Help/input on my first computer build

[naliilove]

Hello Tom's Hardware community ,

I've been looking around the boards awhile and this will be my first post (also not sure if this is in the right section :3). Anywho, I am looking to build my first computer. I have already picked out the parts, but I would like to know if they are all compatible to one another. Also, if there is anything that is better/cheaper (or if I'm missing anything)...please let me know.

Budget is ~$1300 (this is including my monitor and keyboard + mouse. At total it is around that price)

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

Graphics Card: XFX HD-685X-ZNDC Radeon HD 6850 1GB $169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150516

Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W $84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 LE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131706

Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Monitor: ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050


All help is appreciated.

 

[rvilkman]

Missing a DVD writer which are around $20 so not a big deal.
Also add an aftermarket CPU cooler for OC: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ at about $30 is cheap and effective.

Case: Excellent choice, great airflow, lots of room.

HDD: Might want to consider Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - cheaper, faster, more reliable in general

GPU: You can definately use more juice in this department: NVidia GTX560Ti or ATI 6950 - Great performance for little more money if you can afford it.

PSU: Good solid unit. Possibly consider 750W if you intend to Crossfire/SLI

Memory: 1.5V CAS9 1600Mhz Corsair, GSkill, Kingston or Mushkin is fine 2x4GB the way to go these days

Mobo: Leave yourself the option to SLI/Crossfire you can get it for the same price
Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 $124.99 ( -$10 with CC )
gen3 PCIe and supports SLI/Crossfire.

CPU: Best bang for buck - good choice here

Monitor: You can probably grab a good FULL HD monitor as well for the same price, but it is most likely not a bad choice.

 

[naliilove]

Missing a DVD writer which are around $20 so not a big deal.
Also add an aftermarket CPU cooler for OC: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ at about $30 is cheap and effective.

Case: Excellent choice, great airflow, lots of room.

HDD: Might want to consider Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - cheaper, faster, more reliable in general

GPU: You can definately use more juice in this department: NVidia GTX560Ti or ATI 6950 - Great performance for little more money if you can afford it.

PSU: Good solid unit. Possibly consider 750W if you intend to Crossfire/SLI

Memory: 1.5V CAS9 1600Mhz Corsair, GSkill, Kingston or Mushkin is fine 2x4GB the way to go these days

Mobo: Leave yourself the option to SLI/Crossfire you can get it for the same price
Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 $124.99 ( -$10 with CC )
gen3 PCIe and supports SLI/Crossfire.

CPU: Best bang for buck - good choice here

Monitor: You can probably grab a good FULL HD monitor as well for the same price, but it is most likely not a bad choice.

Thanks for replying. I did have a DVD burner, but forgot to add it, heh. I don't initially plan to OC since I'm not even sure how to do it, as time progresses (and new parts come out, etc) I'm sure I will. I looked at the GPU's and a few others and I might get the 560ti when it comes down to purchasing everything. I also found a better monitor for about $20 more. I'm sure my list is going to change around a bit. Lol. Thanks again. Wanted to make sure I was on the right track!

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197 $89.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

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CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9B

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 $124.99 $10 off w/ promo code EMCKAKA32, ends 9/15
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.717978 $448.98
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 $29.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696136 $72.48
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Total: $914.41 *not including shipping, rebates, and promo codes

http://www.amazon.com/ML228H-22-Inch-Ultra-Slim-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B00413PHEQ $155.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Asus ML228H 21.5" 1920X1080 2ms Full HD LED BackLight LED Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 10,000,000 :1 (ASCR) HDMI