Is this an OK build?

[pcfan1]

okay so i'm wondering if the PC i bought is decent for the price i paid, thanks for the answers i appreciate it.

PSU: NZXT Hale 82 650W ATX 12V 24PIN 80PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=65503&vpn=HALE82-650-M&manufacture=NZXT

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 Fermi 732MHZ 1280MB GDDR5

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57361

SSD: Crucial M4 SSD Micron C400 128GB

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60445&vpn=CT128M4SSD2&manufacture=CRUCIAL%20TECHNOLOGY&promoid=1223

case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57910&vpn=Z9%20Plus&manufacture=ZALMAN%20TECH&promoid=1223

RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 8GB @ 1333

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=55544&vpn=996770&manufacture=Mushkin%20Enhanced&promoid=1223

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost)

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Mobo: BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 LGA 1155

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138355

total cost (including shipping) : 1062.68$ USD

i started with all those parts except the SSD and just now decided to get an SSD to speed up my system a bit, my GPU and CPU are not overclocked atm as i have no idea how to do it, if you guys can guide me towards some sort of guide, also i would like to know if there is any OC room on my CPU without getting an aftermarket cooler? after reading up a bit i think i messed up a bit on the GPU as from what i saw it is reccomended to have 1.5gb+ memory for higher end games but considering the price i paid for it (250$) i think it is fairly good?
should i overclock my CPU? i mean is it rather safe to overclock it because i don't wanna end up frying it and havin g to spend more money to get a new CPU :S from what i seen in reviews and such i5-2500k seemed like a decent choice of CPU.

last question, do you think this build will allow me to run BF3 on high-ish settings in 1680*1050 resolution? (my hp w2007 monitor only seems to go that high in term of resolution :S) i dont want to spend 60$ on bf3 to find out i can only run it in normal settings or so

edit: also, i ran out of 3 pins fan headers on my Mobo and i was thinking about getting myself a 3PIN Fan 2 Male to 1 Female Y-SPLITTER Cable (http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=56072&vpn=CB-3P-Y&manufacture=NZXT) to plug 2 fans in 1 3pin header on my mobo, is it dangerous?

edit2: if you think i should overclock my CPU, could you link me a good cooling system that is rather cheap that would allow me to OC my cpu a bit? (4Ghz-ish?)

sorry for long post / my newbiness but hey, everyone has to start somewhere

 

[Nw333]

It would, most likely, run it on high, but not ultra-ish. BF3 needs atleast a 560 for decent gaming experience on mid-high settings so you should be fine as for OCing Ive never done it. XD You should also get an aftermarket cooler if OCing. If you dont, things might get hot in there Heres a benchmark for your 570:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-ti-448-core-benchmark,3082-4.html

 

[pcfan1]

thank for the link! so according to that i would run BF3 high settings at around 60-ish FPS on my current monitor!

 

[Nw333]

thank for the link! so according to that i would run BF3 high settings at around 60-ish FPS on my current monitor!

Yep.

 

[TheBigTroll]

oh god you could of done much better for than amount of money. like you could have gotten a i5 3570k, a asus p8z77-Lk, and a 7850.

its not bad but you could have done better

 

[pcfan1]

i see :S if only i had found out about this website prior to buying my parts

 

[pcfan1]

so i f- up pretty bad with my build? :/

 

[pcfan1]

i could maybe sell some parts to a friend and get new ones (like GPU) , the processor im not sure since i think his mobo doesn't support intel chip, would it be a good idea? and get the 7850 GPU, or an 7870 for about the same price as i paid my GTX570 , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

 

[FinneousPJ]

No that would be a waste unless you can get 100% money back. It's just that buying new parts you should have gotten different ones, but it's not a huge problem.

 

[pcfan1]

No that would be a waste unless you can get 100% money back. It's just that buying new parts you should have gotten different ones, but it's not a huge problem.

well if i'm able to sell it to my friend, i can probably sell it to him for the price i paid since i paid about 110$ less since it was on sale

cuz i want my PC to last me a few years and not have to upgrade in a year and a half cuz i can't run any of the newer games with good graphics :d

 

[TheBigTroll]

it can right now run most games on high/ultra with some details turned down (BF3). its still very good but not the best

 

[pcfan1]

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