basically, I need to know if all the parts are compatible with each other and if it will run if it will fit in the case I listed . I also need to know if its good or not. I am particularly worried about if i am buying a good Power supply or which of the 560 Ti's that I listed that I should go for.
Mainboard - Change to the ASUS P8Z77-V LK. P67 is far too old now, the Z77 is cheaper ($125), is the latest chipset and has some functionality the P67 doesn't.
PSU - Silverstone Strider Plus ST60F-P 600W for $100 after rebate, more than enough power. Would even do SLI GTX-560Ti's (Which the P8Z77-V LK can do albeit in x8x8 mode).
With the above changes that's $65 saved and you end up with a better PC in my opinion. With the money saved you could even add in a 32-64GB SSD and use it as cache for your HDD (something that getting the Z77 board will allow over the P67) which will make the system feel much more responsive.
Mainboard - Change to the ASUS P8Z77-V LK. P67 is far too old now, the Z77 is cheaper ($125), is the latest chipset and has some functionality the P67 doesn't.
PSU - Silverstone Strider Plus ST60F-P 600W for $100 after rebate, more than enough power. Would even do SLI GTX-560Ti's (Which the P8Z77-V LK can do albeit in x8x8 mode).
With the above changes that's $65 saved and you end up with a better PC in my opinion. With the money saved you could even add in a 32-64GB SSD and use it as cache for your HDD (something that getting the Z77 board will allow over the P67) which will make the system feel much more responsive.
I have an Patriot Wildfire 120GB and I have been kind of disappointed at how finicky the firmware has been. But like I said before, I have friends that have bought both Samsung SSD's, and they have not experienced the same problems I have and have loved them. Also the Samsung drives are being built entirely in house including the firmware which uses Samsungs controller.
CPU: Intel core i5-2500K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Motherboard: MSI p67A-GD53 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130572
RAM: Patriot G series 'Sector 5' Edition 8GB (2x4gb) 240-PIN http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220466
GPU: I know I want the 560 Ti, but I cant decide between this Gigabyte one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363 or this EVGA one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604 (the EVGA one has a higher customer rating.
Disc Drive: ASUS 24x DVD burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
OS: Windows 7 Home premium 64-bit OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
HDD: Western Digital Caviar black 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
PSU: Corsair 750TX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 White http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146087
basically, I need to know if all the parts are compatible with each other and if it will run if it will fit in the case I listed . I also need to know if its good or not. I am particularly worried about if i am buying a good Power supply or which of the 560 Ti's that I listed that I should go for.
Thank you for the feedback.
Mainboard - Change to the ASUS P8Z77-V LK. P67 is far too old now, the Z77 is cheaper ($125), is the latest chipset and has some functionality the P67 doesn't.
GPU - Get the ASUS 1GB GTX-560Ti DirectCU II for $220 after rebate faster than both the cards you listed.
HDD - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200RPM HDD for $100. Differences in speed between this and the Caviar Black will be negligible but difference in price ($40), isn't.
PSU - Silverstone Strider Plus ST60F-P 600W for $100 after rebate, more than enough power. Would even do SLI GTX-560Ti's (Which the P8Z77-V LK can do albeit in x8x8 mode).
With the above changes that's $65 saved and you end up with a better PC in my opinion. With the money saved you could even add in a 32-64GB SSD and use it as cache for your HDD (something that getting the Z77 board will allow over the P67) which will make the system feel much more responsive.
@stenchlord said:
I agree. Although I would start with the standard HDD and get your system built and running solid. Then you can splurge on an SSD when the prices come down in a bit. If you are looking for an SSD, my recommendation based off of numerous friends that have them is the Samsung 830 series: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100008120%2050001077&IsNodeId=1&name=SAMSUNG
I have an Patriot Wildfire 120GB and I have been kind of disappointed at how finicky the firmware has been. But like I said before, I have friends that have bought both Samsung SSD's, and they have not experienced the same problems I have and have loved them. Also the Samsung drives are being built entirely in house including the firmware which uses Samsungs controller.