Is this build compatable and won't be bottlenecked?

[underhill]

I just matched these pieces together and I was wondering if they would all work together, I won't need an optical drive.
Corsair tx650m
http://www.frys.com/product/6708355?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

ASUS P8P67 EVO B3
http://www.frys.com/product/6559983?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Intel core i3 2120
http://www.frys.com/product/6540053

ASUS GTX560 1GB OC
www.frys.com/product/6640004?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

PATRIOT DDR3 8GB 1333MHz DUAL G2 Series Memory
http://www.frys.com/product/6719085?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Seagate Barracuda 500GB
http://www.frys.com/product/6629874;jsessionid=Yy8SbEsCPW53i8Z3G0LWmQ__.node2?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Oh, and does anyone know where I could get a copy of Windows XP by chance?

 

[obsama1]

Why XP? You won't have DX11. Pay $100 for an OEM license or get a copy from eBay. The 560 isn't as good as the 6870 for the same price.

 

[underhill]

Well my school has a win7 upgrade for $10 so I was thinking that it'd be cheaper to go xp and just upgrade it

 

[cranked]

Your school should also have big discounts on win7. Did you check into that?

 

[azeem40]

That is a win. If only I knew about the discount.

 

[Guest]

why have a P67 motherboard? the only advantage with that is higher stable overclocks and not by much more than:
Asus P8Z68-V $93.18
or you can get really cheap with:
MSI Z68A-GD65 $83.96
$30.00 Rebate $53.96
you can save a few more buck with
Antec High Current Gamer HCG-520 PSU 520w $71.99
that will run any overclocked cpu/gpu combination.
i mean what you posted will work together but getting a P67 motherboard with an i3-2120 just doesn't make sense.

and must you get the video card from fry's? they have a crap selection that are overpriced.

 

[underhill]

@cranked yeah I checked it and they don't.
@looniam I am looking to purchase from Fry's since its the closest store, I was thinking about buying the gpu from newegg, but everything else I would like to get from Fry's.

 

[underhill]

So I just went to check out the GPU's at newegg and chose these two 6870's and am wondering which one would be better to go with, the Sapphire is quite a bit cheaper anything I should know about the Gigabyte to prove its superiority before I would settle on the Sapphire?

Gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125357

Sapphire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

 

[Guest]

if you want/need to save $30+ go for the sapphire. i can't find anything outstanding about the gigabyte.

 

[underhill]

So what do you guys think of this?

PSU:
http://www.frys.com/product/6251250?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

MB:
http://www.frys.com/product/6639874?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

CPU:
http://www.frys.com/product/6487372?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

RAM:
http://www.frys.com/product/6719085?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

HDD:
http://www.frys.com/product/6629874?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

If there is anything that you would suggest differently please do let me know, thanks

 

[Guest]

that would get you gaming; not the best but atleast you'll be able to play most any game decently.

 

[underhill]

How would you place it on a ten point scale for a $700 parts plus os gaming rig?

 

[Guest]

seeing that your buying from fry's . .8+ any rating higher would mean finding a once in a lifetime deal on a GPU.

 

[underhill]

The GPU I am probably just going to order off of newegg but I'm not really not sure what I would be looking for that would be more powerful in case I see one for the same price :/

 

[Guest]

to upgrade the GPU would take about $30 to $50 more and really you can't trim down anything to get that amount.

you'll do fine enough with a 6870.

 

[underhill]

Alright, thanks for all the help guys I'll post some pics when I get it built after the GPU comes in.

 

[underhill]

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