Final build check

[Eric513]

Hey guys, I had another thread floating around earlier (mods, feel free to close it) that was basically me brainstorming ideas. I'm just about ready to buy and the money I saved is going to leave me room to pick up a lenovo x220 as well! Here's the build:

Case and PSU (combo) - COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case and COOLER MASTER GX Series RS650-ACAAE3-US 650W ATX12V v2.31 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $144.97 before a $25 rebate

CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor combo with CD/DVD drive - $225.98

GPU - EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $229.99 before a $25 rebate

MOBO - ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $209.99

RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - $74.99

SSD - OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive - $219.99 before a $20 rebate

HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $89.99

Final price: $1,195.90 ($1,125.90 after rebates and shipping)

I'll be building this with a buddy of mine and we're going to water cool it (not so much for extreme OC purposes, just because it'll be a lot of fun to put together and should give the system some longevity), so that's why there is no CPU cooler included in the price. Anyway, if anyone sees some glaring faults with the build (overpriced parts, non-compatible parts, etc) I'd really appreciate the input before I buy! Thanks in advance for everyone's help!

 

[j3d1]

with this kind of a budget and the thought of watercooling later i strongly consider gettin a better quality psu.

if your not planning on sli in the future id get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

if so id get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005


also if your not a complete fanboy of coolermaster haf id really look into a different case at that type of a price. no offense intended but i have found that most CM cases are overrated.

 

[Eric513]

Would a 650W be capable of running 560 Ti's in SLI? And yeah, its a more expensive case, but I just couldn't pass up the combo deal when I saw that the PSU had pretty favorable review too. Any recommendations case-wise? One of the main benefits of the 922 was its size even as a mid-tower (good for potential water cooling as well as for cable management).

 

[Why_Me]

Would a 650W be capable of running 560 Ti's in SLI? And yeah, its a more expensive case, but I just couldn't pass up the combo deal when I saw that the PSU had pretty favorable review too. Any recommendations case-wise? One of the main benefits of the 922 was its size even as a mid-tower (good for potential water cooling as well as for cable management).

You want a 750w psu to push two of those cards. Also the Cooler Master psu's suck.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049 $94.99 - $69.99 after mail-in rebate FREE SHIPPING
Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.689144 <----- Here's a decent combo deal on mobo and RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.662487 <----- and one for cpu and gpu.

 

[Eric513]

Thanks for the links. I had a 550W Antec25 in the cart for $65, but why not grab the 750W (with better 80+ certification) just in case I choose to SLI down the road. And I was looking through some more SSD options and the Solid 3 is currently on sale for $170. If I drop down from the Agility 3, I can splurge on like a corsair 650D (found a combo with the cpu) and still keep the build at 1200 after rebates. If i did choose to go with a higher end case like the 650D, I'd not only have an incredibly slick case (don't really need flashy LED's) and one that I'm sure will last a very long time if I choose to keep upgrading as time goes on.

 

[Why_Me]

Thanks for the links. I had a 550W Antec25 in the cart for $65, but why not grab the 750W (with better 80+ certification) just in case I choose to SLI down the road. And I was looking through some more SSD options and the Solid 3 is currently on sale for $170. If I drop down from the Agility 3, I can splurge on like a corsair 650D (found a combo with the cpu) and still keep the build at 1200 after rebates. If i did choose to go with a higher end case like the 650D, I'd not only have an incredibly slick case (don't really need flashy LED's) and one that I'm sure will last a very long time if I choose to keep upgrading as time goes on.

See that psu I posted up above? That's a 750w psu...just like it says in the link and below the link. If your getting a Corsair case, chances are it will combo with a Corsair psu. Just make sure you get a 750w.

 

[Eric513]

Yes? I said I swapped out the antec one for the one you recommended. It was only 5 dollars more and will allow me to upgrade to 2 560ti's down the road without needing to upgrade the PSU as well. The other combo deals for the 650 don't compete with a price of the 750W you mentioned so I'd likely stick with the case/cpu deal (unless I find a new case of course haha).