Help first build

[Firdt Build Bria]

My “FIRST” build??!!?? I am looking for opinions and thoughts on my choices. It started with me wanting to upgrade my current HP Pavilion m9250t to 3D.Not worth it. So after months of research (note: very bad on reading reviews 10 bad out of 1000 I think what if that happens to me) I would like an all around computer and be able to upgrade. I like to play games watch movies listen to music (over 300 hundred movies on hard drive and 15000 songs) I plan on hooking up to my Yamaha AV receiver and to my Samsung 3D TV. I picked 1st CPU 2ND Motherboard with thought of video card 3RD video card 4th case 5TH sound card (not sure if I even need, kind of afterthought) 6th RAM. Have not picked hard drive, thinking 1TB and using one or both 500GB drives from old computer, (HELP)??Would like to have blue ray, 3D DVD would like it to write both not sure yet on kind (HELP)??Power HOW MUCH?? Sorry if too much info.
Here are my picks: or not bought yet!!!!
CPU: Intel i7-2700 sandy bridge
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper
Video Card: Gigabyte GV-N660C-2G GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (mid tower)
Sound card: OMEGA Claro Halo 24-bit 192 KHz PCI Interface (not even sure if needed)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB)
Hard Drive or drives:???
Power:???
I Have learned a lot (or maybe not) may be in over my head.
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Dizzi Fish]

Psu

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

That link should be able to tell you how much wattage to use and with this system it is a good system so do not skimp out on a psu my friend spent £900 pounds on a computer bought a cheap psu and it fied his system a seasonic or a corsair psu's are the best in my opinion with this rig as it is a good one i would recommend getting a fully modular and a 80 plus gold psu so it will last longer and they come with better warranties etc this is just my thoughts on a psu i am using a corsair ax650 the ax series are 80 plus gold and are fully modular for a good price just figure out what wattage you need go through the parts and find out how much power they use and then get a psu with 300 watts over what you need that way there is room for upgrades also the mroe watts you get generally the higher the quality of psu it is.

 

[byteninja2]

Looks nice. Will you be gaming, or pro work like CAD? Nice case, if you we're looking at others, pick from these brands: Corsair, NZXT, cooler master, some Antecs. Get a gigabyte UD3H, the G1.Sniper not worth it. What is your budget? I have trouble pulling up links on this stupid iPad, so somebody else pick a PSU. Get a 7200 rpm drive from Seagate or Western Digital, pick your size. What country are you in? And what are your speakers?

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

That link should be able to tell you how much wattage to use and with this system it is a good system so do not skimp out on a psu my friend spent £900 pounds on a computer bought a cheap psu and it fied his system a seasonic or a corsair psu's are the best in my opinion with this rig as it is a good one i would recommend getting a fully modular and a 80 plus gold psu so it will last longer and they come with better warranties etc this is just my thoughts on a psu i am using a corsair ax650 the ax series are 80 plus gold and are fully modular for a good price just figure out what wattage you need go through the parts and find out how much power they use and then get a psu with 300 watts over what you need that way there is room for upgrades also the mroe watts you get generally the higher the quality of psu it is.

No, no, no. Any knowledgeable member on here can tell you the PSU wattage you need much mere accurately then a wattage calculator.

 

[wolfeking]

Here are my picks: or not bought yet!!!!
CPU: Intel i7-2700 sandy bridge

This is not necessary. You can do a 2600K and be in the same range for less money. The 2700 is the 2600 with the multi bumped by 1. Does not noticably help anything. If you are only planning on gaming and do not need 8 threads then you can go to a 2500k and be better off.

Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper

Very good board for overclocking and SLI/CF needs. However if you are not going for the 5GHz or so mark, or are only using 1 or 2 graphics cards then you can get by with a UD5H or UP5 and still be good. You could also go to a P8Z77 and have a good board.

Video Card: Gigabyte GV-N660C-2G GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5

Do not get this at all. Save on the above components and get a GTX670 and you will be overall happier. The 660 is a terribly bottlenecked card.

Sound card: OMEGA Claro Halo 24-bit 192 KHz PCI Interface (not even sure if needed)

This is not needed. The motherboard has onboard sound.

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB)

This is okay. I would not buy it, but it will work fine.

Hard Drive or drives:???

buy in the 7200RPM range from Western Digital, Seagate, or Samgsung only.

Power:???

600+ watts from Antec, Corsair, Coolermaster, NZXT, OCZ, PC power and cooling, kingwin, Seasonic, Silverstone, or XFX.