My First Build

[estrada0428]

Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $89

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196

PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified $94

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

MoBo: ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.1) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $179

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131771

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor $219

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $35

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $59

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185



Total:$680


Anyone has any suggestions or changes? This is my first build and i would be building a computer for the first time. My budget is $800 on this. I already have a Sapphire Radeon HD 6790 graphics card.

 

[rolli59]

Looks good, you could go with 2x4GB ram or an SSD for your OS drive for the rest of your budget.

 

[Silvune]

Don't get the old Corsair 650TX as there is a newer better version available now:
Corsair 650TXV2 80Plus Bronze $105 ($15 rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

This is based on the same design as the 650TXV2:
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition 80Plus Bronze $90 ($20 rebate, $6 shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014
It is better in a functional sense because it has four PCIe connectors, so you could crossfire without having to use adapters.

Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620 80Plus Bronze $90 ($6 shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371048
This is also better than the original 650TX for virtually the same price.

Unless you are doing a lot of multitasking or other tasks that really use lots of RAM then I don't really see the need to get more than 4GB.

 

[geofelt]

The parts look good so far.

1) What will you use for a graphics card? Your 650w psu can power one as strong as a GTX580.
If your purpose is gaming, the graphics card is the most important component. Buy the best one you feel comfortable paying for.

2) Ram is cheap, Get a 8gb (2 x 4gb) kit. Here is some added justification:
http://blog.corsair.com/?p=65

3) If you will OC the 2500K, (and that's why you got a "K") you really should include an aftermarket cooler.
It need not be expensive, look for a Xigmatek gaia or cm hyper 212 for $30 or so.

4) If you are a student with a .edu email, look for windows 7 academic license for about $30.

5) See if you can't stretch your budget to get a 60-80gb SSD for the os and apps. It will cost $1.5 to $2 per gb. Look to Intel for best reliability.

6) As a first time builder, take the time now to download and read, cover to cover, the case and motherboard manuals.

 

[estrada0428]

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. I'm mostly going to do free online gaming like games on gpotato or nexus, so I think the graphics card I bought is going to do just fine (I did say I THINK lol..). If someone should suggest I get a better graphics card, then I can still return the one I got and buy another one (I recently bought my Sapphire Radeon HD 6790.) I will get the ram geofelt suggested though (thanks bud). I'll also get an SSD instead of an HDD (they come in terabytes I'm sure..). Anyone want to give me more suggestion for my build with the added parts I'm going to get or suggest a different entire build or should I be okay?