Approximate Purchase Date: Before the end of May
Budget Range: ~$1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, streaming video, word processing
Parts Not Required: monitor, keyboard, mouse, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: Not at first maybe later as needed
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not.
Monitor Resolution: 1600x1050
This is what I currently have picked out. I'm curious about a few things;
1.) Is this PSU powerful enough?
2.) Is this MB good enough?
3.) Is this the correct memory type/speed/configuration for gaming?
4.) Am I overlooking anything basic?
MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837 ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504 IV 3570k
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007 Corsair Graphite Series 600T
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139035 CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX650 650W
Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148529 Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD1 2.5" 128GB SATA III
Memory : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233196 CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130783 EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2672-KR GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
Total price (in cart, before rebates) 1439.91 plus shipping
The only real place I can cut back on this is the video, and for once in my life, I want the cutting edge for video.
Budget Range: ~$1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, streaming video, word processing
Parts Not Required: monitor, keyboard, mouse, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: Not at first maybe later as needed
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not.
Monitor Resolution: 1600x1050
This is what I currently have picked out. I'm curious about a few things;
1.) Is this PSU powerful enough?
2.) Is this MB good enough?
3.) Is this the correct memory type/speed/configuration for gaming?
4.) Am I overlooking anything basic?
MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837 ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504 IV 3570k
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139007 Corsair Graphite Series 600T
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139035 CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX650 650W
Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148529 Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD1 2.5" 128GB SATA III
Memory : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233196 CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130783 EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2672-KR GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
Total price (in cart, before rebates) 1439.91 plus shipping
The only real place I can cut back on this is the video, and for once in my life, I want the cutting edge for video.