Gaming Rig

[CamScottBryce]

Graphics: GeForce GTX 680 - $470
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K - $220
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $200
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 - $80
Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD Burner iHAS124-04 - $16
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M - $88
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case $135
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB - $40

Since I'm new to building PCs, I figured it would be a good idea to post here before buying anything. Is there anything wrong with any of these components? I don't know how compatible computer parts are, but any help would be appreciated, any suggestions and whatnot.

 

[pauls3743]

About the only alteration I would make to that setup would be to downgrade the graphics card to a GTX670. It's $100 cheaper and only marginally less powerfull.

 

[CamScottBryce]

About the only alteration I would make to that setup would be to downgrade the graphics card to a GTX670. It's $100 cheaper and only marginally less powerfull.

Thanks for the help!

 

[CamScottBryce]

Also, this is probably a dumb question, but how does audio factor into all this? Not sure if I should be something along the lines of ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card, or any suggestions? That doesn't really dael with gaming but if anyone has nay recommendations, I'm all ears.

 

[woggy101]

Graphics: GeForce GTX 680 - $470
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K - $220
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $200
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 - $80
Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD Burner iHAS124-04 - $16
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M - $88
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case $135
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB - $40

Since I'm new to building PCs, I figured it would be a good idea to post here before buying anything. Is there anything wrong with any of these components? I don't know how compatible computer parts are, but any help would be appreciated, any suggestions and whatnot.

Like pauls3743 wrote About the only alteration I would make to that setup would be to downgrade the graphics card to a GTX670 invest that left over dough into an SSD i would suggest the SAMSUNG 830 SERIES 128GB, this would increse pc boot times an overall performance

 

[CamScottBryce]

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