[dagontremere]

Hey guys I'm new here so I apologize if this was the wrong section to post this. I looked through the numerous topics and this seemed to be the best one.

Anyways, I'm somewhat familiar with building desktop computers (I have never actually made my own) and I've decided to finally take that step and try out building one myself. For the past month I've been looking at some parts and trying to figure out a good gaming computer that will be great for the future (I know parts get outdated so fast though).

This is my build and I was wondering if you all could just look it over so I'm sure I haven't missed anything or picked a component that does not match with another. Like I said I'm totally new to building one. Thank you for taking your time to help me out!

CPU - The Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

Motherboard - Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131760

GPU - EVGA 03G-P3-1584-AR GeForce GTX 580 Superclocked
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130655

RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145347

Case - Thermaltake Chaser MK-1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133191&Tpk=Thermaltake%20Chaser%20MK-1

CPU Cooler - Corsair CWCH60 Hydro series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015&Tpk=Corsair%20CWCH60%20Hydro%20series

SSD - Crucial M4 64 GB SSD drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441

HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB HDD drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

Optical Drive - LITE-ON black 18x DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106274

PSU - Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

OS - Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL101111&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL101111-_-EMC-101111-Index-_-OperatingSystems-_-32116986-L0C

Thanks again for the help. The only thing I wasn't totally loving was the motherboard because it seems that ASUS has terrible tech support from what I was reading. I may get a side fan for the case as well. Still up in the air though.

If you think anything in this is overkill please let me know, however I will say that I do like to get up to date parts so I won't have to replace them for a long time. Thanks!

 

[Ironman517]

Drop the i7 and get an i5-2500k. It is the same without HT, so no difference in games. Also, I think that same graphics card is on amazon for cheaper + free shipping.

 

[qwertyegg]

pretty balanced rig. do you have edu email address? if you do i heard you can buy windows 7 pro for like 30 bucks

 

[dagontremere]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironman517 Drop the i7 and get an i5-2500k. It is the same without HT, so no difference in games. Also, I think that same graphics card is on amazon for cheaper + free shipping.

Thanks, I'll definitely check that out. So an i5-2500k will run the same as an i7? I had no idea.

 

[dagontremere]

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Originally Posted by qwertyegg pretty balanced rig. do you have edu email address? if you do i heard you can buy windows 7 pro for like 30 bucks

I do, I'll have to look into that as well. Is pro worse than home premium or better? I never really understood the difference so I just went with what I gathered from a website.

 

[Ironman517]

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Originally Posted by dagontremere Thanks, I'll definitely check that out. So an i5-2500k will run the same as an i7? I had no idea.

It will run games the same, if you were video editing, that would be a different story. HT does not help with games, making i5-2500k the best choice for a gaming CPU.

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Originally Posted by qwertyegg pretty balanced rig. do you have edu email address? if you do i heard you can buy windows 7 pro for like 30 bucks

How? I know Microsoft only offered upgrades last year and not full versions. Link or source please?