Advice on my new build

Demus

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Dec 8, 2011
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Looking to replace my 4-5 year old system I built which had

-Q6600 Intel cpu overclocked
-2 Nvidia 8800gtx's in SLI
-150gb WD raptor
-4GB Ram
-Windows Vista 64bit
-Coolermaster Real Power 1000w power supply
-Coolermaster Cosmos case
-Soundblaster XFI sound card

I'm thinking of keeping the case and power supply if they will work in my new build.

Any advice is appreciated this is what I am currently considering

-i5 2500k (Going to overclock)
-120GB Corsair Force GT SSD
-Windows 7 Pro
-2x4GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 1600
-Arctic Cooler Freezer 13
-Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3
-Asus GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Comes with Battlefield 3 so I won't have to buy it)

Will eventually get another GTX 560 Ti after christmas to run in SLI.

Going to be playing Battlefield 3, Witcher 2, Old Republic and Diablo 3 when it is released.
 

Emelth

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Looks like a pretty solid build so far, I would change the SSD to a Crucial M4 or an OCZ.

Also Rosewill PSUs arent really great but since you've had it for four years now hopefully it will do the job
 

Demus

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I might look at a new PSU next year and make do with my current one for now.

Is it worth changing the mobo for a ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 for the PCIe 3.0 support. It's a bit more expensive but would hopefully mean I wouldn't have to upgrade the mobo as soon as with the other one.