This is a first time build for me. Please let me know if there is anything on here that is incompatible or if you have any suggestions.
Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 weeks (mostly this week to take advantage of certain deals and for the stuff that isn't on sale right now I might wait until next week to see if the new month adds any specials)
Budget Range: $1200-1400 preferably in the low end
System Usage from Most to Least Important: games, work (Word, spreadsheets, PPT, photoshop), internet, light home movie editing
Parts Not Required: Monitor (1920x1200) 26 inch, keyboard, mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Microcenter and Amazon, but will buy from others if cheaper
Country: US
Parts Preferences: Don't care as long as they are reliable
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, but in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 26inch
Additional Comments: Windows 7
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Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053
MSI Z77A-GD65 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2BAA 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148526
OCZ ZX Series 850W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Gold High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341044
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173
GIGABYTE GV-R785OC-2GD Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125419
Core i5 2500K LGA 1155 Boxed Processor
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
LG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS90B - Retail - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136240
This build is roughly $1,200 (a little over) with all the rebates. I am debating between adding an HDD or going all SSD, which is why I only have 256GB of drive space on this build. If I go all SSD I will just buy SSD's as what I have fills up.
Also, debating whether to get Ivy. I haven't seen any for sale yet, so I'm not sure of their price point.
My ultimate goal is always to hit the sweetspot for performance and cash like the i5 2500k has been.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 weeks (mostly this week to take advantage of certain deals and for the stuff that isn't on sale right now I might wait until next week to see if the new month adds any specials)
Budget Range: $1200-1400 preferably in the low end
System Usage from Most to Least Important: games, work (Word, spreadsheets, PPT, photoshop), internet, light home movie editing
Parts Not Required: Monitor (1920x1200) 26 inch, keyboard, mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Microcenter and Amazon, but will buy from others if cheaper
Country: US
Parts Preferences: Don't care as long as they are reliable
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, but in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 26inch
Additional Comments: Windows 7
______________________________________________________________
Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053
MSI Z77A-GD65 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2BAA 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148526
OCZ ZX Series 850W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Gold High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341044
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173
GIGABYTE GV-R785OC-2GD Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125419
Core i5 2500K LGA 1155 Boxed Processor
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
LG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS90B - Retail - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136240
This build is roughly $1,200 (a little over) with all the rebates. I am debating between adding an HDD or going all SSD, which is why I only have 256GB of drive space on this build. If I go all SSD I will just buy SSD's as what I have fills up.
Also, debating whether to get Ivy. I haven't seen any for sale yet, so I'm not sure of their price point.
My ultimate goal is always to hit the sweetspot for performance and cash like the i5 2500k has been.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.