[New Build] Is this The best for my money?

[jonnymo]

Hey forum this's my first build ever and I've almost got all the parts planned out!, if anyone bothers to quickly go over the ### that i've got outlined below that'd be most greatfull

feel free to respond with ANY feedback/criticism comments! I need to get the best bang for my buck

Approximate Purchase Date: within 2 weeks

Budget Range: $1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, case

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.pccasegear.com

Country of Origin: Australia

Parts Preferences: Intel, GEFORCE

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Yes SLI

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: don't care about aesthetics mate just want to get BF3 real smooth on high resolution settings!

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CPU: Intel i5 2500K
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346_1184&products_id=16531
$219

GPU: 2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Overclocked V2 in SLI
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1177&products_id=17554
$738

MOB: Gigabyte GA Z68XP UD4 Will this MB handle SLI? - I mean it's only got one x16 slot
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_711_1183&products_id=18071
$219

RAM: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A 1600C9B 8GB DDR3
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_218_1125&products_id=16848
$79

PSU: Antec TruePower Quattro 850W TPQ-850
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_226&products_id=5434
$185

HDD: Western Digital Green 1TB
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_344&products_id=17711
$59

DVD: Asus DRW 24B3ST 24X
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=658_667&products_id=17957
$25

LCD: Samsung BX2440 24Inch Widescreen LCD
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=558_1212&products_id=14736
$199

 

[jonnymo]

haha nice

 

[jonnymo]

Ok guys so..

so far I already have:

GPU: 2 X Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Overclocked V2 in SLI
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1177&products_id=17554
$738

CASE: Coolermaster CM 690 2 Advanced
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_31&products_id=13772
$150

And I need to get:

(changes I've made to previous selections are in bold):

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=187_346_1184&products_id=16531
$219

MOB: ASRock z68 Extreme4 Gen3
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_711_1183&products_id=18041
$209

MEM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186_538_913&products_id=16848
$75
(sticking with the corsair even though it's $10 more, I've never heard of G-skill)

PSU: Corsair TX 850 V2
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=17210
$175

HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_344&products_id=12711
$69

SSD: OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD 2.5"
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_902_909&products_id=17344
$125

OPT: Asus DRW 24B3ST 24X
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=658_667&products_id=17957
$25

LCD: Samsung BX2440 24inch
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=558_1212&products_id=14736
$199

and the cost has blown out to 2 grand lol

if you guys dont mind just having a quick look at these parts one last time coz I'm just about ready to hit the buy button!

 

[jonnymo]

yeah a cooler would be nice, the type of cooler your talking about goes on the motherboard above the cpu to cool the cpu is that right? 'cos there's another cooling "radiator" you can get which goes in the front of my case below the drives I think

money is the real issue now I'm tossing up wether or not to get a blu ray reader

 

[jonnymo]

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