Hello! I have already done a ton of research, and I think this is the route I want to go, I just want to get a few of your opinions just to make sure it all works. I'm not looking to go more than $20 or so over this build if there is a consensus on upgrading or exchanging a part, just an fyi. Let me know if you see any outstanding issues or better replacements for the money! This comp is primarily for gaming (and I will be overclocking). Also Note, my RAM has already been bought, and I plan on adding a second video card some day down the road: CPU - i5 2500k sandy bridge 3.4GHZ GPU - EVGA Nvidia GTX 460 Superclocked 256-Bit 1GB GDDR5 CASE - Rosewill Challenger Mid Tower MOBO - MSI P67 1155 MOBO, 2xPCI-E 2.0 16x, 2 USB 3.0 front, 6 USB 2.0 RAM (purchased) - 2x2GB Gskill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 7-8-7-24 PSU - Antec Earthwatts 650W HDD - Samsung 500gb 7200RPM DVD - Asus 24x burner THANKS!!!!!!!!
Normally I'd be the one replying to threads like this, but I'm really busy at the moment with coursework, exams and a holiday coming up. Just a quick one, most of the build looks good, but I'd say something like an XFX HD6850 is a better graphics card than the 460.
I assumed as much for most people, but wasn't sure. Thanks for the input, sammorris! I will def take a look at that card. If i were to just keep my old PSU, would my Antec 430W be able to handle these parts (aside from the video card, which instead is one i already have, a GTX 460 768MB GDDR5)
So wait, you already have a 768MB GTX460? Neither the 6850 or the 1GB 460 or much of an upgrade from that... The 430W Earthwatts could run that system with the 6850 fine, the GTX460 might be pushing it, however.
Haha, I can imagine the confusion here. Basically, I already own a GTX460 as per a recent upgrade, and was trying to sell it with my current computer, but I haven't had much luck with selling it. I might just take out the mobo/ram/cpu of my current pc and just replace what I need. So if I already have a gtx460, i'm guessing it would be best then to upgrade the PSU if I gut my current pc?
Sounds like a plan! How does the one I was going to pick look? Also, is it worth keeping the upgradability for a second video card? If so, are there any particular motherboards I should look for? I keep seeing 2 PCI-E 2.0 slots, but they say like 16x/0 or 8x/8x...seems like it wouldn't be worth it later. GREAT, now the Mobo i wanted has been deactivated. BOOOO!
Should be alright. Very few PSUs on the market get 5 eggs after that many reviews. With a few recent changes in the PSU market it's difficult to find a reasonably priced unit that performs well, that looks like one of the best I've seen lately. P67 is being killed off in favour of X68, partly due to the chipset recall debacle. That may see the number of P67 offerings dwindle until the X68 design arrives later this year. You could just switch to one of these, while they're still available: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128478 Best of luck with the build, I'll be away for the next two weeks, so won't be able to offer any advice via the forums.
