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Hey guys and girls,

Building my first gaming computer, spent a few months reviewing all of my options with all of the specs, hardware ect.
Wanted to get some good advice about if you agree/disagree with what I am looking forward to buying! I feel pretty good about everything except the video card, so if I could get some advice on that, that would be amazing!

I'll go ahead and get started!

Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131791

Processor
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

Case
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition RC-932-KKN3-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213

Desktop Memory
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345

Power Supply
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021

CPU Cooling
Antec KUHLER H2O 920 Liquid Cooling System
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209054

SSD Drive
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443

Video Card
EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595

I have a few friends that think this card isn't worth it. Input please!

Blue-Ray Player
SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151222

Internal Harddrive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

I can take constructive criticism so I would love to hear the feedback! Thanks so much everyone.


Taylor

1. What games?
2. Whats your budget?
3. Anything other than gaming on this machine? Anything intensive like video editing?
4. Can you wait a few weeks for the new Intel processors to come out (April 29th)?

Thinking about the standard World of Warcraft (when the new expansion comes out)
Diablo 3, SWTOR, BF3, League of Legends, ect.

I would definitely like to do some video editing.

I actually already bought my motherboard and processor, unfortunately I didn't know that there was a new Intel processor coming out.

For my entire set (including my mouse, keyboard, display) It's around 2200 dollars, I would like to stay around there, but I guess my main concern is the video card. I want something that is new and will be able to work well and be "dated" rather then "outdated" for the next couple of years. Even though with how much our technology is changing every year you know what I mean hah. I don't know what the best specs are. I know I don't want to spend 400 dollars or more on one though.

You don't need a Core i7-2600K unless you use heavily threaded tasks on the side. Considering you're gaming, they're not heavily threaded. Also if you're not going to overclock, you can shave off some more money by not getting the K series. A Core i5-2500 or 2500K would be just fine. And you can use the difference in costs to possibly get yourself a GTX680.

The video card: consider amd 7850-performance is very close, but it will save you power because it draws

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2012 ... .html?prod[5454]=on&prod[5447]=on

130 vs. 252 watts.

But then I have a better idea: reduce your ssd size to 64gb, since you will be using a 1tb drive for storage, and take the money you will save and spend it on a much better video card. I think extra $200 for a better video card is a good choice. (since you will be playing blurays I assume resolution will be 1920x1080 at least-a big screen demands more video card during gaming).

Don't buy a sandy bridge cpu right now Ivy Bridge comes out on the 23rd.