Help with rig build

Well this will be one of my first builds in a very long time and a lot has changed, so any input would be great. Building a everyday computer but will be gaming on it also. Planning on using three monitor but only gaming on one of the three, three monitors for multitasking when working. Example of games Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, and command and conquer. I do plan on overclocking but later.

Current parts list:
Case: Antec 1200 v3
CPU: i5 3570k
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme6
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6870 or 7850
PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V
SSD:OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
HDD: 2xWestern Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
Drive: LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner,3D Play Back (WH14NS40) - OEM - OEM

Please read the last 30 posts in this forum. With a bit of homework on your part you would have a great answer in 2-3 hours of effort.

I'm sure we will chime in, Knufire will post his great questionaire, you will answer it like the last 20+ people in the last 30 days and they come up with what they need.

Your build request is in the bell curve of the top 20% budget builds, and we have 2-5 of them in the posts in the last 30 days. All you gotta do is read and read, link to best posts, get a piece of paper and pencil and go to town.

Post your results in a few hours, we'll last look, your done.

To the Overclockers forums!

You seemed to have started out with some great selections. For us to help you better, it would be good to provide us with a budget you plan on spending for this rig. It will also help us to know where you live and prefer to shop for components. Do you plan to build and let it rest or do you plan on some incremental upgrades in the near future?

You will need a good power supply and case.
Thanks, and enjoy your time here.

Hey, welcome to OCF!

When trying to recommend a build to you, there's some information that's extremely helpful for us to know. If you could answer these few short questions, we'd be happy to help!

• What are you planning to do with this compuer? Please be as specfic as possible.

• What is your budget?
  
  1. Does this include a copy of Windows?
  2. Does this include peripheals (a keyboard, monitor, mouse, speakers, etc.)?
• Are you from the United States or a different country? Are you ordering from your own country or from across borders?
  
  1. Wherever you may be from, does the store that you are planning to order from have a website? It's okay if it isn't in English, we can manage.
  2. If you are from the United States, do you live nearby a Microcenter?

• Do you have any specific requests with the build?
  
  1. Do you plan on overclocking? If yes, do you have a specific goal in mind?
  2. Would you prefer the build to be particularly small?
  3. Would you prefer the build to be particularly quiet?
  4. In general, do you prefer this to be a computer that you can spend money on now and let it rest, or a box built for continuous upgrading?
  5. Do you ever plan on utilizing NVIDIA's SLI or AMD's CrossfireX technologies? These features, with a compatible motherboard, allow a user to link multiple identical graphic cards together for added performance. In real world terms, this lets you buy a second identical graphics card down the line as a relatively cheap and easy way to gain a fairly large boost in performance. However, this requires buying a SLI/CFX compatible motherboard and PSU now, which may result in slightly higher initial cost.

Once again, thank you in advance for taking the time to answer these, and I hope you enjoy your stay at OCF!

PolePosition said:

To the Overclockers forums!

You seemed to have started out with some great selections. For us to help you better, it would be good to provide us with a budget you plan on spending for this rig. It will also help us to know where you live and prefer to shop for components. Do you plan to build and let it rest or do you plan on some incremental upgrades in the near future?

You will need a good power supply and case.
Thanks, and enjoy your time here.

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Budget around 1500 for rig itself everything else is ready, but not set in stone. Location Dallas, TX and as for prefers does not matter best price wins. I will upgrade it but not for about a year or so. I have a copy of window 7 pro ready.

Updated current list.

For $1500 you can get a better GPU and an SSD. Vertex 4 SSD and toss a GTX 670 in there.

Get a standard BR burner, your done. Maybe a few good case fans and a fan controller.

I built this:

I added a fan controller and a few fans also on another order.


Order Summary

Sales Order Number: 155356963 Sales Order Date: 8/15/2012 3:15:32 PM
Shipping Method: UPS 3 DAYS
1 x ($399.99) GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card



1 x ($229.99) Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K



1 x ($209.99) GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard



1 x ($114.99) OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)



1 x ($109.99) Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM



1 x ($99.99) OCZ ZT Series 650W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom



1 x ($79.99) BitFenix Shinobi Window Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case



1 x ($59.99) LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner,3D Play Back (WH14NS40) - OEM - OEM



1 x ($45.99) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL



1 x ($34.99) COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+



1 x ($0.00) Newegg Promotional Gift Card(The total amount of Gift Cards: $20.00)

Subtotal:
$1385.90
Tax:
$0.00
Shipping and Handling:
$23.67
Total Amount:
$1409.57

Few Questions

Conumdrum said:

GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

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Ill put this in consideration. Also would this be a dramatic difference from the 6870 for what ill be using it for?

Conumdrum said:

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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Conumdrum said:

OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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Was actually thinking of a ssd drive and since its not badly priced good choice.

Conumdrum said:

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM

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Might just get 2 of these

Conumdrum said:

OCZ ZT Series 650W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

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Am i going to need 650w compared to the one i picked?

Conumdrum said:

BitFenix Shinobi Window Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

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This tower is not available anymore

Conumdrum said:

LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner,3D Play Back (WH14NS40) - OEM - OEM

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Nice will work

Conumdrum said:

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+

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Ill add this for sure

I got the 650 PSU because it was a package deal, good PSU and I wanted it. You don't need a 650 watter. You can freely read all about PSUs in the PSU subforum, start at the stickies.

Yes the 670 is better, it's modern tech, the 68xx series is older. And I think mine even uses less power and it's silent.

You buy what you want, I just tossed out my list from a month ago.

Microcenter.com, Newegg.com, and Amazon.com in order. Also lets you upgrade to dual cards in the future. If you don't think you'll go dual video cards, you'd be fine on a 500W PSU.

Well thnx for all the info and based on everything this seems to be my final build
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE 100355L Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card 199.99 newegg
Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K 189.99 microcenter
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case 159.99 newegg
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+ 30.99 newegg
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 129.99 microcenter
power supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply 69.99 newegg
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 109.99 newegg
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-128G 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 99.99 newegg
Ram: G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2 47.99 newegg
Drive: LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner,3D Play Back (WH14NS40) - OEM 59.99 newegg
cost at around: 1098.90 not including S&H, tax, and rebates