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Approximate Purchase Date: Within 2 weeks.

Budget Range: <900 Before Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming-Boot Speed.

Parts Not Required: Keyboard/Mouse/Monitor(Using a 37" TV)/OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg, or single website for all parts.

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: Not particularly, potentially Intel/Nvidia.

Overclocking: No.

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe sometime in the distant future, like tax return season :D, but definitely not now.

Monitor Resolution: 1080p

Additional Comments: I'm going from a dual 2.8 ghz with a 8800 GS to whatever this will be. I've never gamed on "high-ultra" settings. So this will be an improvement regardless. (Parts not being reused.)

Also, unless an SSD would increase actual game performance a noticeable amount(aside from initial loading) it would likely be a future interest, but not for now.
 
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Any particular reason you don't want to over-clock?

i5-2500k is a great processor choice with so much over-clock potential and fits into your budget. Pair this with a z68 motherboard (ASrock Extreme 3 GEN 3 recommended) and a GTX 560Ti or similar, and your good to go :)
 
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Unless I can do it with absolutely no knowledge of how it works, what to watch for, etc, and it wont make parts burn out faster..

This is my first build, I don't want it to start on fire or pay for things it will never do :D.

Plus then there is buying a seperate heatsink/attaching for the cpu..

I mean you can try to convince me :)
 
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Every good motherboard (z68 especially) comes with built in over-clocking software that does it for you at the click of a button. No knowledge at all is required other than how to use a mouse to click that "big red button" :p

The motherboard will slowly clock your CPU up and stress test it safely until it hits its limit. When it reaches it's limit, you generally get Blue Screened, your PC will re-boot and it will down-clock the the last highest limit, leaving you with a safe, fully functional over-clock :)

The i5-2500k is a great over-clocker, probably the best (closely met with i7-2600k). Even with the stock cooler (no after-market needed) you should be able to get auto-over-clocks of 4GHz ish. Although its not "necessary" to over-clock, it will allow the processor to perform better, and last longer (in terms of running newer games and applications more quickly due to faster clock speeds).
 
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Case - Literally any mid-Tower or full-Tower ATX case should be fine (post here if your unsure) and just get something you like the look of that fits your budget.

Combo seems a good price @ $573, what motherboard and 560 does it include?

PSU - 500w (brands: XFX, SeaSonic, Corsair, Antec - look for 80PLUS ratings)
RAM - 1600MHz CL9 1.v5 - 4GB (2x2GB) or 8GB (2x4GB) - get which ever fits your budget.

Since your looking for "boot-speed" it might be worth considering a small 30GB SSD just to put Windows on. $50 after rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227393
 
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Priority was gaming, last thing I'd ever worry about was boot speed :p. Is a 750W PSU overkill? Can I chop it down to save some money? Post above has the combos I've listed. Also found a HD+DVD Burner Combo for about 70. I probably should get a cheaper case. I'd be able to order it sooner :p
 
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500w PSU is plenty for a single GTX 560Ti. (Recommended brands: XFX, SeaSonic, Corsair, Antec - look for 80PLUS ratings).

Nice combo deal on the Optical Drive and HDD - Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB is also a popular HDD choice as well so see what's on the best offer :)

Your right about the case as well, but if its something you really like, stick with it :) After all, its the part your going to see most often, so you want it to look good! :)
 
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Cosair 650W + Corsair Vengeance 8gb for about $20 cheaper(extra $5 in rebates), would that still run 2x 560 TI if I ever decide to in the future? Sorry for all the back and forth questions.

I was looking at the Spinpoint drive earlier, I don't really know brands.. and they seem to have the same specs? Going with the asus drive and the spinpoint would add about $10.
 
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It SHOULD run 2x 560 ti's. That's what im going to be using in my rig to power mine in SLI. Although, if you can spare the extra bucks I'd go for a 750w. But, to my knowledge a 650w Corsair should do nicely.
 
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No 750w would be recommended for SLI 560Ti's. 650w is really pushing it, especially if you add in any over-clocking.

I personally use a SeaGate Barracuda and have no issues with it at all :) probably not worth spending $10 more for the Samsung.
 
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I looked at iBuyPower today, as I'm ordering the parts tomorrow.. and it seems that I can get a very similar computer for less and its pre-built with liquid cooling?

NZXT Phantom

i5-2500k

8gb Corsair or major brand

Nvidia GeForce 560 TI

ASUS P8Z68-V-LX

700 Watt PSU

1TB HDD

Optical Drive

Media Reader

894 Dollars

Is there a reason I shouldn't go for this?

 
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here's the $700 build:


i5-2500K + 8 GB DDR3-1333 + DVD burner: $247.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.723891


Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 mobo: $114.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128495

Xigmatek 600W PSU: $54.99 w/ $10 Rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815009

Seagate 1TB HDD: $49.99 with Promo code
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

PNY GTx 560 ti: $219.99 w/ $30 rebaste
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133377

Xigmatek Asgard II: $29.99 w/ $5 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815006

total: $717.89
 
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