Hey, I'm setting up a gaming rig as my Acer Aspire laptops gfx card died a few weeks ago, and I saw it as a good opportunity to get a new computer. I haven't really been keeping up with the latest and greatest the past few years, but nevertheless I do (kinda) know what I am talking about. I'm just looking for you guys to rate my setup, offer some opinions/advice/whatever.
I already have a mouse, and the monitor has built-in speakers that should suffice until I rake up the dough to buy a decent sound card and speakers.
You may have noticed there are two monitors. As far as I can see, the only differences are that one of them is 23" and the other 23.6" and 5ms and 2ms response time, respectively. Are those the only differences or am I missing something?
I did my research to make sure everything is compatible (hopefully I'm right). All of the hardware supports SLI (which I may do in the future), but will the second card fit comfortably in the case?
What do you guys think? Thanks a lot.
Mobo: BIOSTAR TP67XE ($125)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138317
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K ($219)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Heatsink: ZALMAN CNPS9500 ($42)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118003
GFX card: EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) ($190)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130568
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 ($60 w/ free 4gB usb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Sound card: ??
I think I'll wait for now...
Power supply: CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 ($150)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
CD/DVD drive: not going to buy one lol...
Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP ($80)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-119-196
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache ($55)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
Monitor: ASUS ($190)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052
Keyboard: Logitech K200 ($20)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126191
I already have a mouse, and the monitor has built-in speakers that should suffice until I rake up the dough to buy a decent sound card and speakers.
You may have noticed there are two monitors. As far as I can see, the only differences are that one of them is 23" and the other 23.6" and 5ms and 2ms response time, respectively. Are those the only differences or am I missing something?
I did my research to make sure everything is compatible (hopefully I'm right). All of the hardware supports SLI (which I may do in the future), but will the second card fit comfortably in the case?
What do you guys think? Thanks a lot.