Approximate Purchase Date: 1 to 2 weeks from now.
Budget Range: $1700 would like to get it lower if possible.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Gaming, Internet, some movies, standard usage (MS word etc)
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse,
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: (e.g.: India) USA
Parts Preferences: Intel is what I'm used to and know. Though I have nothing against AMD, I've never had an AMD system and know nothing about them from experience.
Overclocking: Yes-Absolutely
SLI or Crossfire: Yes- will start off with one card but in future will add another. Maybe about 6 months time if things haven't changed to much.
Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080
Additional Comments: This is truly my first build so it's safe to say In can use any help and advice I can get. I don't have a lot of time to do research but have been reading as much as possible. It's time for me to get a good gaming system and I play all sorts of them. Will be playing BF3, Aion, Crysis, and other demanding games. Right now my concerns are making sure I've got the right parts to continue to add more in the near future of 6 months. Also the I5-2500k for OC and hopefully get it up to 4.5 but we shall see. The posted budget is what the cost is at right now. If I can get it down without hurting performance then that would be great. If there are other parts I should look into or replace but keep the cost the same then I would like to know that as well. Any input to help this become reality will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
EVGA 012-P3-1576-KR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) DS Superclocked 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130740
OCZ ZT Series 750W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341052
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition RC-932-KKN3-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
ASUS VS248H-P Black 24" 2ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236153
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
Over all looking for good performance and like I said I will add more later. This is also the reason for the full tower and Noctua CPU cooler. This comes to just a little over $1700. So what do ya guys think? I eagerly await your response. Thanks to all. Oh, will add 60 gig SSD later as well.
Budget Range: $1700 would like to get it lower if possible.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Gaming, Internet, some movies, standard usage (MS word etc)
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse,
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: (e.g.: India) USA
Parts Preferences: Intel is what I'm used to and know. Though I have nothing against AMD, I've never had an AMD system and know nothing about them from experience.
Overclocking: Yes-Absolutely
SLI or Crossfire: Yes- will start off with one card but in future will add another. Maybe about 6 months time if things haven't changed to much.
Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080
Additional Comments: This is truly my first build so it's safe to say In can use any help and advice I can get. I don't have a lot of time to do research but have been reading as much as possible. It's time for me to get a good gaming system and I play all sorts of them. Will be playing BF3, Aion, Crysis, and other demanding games. Right now my concerns are making sure I've got the right parts to continue to add more in the near future of 6 months. Also the I5-2500k for OC and hopefully get it up to 4.5 but we shall see. The posted budget is what the cost is at right now. If I can get it down without hurting performance then that would be great. If there are other parts I should look into or replace but keep the cost the same then I would like to know that as well. Any input to help this become reality will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
EVGA 012-P3-1576-KR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) DS Superclocked 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130740
OCZ ZT Series 750W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341052
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition RC-932-KKN3-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
ASUS VS248H-P Black 24" 2ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236153
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
Over all looking for good performance and like I said I will add more later. This is also the reason for the full tower and Noctua CPU cooler. This comes to just a little over $1700. So what do ya guys think? I eagerly await your response. Thanks to all. Oh, will add 60 gig SSD later as well.