Ok, so this will be my second build, but I really do not follow the tech so I am having some trouble. I have a few components in mind and a somewhat flexible budget.

These are the things I am looking at so far.

i7 2600k processor
Geforce GTX 560 Ti graphics card
Kingston hyperx 2x4GB Ram
Coolermaster HAF922 case

I really do not know where I should go on the power supply (how much I will need) and I know next to nothing about motherboards. I am also wondering about hard drives because I really do not need a bunch of space, but want to pick a drive that offers the best bang for the buck.

I have also read that the stock heatsinks on the i7 CPUs are faulty, and am open to suggestions. I have an Optical drive, so I'm not worried about that.

Alternatively, if anyone just wants to throw out what I have picked and suggest a decent build for around $1200 (give or take a hundred) I am open to suggestions. I just want something that will handle the next couple years of games fairly well.

 

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CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131701
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011


That's a nice video card. I've been eyeballing an EVGA GTX560ti 1.2gb for sometime.

 

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Start here:

http://www.maximumpc.com/best-of-the-best

 

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I suggest waiting a month or so..new stuff is coming out soon.

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Promotion.aspx?storeid=33&name=DIY-PC-Combos

http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html?name=Power-Supply-Wattage-Calculator

 

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New stuff is always coming out. If Rhint went by that mantra the computer would never get built.

 

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overpriced powersupply, not needed.


don;t need somethin that hefty until you start running sli, overclocking and all that stupid shit.


the mobo seems decent.

power supply


100 bucks cheaper


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031


same one i got, its quiet

if you game, get yourself a solid state drive, use that for any programs you run.


get a regular hardrive for a secondary which you store music, movies, and the such on.

Use my case and power supply and you won't be sorry. The case has channels for the cable that rock and the cooling is amazingly good and quiet. Also, I have not had any problems with the stock cpu cooling unit.

Intel Core i7-2600 Processor 3.4GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1155

Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit
CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B

Galaxy Technology GeForce GTX 580 1536 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0
DVI/DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 58NLH5HS3PXZ

Corsair HX Professional Series 750-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
Compatible with Core i7 and Core i5 - CMPSU-750HX

Gigabyte Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2133 LGA 1155 Motherboards GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3

Cooler Master Computer Case Cooling 200mm R4-LUS-07AR-GP (Red)

Hauppauge 1196 WinTV-HVR-1250 PCI-E x1 TV Tuner 1196

Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache
Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX

Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

This is the best build I have done and it is sweetness incarnate.

 

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