Finalizing my Gaming Build

[precursoris]

I plan on putting together a computer that I can use for work but can also handle most games at decent settings. Below are the items I have in mind:


Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LE - $139.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX34705
Processor: Core™ i5-2500K - $209.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX31557
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E - $159.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX35404
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W - $69.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX30457
Chasis: Antec Three Hundred Versatile Mid Tower Gamer Case - $49.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX20934
RAM: GSKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel DDR3 Kit - $49.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX33234
HDD: Seagate 500GB Barracuda 7200rpm SATA III w/ 16MB Cache - $79.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX35469
Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24x DVD-RW Drive, SATA - $24.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX27707

Total: $784.92


Could anyone please advise whether this is a compatible and well-balanced system? If you prefer another component please refer from here: http://www.memoryexpress.com/ Otherwise, newegg.ca works too.


Thanks in advance

 

[precursoris]

Should I go for a smaller capacity PSU? Please advise and on the build overall.

 

[azeem40]

For PSU, if you plan on a single GPU, get the one you have above. Otherwise, the build looks great.

 

[kajabla]

I advise that you leave yourself room for Crossfire (a second 6850) in the future. In this case, that just means a motherboard with two PCIe x8 slots, like the $120 ASRock Z68 Extreme3 or the $125 Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3.

 

[precursoris]

I advise that you leave yourself room for Crossfire (a second 6850) in the future. In this case, that just means a motherboard with two PCIe x8 slots, like the $120 ASRock Z68 Extreme3 or the $125 Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3.

The mother board I listed above is crossfire compatible. Are you suggesting ones that are a better choice in terms of cost? Since I'll only be gaming moderately, do you advise I downgrade my mother board? Please refer to the ones from this list: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Category/Motherboards

 

[kajabla]

As I said, it should be capable of running two cards on PCIe x8. The LE is not. It'll run the cards, but they'll be bottlenecked by the PCI transfer rate.

Oh, right. There's no ASRock on memoryexpress. The second board I mentioned is available, though, for only slightly more than on Newegg. http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX36044

 

[precursoris]

As I said, it should be capable of running two cards on PCIe x8. The LE is not. It'll run the cards, but they'll be bottlenecked by the PCI transfer rate.

Oh, right. There's no ASRock on memoryexpress. The second board I mentioned is available, though, for only slightly more than on Newegg. http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX36044

I don't plan on using more than 1 GPU. So should I keep what I listed originally or downgrade? If so, which do you recommend?

 

[powerkiteman1]

I plan on putting together a computer that I can use for work but can also handle most games at decent settings. Below are the items I have in mind:


Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LE - $139.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX34705
Processor: Core™ i5-2500K - $209.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX31557
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E - $159.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX35404
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W - $69.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX30457
Chasis: Antec Three Hundred Versatile Mid Tower Gamer Case - $49.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX20934
RAM: GSKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel DDR3 Kit - $49.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX33234
HDD: Seagate 500GB Barracuda 7200rpm SATA III w/ 16MB Cache - $79.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX35469
Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24x DVD-RW Drive, SATA - $24.99 ---> http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX27707

Total: $784.92


Could anyone please advise whether this is a compatible and well-balanced system? If you prefer another component please refer from here: http://www.memoryexpress.com/ Otherwise, newegg.ca works too.


Thanks in advance

Ok first of all:


The antec case is terrible, I would recommend this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197


Also your hdd is terrible, high failure rate go with:


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181




Great ram, your graphics if you have the money go with the 7870

 

[precursoris]

Ok first of all:


The antec case is terrible, I would recommend this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197


Also your hdd is terrible, high failure rate go with:


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181




Great ram, your graphics if you have the money go with the 7870

The case you suggested goes beyond my needs, so should I go with the Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower Case instead? Link: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX35637

As for the hdd, the one you suggested is not available in MemoryExpress. Should I go with the Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue 7200rpm SATA III instead? Link: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX32264

 

[powerkiteman1]

yeah that works, any haf is going to be good for cooling means, but if i were you i would save a bit longer and end up making a real kick-ass computer, because where you don't spend now you will end up spending later on, in the end it costing more than originally planned,

this is my current build:

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23820827

 

[kajabla]

Crossfire is an excellent upgrade. In the future, when the current card starts to feel slow, it'll be much more economical to grab another than to get a single card as good as the pair.
I do support going with a more powerful card now, though, if you can find the space.
The Antec 300 is fine.

 

[precursoris]

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