New Intel Gaming build

[bamdaman90]

Hey guys this weekend I'm going to be purchasing my parts for my gaming PC. I am going to be using it mostly for gaming and occasional video editing. Also I'm going to be overclocking the CPU and GPU.


Here are the parts that I have picked out. I would appreciate if anyone had any suggestions let me know how everything looks.


CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600

Video Card: Twin Frozr 580

Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB

Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D

PSU: OCZ ZX Series 850W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Gold High Performance

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60

 

[Why_Me]

i agree with you man but i am just hanging out with you!!!!!!!!!!!(NO OFFENCE)
so now whats your recommendation for his built. 😗

Both of these cpu h/s down below allow to add another fan to them for a "push - pull effect" and both will let you o/c to the moon and back and do it for cheap.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185168 $49.99 FREE SHIPPING
Scythe SCMG-3000 120mm Heat Pipe CPU Cooler

or this one due out on newegg any day now...

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=1623&product_id=3049 $49.99
Cooler Master Hyper 612 PWM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.732099 $683.98 - $35.00 Mail In Rebates FREE SHIPPING
CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Power Supply
MSI N580GTX Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009 $129.99 - $114.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

[hellfire24]

well nxzt phantom is one of the well known case for looks and performance and is only $120.so i think a phantom is better than 500r IMO.
this one is also a good option-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057

 

[Why_Me]

well nxzt phantom is one of the well known case for looks and performance and is only $120.so i think a phantom is better than 500r IMO.
this one is also a good option-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057

No offense, but the day anyone on here who's been around for awhile takes a NZXT case over a Corsair is same day we see 120+ degree temps here in Alaska.

Things to look at. Size, cooling/airflow as in ventilation, cable management, built in multiple fan controllers, options to add more fans, front USB 3.0 ports, dust filters, and of course reputation.

 

[bamdaman90]

Thank you guys for all your responses its giving me a lot of choices to work with.

 

[Why_Me]

well nxzt phantom is one of the well known case for looks and performance and is only $120.so i think a phantom is better than 500r IMO.
this one is also a good option-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057

ok I'm going to eat my words and take back what I said about that case. I just took a good look at it on newegg and checked it out on a review site and it's a super nice case. It only lacks the front USB 3.0 ports...at least from what I can see, but that's an easy fix seeing how they have sell those panels on newegg for around $10. That black and orange case made for newegg looks great.

 

[hellfire24]

everything has its pros and cons WHY_me