Need Advice on ~$1500 gaming machine.

[alexjay]

Approximate Purchase Date: Early May 2012

Budget Range: $1000 - $1600

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming at max settings.

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever is cheapest

Country: Australia

Parts Preferences: Best performance/cost ratio

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Additional Comments: Hi guys im new to building a gaming machine, iv read a few guides on the forums and watched quite a few vids on you-tube. I have a few questions


-Have i selected the correct Motherboard?
-Will i be able to Overclock?
-Is SLI or crossfire a better idea?
-Is my tower too big would a medium suffice?
-Do i need low profile ram?

Coolmaster HAF 932
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Advanced-SuperSpeed-RC-932-KKN5-GP/dp/B001EPUQAE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=ILJZZ5NNL0CW8&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Corsair 750-Watt
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Enthusiast-Certified-Compatible-platforms/dp/B004MYFODI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1RX6CVAF1IURR&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Channel-Memory-CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B/dp/B004RFBIUU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I5BQR6PZM8LV2&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

ASUS LGA 1155 - Z68 - PCIe 3.0 and UEFI BIOS Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2200 LGA 1155 Motherboards P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-LGA-1155-Motherboards-P8Z68-V/dp/B005UDITPK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I25G1R50SK23CB&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Sapphire 11196-00-40G Radeon HD 7950 3GB
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-11196-00-40G-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics/dp/B0070APVQ6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I35OIGBI5SOLN8&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Intel Core i5-2500K Processor
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80623I52500K-Core-i5-2500K-Processor/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1SFNFK2ADU116&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3E2FD8DIJUVOF&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Samsung 830 - Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 128 GB 2.5 Inch SATA III MLC Internal SSD Desktop Kit with Norton Ghost 15
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-830-MZ-7PC128D-Internal-Desktop/dp/B005T3GPXE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3RS5UWJWQLAQG&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Seagate Barracuda 7200 500 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 16 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST500DM002
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST500DM002/dp/B005CT56R6/ref=pd_sim_pc_12

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2BZ36YR8J1R2I&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24-Inch (23.6-Inch Vis) Widescreen LED Monitor with Full HD 1080p and Speakers - Black
http://www.amazon.com/Viewsonic-VX2450WM-LED-23-6-Inch-Widescreen-Speakers/dp/B003Y3BJ7S/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=IWMWLVW7ENRQF&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

Asus 24xDVD±RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD%C2%B1RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3S76D1DASM1Q6&colid=31BEQHVN79LB2

 

[sosofm]

MOBO : ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-LGA-1155-Motherboards-P8Z68-V/dp/B005UDITT6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1332068931&sr=1-1 $179.99
Is almost the same like the PRO version.
For gaming 8GB RAM is more than enough.
Case Cooler Master HAF 922 http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-RC-922M-KKN1-GP-Black/dp/B0026FCI2U/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1332069067&sr=1-1 $83.98
This case have enough space for Crossfire.
And you have some money for a few beers