC I would suggest getting the 750. Better to have some headroom than risk damaging something with too little power.

I would go with an LG drive instead of the Light-On. Again, personal preference. The LG are made with gears instead of a rubber band to drive the tray, so it won't ever stop opening unless a gear breaks which unless you knock your tower on the floor is pretty unlikely. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236

And I agree with the previous posters about going with the i5 2500K. It's plenty fast enough for what you are doing. The i7 is overkill even if you don't OC it. If you wanna OC for fun then save the cash on the chip and get the i5. Then you can OC all you want.

Take that cash you save on the CPU and invest it in a reasonably priced SSD for your OS. If performance is what you want you really need to go with SSD for your OS drive. It will double, at the least, the responsiveness and speed of your computer. I personally have two of them. One for the OS and programs, and one for installed games and all my documents and crap. I find this to run faster than that just one drive. I recommend these SSDs, I have one of each:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148525
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227726

 

[SoundSurj]

I'm not sure on your wireless. Someone else will have to answer that one. I wouldn't play games on wireless if someone payed me. Waaay too laggy even on N.

I don't have access to a cabled connection of any kind so I'm forced to go with wireless.

If you are planning to OC I would suggest getting the 750. Better to have some headroom than risk damaging something with too little power.

Thanks, 750 it is.

I would go with an LG drive instead of the Light-On. Again, personal preference. The LG are made with gears instead of a rubber band to drive the tray, so it won't ever stop opening unless a gear breaks which unless you knock your tower on the floor is pretty unlikely. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236

I didn't know that about Light-On, thanks. The LG you picked doesn't have Lightscribe, do you know a good LG w/Lightscribe or are any LG good?

And I agree with the previous posters about going with the i5 2500K. It's plenty fast enough for what you are doing. The i7 is overkill even if you don't OC it. If you wanna OC for fun then save the cash on the chip and get the i5. Then you can OC all you want.

Well I'm going with the i7 because I want to do some video editing as well as gaming so that was my reasoning for going with a 2600K (not serious video editing; more like YouTube and stuff).

Take that cash you save on the CPU and invest it in a reasonably priced SSD for your OS. If performance is what you want you really need to go with SSD for your OS drive. It will double, at the least, the responsiveness and speed of your computer. I personally have two of them. One for the OS and programs, and one for installed games and all my documents and crap. I find this to run faster than that just one drive. I recommend these SSDs, I have one of each:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148525
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227726

I read somewhere that Win7 also remembers your hardware, so if one installs a new HDD, it will require a new Win 7 licence. I figured I'll upgrade to a SSD and to Win7 Pro (maybe Win8 will be out by then) at the same time then.

 

[etrnlxdarkness]

I'm not sure on your wireless. Someone else will have to answer that one. I wouldn't play games on wireless if someone payed me. Waaay too laggy even on N.

I don't have access to a cabled connection of any kind so I'm forced to go with wireless.

Understandable. You do what you gotta do.

If you are planning to OC I would suggest getting the 750. Better to have some headroom than risk damaging something with too little power.

Thanks, 750 it is.

I would go with an LG drive instead of the Light-On. Again, personal preference. The LG are made with gears instead of a rubber band to drive the tray, so it won't ever stop opening unless a gear breaks which unless you knock your tower on the floor is pretty unlikely. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236

I didn't know that about Light-On, thanks. The LG you picked doesn't have Lightscribe, do you know a good LG w/Lightscribe or are any LG good?

I have a few of the LightScribe versions of those drives, but I haven't seen them on newegg lately. I don't know if they are discontinued or just out of stock. Newegg removed them entirely so no way of knowing. However this site has them reasonable. http://www.directron.com/gh24ls70.html You might also try Amazon. I often find good deals there for stuff I can't find elsewhere.

And I agree with the previous posters about going with the i5 2500K. It's plenty fast enough for what you are doing. The i7 is overkill even if you don't OC it. If you wanna OC for fun then save the cash on the chip and get the i5. Then you can OC all you want.

Well I'm going with the i7 because I want to do some video editing as well as gaming so that was my reasoning for going with a 2600K (not serious video editing; more like YouTube and stuff).

I understand. Not a bad choice at all. I think either one would do just fine. The i5 might take an extra 5-10 min to encode a video but otherwise would perform the same job. Just a matter of cash is all.

Take that cash you save on the CPU and invest it in a reasonably priced SSD for your OS. If performance is what you want you really need to go with SSD for your OS drive. It will double, at the least, the responsiveness and speed of your computer. I personally have two of them. One for the OS and programs, and one for installed games and all my documents and crap. I find this to run faster than that just one drive. I recommend these SSDs, I have one of each:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148525
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227726

I read somewhere that Win7 also remembers your hardware, so if one installs a new HDD, it will require a new Win 7 licence. I figured I'll upgrade to a SSD and to Win7 Pro (maybe Win8 will be out by then) at the same time then.

Now this I have not heard. I have been using the same Win XP Key for like 10 yrs. lol And I have used it on 5 different machines. They may have changed something with Win7. I am not the one to ask on that. But it makes sense to me that if it remembers your hardware the hard drive is the least of your troubles. Your building a whole new system , which, would red flag the system on all the other hardware anyway if what you say is true. So upgrading to an SSD won't make a difference either way. I assume you will be reinstalling Windows fresh for the new build to keep compatibility errors and driver conflicts to a bare minimum(zero being the goal).

I don't know where your budget stands so far but you might consider going ahead and getting Win7. You can get Home Premium for $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 and Ultimate for $190 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116997
I personally see no advantage to Win8. So far it looks way too mainstreamed and too much like a toy OS built for your average consumer. IMO. Win7 Ult is prolly my last OS of choice for at least a while. We haven't seen everything about Win8 yet. But I wouldn't get it until after the first year anyway. Give them time to work out the bugs first. JMO.

 

[SoundSurj]

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