Help with last few parts for custom built PC!

[Kn3wB]

Hello I'm basically trying to build a high end computer from scratch basically (think I can salvage from my old optical DVD drives/mouse/keyboard/headset and I have an awesome monitor already!!).

Background/Needs: I'm a hardcore gamer, but I also like to run on a longer upgrade cycle than most(my computer needs to last 5yr at least). I will play my computer at bare minimums in it's later years for as long as possible until the games I want to play just don't run period (below minimum specs)...I've done this successfully in the past and I'm just barely short or too close to be comfortable for diablo 3 and I also have my eye on some upcoming FPShooters.

Reservations:
-I DON'T OVERCLOCK anything(Hopefully you guys can still help me!)...but I might do it in the 4th/5th year if I am forced to do so. (However I think I'm going to use 1600MHz RAM rather than the listed "Memory Specifications of 1333/1060 for i7/i5 processors...I've read it's not actually 'overclocking' per se, just have to change the speed to the correct 1600MHz in BIOS, because the Motherboard&RAM I'm buying supports the 1600MHz.)
-I want Intel, not AMD.
-I like ASUS Motherboards and EVGA GeForce video cards...those have been home runs for me in the past!
-I'm waiting awhile before I worry about getting a Solid State Drive and Hard Drives are easy to replace/upgrade later...compared to other parts

CURRENTLY PLAN TO BUY:

MOBO- $200 ASUS Sabertooth P67 (5yr warranty, super durable/quality)[Better than ASUS P8Z68-V Pro??? same price]
CPU- $315 Intel Core i7-2600K (hoping it has more longevity in terms of gaming down the road than the i5-2500K)
GPU- $330 EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1280mb
RAM- $110 G.SKill Ripjaw Series 16GB(4x4gb) 1600MHz (PC3 12800) CL: 9, 1.5v, 9-9-9-24-2N timing
HDD- $55 Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB, 7200rpm, 64mb cache, SATA 6.0gb/s -Bare Drive
OS- $100 Windows 7 Home Premium

Current Total: $1110 +shipping/tax(California)...(plus a few instant savings/rebates that I didn't include)

Others I considered, non-Front runners:
-ASUS P8Z68-V Pro $200 (3yr warranty; doesn't seem like I was actually missing out on anything important)
-Intel Core i7-2500K $220 ($95 cheaper, but hoping the extra money for the i7 gives another 6+ months longevity for gaming)
-EVGA GeForce GTX 560-Ti FPB 1GB $250 (again hoping the extra $80 translates into longer before being obsolete)

Are any of my assumptions incorrect? Or do you guys think some of these would actually be better for my build? Taking into account my Needs/Reservations... Thanks!

I NEED HELP deciding on the following!!:

-CPU Fan/Heatsink!!! (need my stuff to run at safe temperatures at all times!)

-CASE!!! (old/big Antec tower is like 10yr(?) old or something, as standard/basic looking as you can get I think...was like $130 I think.)
*Basically I want a big/spacious tower that I can use for the next 10+ years...most important feature is keeping all the components inside SAFE and

running COOL...dislike filmsy plastic, and water cooling...hoping for good airflow/fan action if possible. Let me know what is best/possible, prefferably

under $200, but something worthy of the components I'm putting inside basically. Open to suggestions! Coolmaster, Antec, etc..??

-MISC Cooling??? What additional fans do you suggest for the case? External Cooling Devices? Anything?

-Power Supply...how many Watts are needed for all this stuff and how many watts should I actually purchase? Brands etc?

-MISC Stuff that I'm forgetting? (Planning on using onboard sound/internet)

-Or if you had something completely different in mind on any component that you think fits my Needs/Reservations and I didn't mention

THANK You all to anybody who responds and offers insight!! If you actually read all this stuff and try to help me out I will be GREATFUL!

 

[Knufire]

ASUS motherboards and EVGA video cards are great quality, but they're not the best price/performance. This is what I would go with, and my suggestion is a couple years down the road, to find another 6950 and throw it in for Crossfire, it'll extend the lifetime of the build another couple years. Overclocking these new processors results in big gains, and it's relatively easy, but if you want to wait a couple years, that's fine. Case and PSU should be perfectly fine to transfer over to your next build.

 

[Kn3wB]

I decided to finally go ahead and submit my purchase today(the 4-day marathon hunt is finally done!)! I ended putting together and building the following machine, after considering insight/advice I received from you guys here and from a few other sources I ended up with this machine:

I have one last really important question!!!:
Do I need to buy/replace any/all the fans in the Cool Master HAF 932 Advanced in your guys opinion? or are all the stock fans capable for my situation?? Thanks

-I wont be overclocking anything for at least 3 years...due to having to use stock cpu fan during that time.
-I wont be changing the i5-2500K stock CPU fan...it voids 3yr warranty, but was told it's sufficient for non-OC's anyways...

(not going fully into detail here, but if your curious about a specific item I bought these all from newegg at these prices.)

Case- $160 Cool Master HAF 932 Advanced
PSU- $135 Corsair Enthusiast Series 850W
MOBO- $200 ASUS Sabertooth P67
CPU- $220 Intel Core i5-2500K
GPU- $330 EVGA GeForce GTX 570
HDD- $55 Western Digital Caviar Black[750gb, SATA 6.0gb/s, 7200rpm, 64mb cache] (I know I could have gone to 1TB or higher at a fair price, but it's plenty for me)
RAM- $140 G. Skill Ripjaw Series 16GB (4gbx4) [Dual Channel 1600MHz (PC3 12800), 1.5v, CL:8, 8-8-8-24 Timings] (bought two 4gbx2 packs at $70 each, might be overkill but if a pair goes bad I still have 8gb to continue gaming while waiting for RMA)
OS- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM $100

I also got a $7 mouse!! heh

GRAND TOTAL: $1445 (after California tax + 3day UPS shipping + rush processing)

I also have like another $50 off in mail-in rebates/promo code instant savings(which I didn't include, because it's easier for you to find it with the prices I listed)...also a free batman game and 2 free memory cards or something(didn't influence the purchase...)

FUTURE PLANNED UPGRADES: After 3 years have passed and the 3yr warranty is gone from the i5-2500K I will get an after-market CPU Fan/Heatsink if I end up having to overclock it to keep myself playing games in years to come. Also I can potential add a 2nd GTX 570 if needed. Doubt I will need a bigger storage HDD, but a SSD when they are better/cheaper is a possibility.

THANK YOU ALL who contributed to my efforts and added your insight! I looked and compared and researched all the parts mentioned and even if I didn't go with what was suggestioned it still ultimately helped me decide on this configuration!!!

Let me know what you think of how I did overall...be honest, I can take it!!

 

[Theocnoob]

-I wont be overclocking anything for at least 3 years...due to having to use stock cpu fan during that time.


And they would know you used a cooler other than the stock cooler how?

It's impossible to tell. Aftermarket coolers have a block which is of a larger diameter than the CPU while the included HSF has a circular contact block which is smaller in diameter than the CPU. If you ever needed warranty work on the CPU, which you won't, because the CPU is the longest lasting, most failure proof component there is (1), the cooler you used would not be an issue.

1- The CPU would only ever fail (in any likelihood) if it were severely overvolted or hit by lightning/power surge. Neither of these are covered by warranty anyways. The only likely failure you're likely to see on the CPU is DOA. This pretty much never happens but if you follow the proper procedure and preassemble/test outside the case you're using the boxed HSF for that anyways.

ASUS motherboards and EVGA video cards are great quality, but they're not the best price/performance. This is what I would go with, and my suggestion is a couple years down the road, to find another 6950 and throw it in for Crossfire, it'll extend the lifetime of the build another couple years. Overclocking these new processors results in big gains, and it's relatively easy, but if you want to wait a couple years, that's fine. Case and PSU should be perfectly fine to transfer over to your next build.
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Stop suggesting that board!
Z68XUD4 is the same price with double the VRM. So what if you can't use the igpu? He's considering a P67 board which means he won't .


I'd take the Z68XUD4 or the P8Z68V-PRO over the Sabretooth, personally. There's nothing special about the Sabretooth board. You can say the components are this that or the other. They're still the same chokes that they have on the Maximus and the same caps that they have on other boards so I don't see what the big deal is.

 

[Knufire]

Stop suggesting that board!
Z68XUD4 is the same price with double the VRM. So what if you can't use the igpu? He's considering a P67 board which means he won't .

I mean, it's not like you NEED the VRM if you're under 5GHz. You'd be really hard pressed to have a motherboard limited OC with Sandy Bridge. I'll take not having a dead paperweight if a video card dies/improved transcoding speeds over just having a cooler running VRM section.

Either way, the UD4 is out of stock.