Finalising my build

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  1. Nrby

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    Hi everyone,

    It's day one for me at afterdown's forums. After reading many articles/threads, i saw many pro's who are glad to assist and help doing whatever someone needs on specific topics.

    Anyway, i took some time gathering some parts for my new build, it's a Gaming HTPC, and i want it to be ready for any future overclocking/crossfiring options, therefore, i went with a Full Tower case that can fit everything possible, and also matches what will be it's surrounding decoration in my room, LOL.

    So here's my build,

    Case: Zalman GS1200 (262$)

    MB: Asus P8P67 Deluxe (cant seem to get a price, last time i checked it was 235$)

    CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (329$)

    RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600/CAS 7 (I talked to G.Skill, they said they will work by manually configuring the BIOS) (150$)

    GPU: ASUS HD 6950 2GB (290$)

    HDD:
    1- Primary HDD: G.SKILL Phoenix Pro 120GB SATA II SSD (240$)
    2- Secondary HDD: 2x (two) SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB (2x55$ =110$)

    PSU: Corsair's Professional 850W 80+ Gold (190$)

    HSF: Noctua NH-D14 (75$)

    Now, i like the build, but am slightly concerned about the PSU (850W), since i'd like to have the option to overclock and crossfire in the near future and im adding a total of 6 HDD's to the system (ones that i externally use will be installed inside for quick access and to reduce the use of more cords/cables and wires), so am not sure if 850W will suffice.

    Just a heads up, i live in Kuwait, and the only good brands we have for PSU's are ThermalTake (Recommended by most stores), and Gigabyte, whereas other PSU's are chinese made and so cheap. I wanted to order the unit but sadly, due to stupid customs law on power supplies, i will be paying from double to triple the price of the unit.


    Any and all advice, suggestions, criticisms, mentioning extra useful parts/tips etc. would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance.

    regards,
     
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    Nrby, Mar 17, 2011
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  3. Nrby

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    Thanks for the link mrslicker, but i already tried this calculator, its not even near accurate because there's no LGA1155 chipset which im going to use.

    I tried searching and got onto Corsair's PSU calculator, and the result was i'll be using about 835W, so i may get the same brand but with a 950 or 1000W.

    Any suggestion on any other part i chose? Specially the SSD, all SSD's seem to have bad reviews on Newegg ;(
     
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