My new gaming Pc!

If you cant find a GTX 680, you could get a GTX 670 for 100 dollars less and only a small loss in performance. The only problem is that they are also out of stock  

Since you only got an i7-3770 instead of an i7-3770k then I don't think you'll need CPU cooling considering that you pretty much won't be overclocking.

Everything else looks good.  

I don't really know how much this adds up to and how much you are willing to spend on a monitor/what size you want. Could you specify?

$2300 is a healthy budget...

What do you want from the system? 150FPS? or is 40-60 enough? I say this because I'm still running on a Q9550 w/8GB RAM and a GTX470 while running every graphics setting in "High." I'm no pro gamer, but very much want and enjoy a smooth running system.

You could probably really really scale back on... nearly everything, still get a kick-azz system, then drop the money into something like a high-res monitor. (Dell U2711 comes to mind).

Simply purchase components that scale, then 1 year from now when you think you'll be happier with a better video card, spend $300 to upgrade. If you need more ram, add more later... just make sure you purchase a mobo that will handle it.

Rough specs of something I'd do:

i5 2500k ~$220
nVidia vid card, no more than ~$350
mobo no more than ~$150 (USB 3.0 requirement, configure ram for future upgrade)
ram, 8GB minimum ~$80
DVD-burner, do you *really* need blu-ray? ~$30
600-800w PSU ~$150
Case

Monitor: 2560x1440 max res - ~$1000 (you WILL be impressed) If you end up buying the Dell monitor, buy it from Dell (not NewEgg) and spend the extra $70 on 2 additional years of warranty -total 5 years warranty.

total price probably very near $2300.

edit - forgot disk... 1 SSD + an old spinner for data, adds a couple hundred bucks, or you could reuse a disk from a current system.

newbcakes, I agree with you. Don't you think an Ivy Bridge like the 3570k would be better just for the sake of future proofing.

I could get a nvidia 670 on Tigerdirect. They are going around $450. I found the 680 on shopblt.com but know nothing about the site, they show how many they have on order so you can pre order. http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi?action=ent...!ORDERID!#Availability

Ivy Bridge 3.5 out of stock.

The Blu-ray was about $69 after rebate, figured might as well throw it in the mix.

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total so far: $1,052.90

add gtx 670 , too bad their out of stock. but add 400ish

that;s what i would come up with

i would suggest a better case for your budget.Corsair 650D is a great choice.Mid tower but more room then a lot of full towers.cooling,cable management,looks everything is excellent.click here to take a look at a good review.here's the rating-



1000w is absolute overkill for a 2-way SLi setup.all you need is a quality 850w unit.Silverstone strider GOLD 850w 100% modular is a great unit for it's price and build quality is astonishing.

you don't need i7 for gaming.for gaming,i5 3550 is enough and will not cause any bottlenecks.

i am a big asus fanboy for motherboards but i won't suggest that board for your budget,Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H is a solid performer for it's price.main reason is that i recently saw this board and it's really awesome.lot's of ports,SLi/CF ready,great overclocker and solid build quality.if you want Asus then go with i would suggest Asus P8Z77-V or P8Z77-V PRO.

once again RAM is overkill.8gb is more than enough.Mushkin enhanced blackline 8gb is more than enough for gaming and other daily stuff.it is a 1.5v 1600mhz kit and it's perfect for your build.

OCZ is the worst SSD maker with highest failure rates.my dad has suffered two failures and ended up getting a muskin enhanced chronos deluxe which is working flawless.if you are thinking about RAID 0 then you are risking your money and data.SSDs are already very fast and don't need any raid or other crappy stuff.better get a 1tb drive(Samsung 1tb is my suggestion) for backup,movies and music.get a reliable SSD for OS and games.kingston hyperx 240gb ssd is a great deal for it's price.

For gpu,gtx 670 is best bang for buck but if you are willing to pay extra for 680 then it's fine,i am a big fan of MSi Twinfrozer iii cooler.very quiet,effective and overclocks like a beast.other good options are gigabyte windforce x3 and asus TOP.i hope you find one is stock  

home premium 64 bit is enough for daily stuff and gaming.

for gaming,get a 23-24" 1080p monitor for a sharp image quality due to high pixel density.i trust Asus for good and high quality monitors.this is my suggestions-
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you don't need cooling for cpu if you are not gonna overclock,but sometimes the stock HSF sound can be annoying so i would suggest this cooler for maintaining noise and temps-
hyper 212+it's a fairly silent cooler.
i guess i answered all of your questions.if you have any doubts,feel free to ask  

I have made some changes:


Roswill Blackhawk case & GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard
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Samsung 1TB HDD
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24" asus monitor
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Silverstone 850W
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Ram 2x4gb
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SDD 120GB kingston hyperX
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same ivy bridge i7 and possibly the gtx670 i can order it on tigerdirect

without the graphics card in the mix im at $1365 w/o tax and shipping.

the gtx670 on tigerdirect is about 400

are you sure that you want that case with a $2300 rig?if yes then no problem otherwise i would suggest something better.This is a good deal.
as i said in my previous post that for gaming you don't need i7.

I suggest the 500R. Better thermals than the 650D and cheaper. Get a 750W PSU for SLI 670 as it doesn't use much power. I recommend the PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK 750W for $100.