My (hopefully) new build

[Banisher97]

I'm building my first gaming computer and I put together my build on Newegg and this is what I came up with. If anyone can give me their input on my build and most importantly tell me if all of my parts are compatible, any help is greatly appreciated.

CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067

CD/DVD Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233

Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207011

Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

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

CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181012

 

[Ubrales]

Case - fine
CD/DVD drive - questionable -Look at LiteOn or Asus instead
Hard Drive - fine
Video card - great
PSU - fine
Memory - good quality (check compatibility)
Motherboard - read reviews
CPU - fine
Heatsink - fine

Look at this motherboard instead: http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=160-SB-E689-KR&family=Motherboard%20Family&series=Intel%20Z68%20Series%20Family&sw=5 - pricey, but worth the money!

 

[Banisher97]

Case - fine
CD/DVD drive - questionable -Look at LiteOn or Asus instead
Hard Drive - fine
Video card - great
PSU - fine
Memory - good quality (check compatibility)
Motherboard - read reviews
CPU - fine
Heatsink - fine

Look at this motherboard instead: http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=160-SB-E689-KR&family=Motherboard%20Family&series=Intel%20Z68%20Series%20Family&sw=5 - pricey, but worth the money!

what do you mean check compatibility with the memory?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Please list the component names....links are nice but your giving everyone RSI with the clickfest

Dump the tall heatsinks. The only cooling effect of these big coolers is that they "look cool". While they served a purpose (when they were effective) w/ DDR2, they are absolutely useless on DDR3.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=67&limit=1&limitstart=1

At more than 2" tall in certain areas the Corsair Vengeance could pose a problem for users like me who use large coolers such as the Scythe Mugen 2. I was able to use the Corsair Vengeance only after I mounted the fan on my cooler on the backside. Size is definitely a concern with heat spreaders of this size and therefore I encourage users to check that they will have enough space under their heatsinks before purchasing the Corsair Vengeance kit.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=67&limit=1&limitstart=6

The problem I have with the Corsair Vengeance is the same I have with many kits of RAM on the market. Companies insist on putting large coolers on their RAM and it limits the choice in CPU heatsinks that can be used within users system. DDR3 does not require these elaborate coolers with its lower voltages which translate to lower temperatures then RAM saw during the DDR, and DDR2 era. Corsair is correcting this with low profile versions of its Vengeance line but ultimately I would like to see the average size of coolers drop instead of having to look for specific low profile versions of a memory line.

Same specs, low profile
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233196

I'd get the 560 Ti over the 570 .... when paired, in Guru3D's game test suite, the 570's ($640 for two) get 873 fps to the 900 MHz 560's ($410 for two) 862 ....$70 more takes you from 524 fps for the single 570 to the 862 for the twin 560's .... that's a 65% increase for $70 !

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363

Plus ya get two Batman games

As for the MoBo. I won't go near any MoBo manufacturer that doesn't offer an industry standard 3 year warranty. I figure what do they know that I don't (i.e. where they bought their caps)

And do ya need Z68 ? read this to see.

http://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/difference-between-h67-p67-z68-and-h61-chipsets-a-22.html

CPU cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185168

TIM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080