Advice on purchase vs. build for noob

[Noob_101]

Bump...hey guys, I edited the 1st post with my idea for a new build. Can you all give me some guidance? Didn't want to start new post, but may have to...

 

[Benny Boy]

Looks good.

Probably not ECS or Zotac, but just about any of the others.

The Crucial/Marvel controller are stable ssd's but they are a bit slower in the read/write specs, and the MTBF is shorter. Consider something like these:
Patriot Pyro PP120GS25SSDR 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

They cost less to so you could put that towards a better case.

edit: need a hdd.
unless your planning to run 2 video cards at some point, you can choose a diff mb and ps.

 

[Noob_101]

Thanks Benny. What video card and hdd would you suggest? Anything else you feel I could do better for the money? I really appreciate your help, there is a lot of information I'm trying to process and understand, so thanks for steering me in the right direction!

 

[Benny Boy]

Thanks Benny. What video card and hdd would you suggest? Anything else you feel I could do better for the money? I really appreciate your help, there is a lot of information I'm trying to process and understand, so thanks for steering me in the right direction!

You picked a card that will play any game very well, good choice. And the card determins the power supply needed since its the most power hungry part. Running 2 identical vc's in SLI or Crossfire is done when the user wants to increase the graphics hp w/o buying a different bigger vc. Having one card is easier than getting 2 cards and it's software to cooperate w/each other, so that's what I would recommend here, 1 card. If you ever needed a bigger card, it would be explicitly be for games since the rest will be smashed by the single 560ti, and as mentioned that single 560 ti plays any game real well.

Which brings us to the mb. The one you chose runs 1 vc @ x16, or 2 @ x8 each. Good for 2 vc's. Altho you can use that second slot for some other component, you could also get a nice mb that only runs 1 vc @ x16 and save a bit of dough.

Back to the ps. 750w is enough for 2 vc. So If your going to go the single card route, less wattage would be enough and probably more efficient. Check the Power Supply sticky here. It has reccommends for whole system amps based on the vc. Corsair/Silverstone/PC Power&Cooling/Antec/XFX/Seasonic are the brands to get.

Western Digital Black - Spinpoint F3 - Seagate w/7200.12 firmware.
Those are the top 3. With the ssd for the os and programs, maybe games,, the hdd would be for everything else - docs, photos, videos, etc.

 

[Noob_101]

You picked a card that will play any game very well, good choice. And the card determins the power supply needed since its the most power hungry part. Running 2 identical vc's in SLI or Crossfire is done when the user wants to increase the graphics hp w/o buying a different bigger vc. Having one card is easier than getting 2 cards and it's software to cooperate w/each other, so that's what I would recommend here, 1 card. If you ever needed a bigger card, it would be explicitly be for games since the rest will be smashed by the single 560ti, and as mentioned that single 560 ti plays any game real well.

Which brings us to the mb. The one you chose runs 1 vc @ x16, or 2 @ x8 each. Good for 2 vc's. Altho you can use that second slot for some other component, you could also get a nice mb that only runs 1 vc @ x16 and save a bit of dough.

Back to the ps. 750w is enough for 2 vc. So If your going to go the single card route, less wattage would be enough and probably more efficient. Check the Power Supply sticky here. It has reccommends for whole system amps based on the vc. Corsair/Silverstone/PC Power&Cooling/Antec/XFX/Seasonic are the brands to get.

Western Digital Black - Spinpoint F3 - Seagate w/7200.12 firmware.
Those are the top 3. With the ssd for the os and programs, maybe games,, the hdd would be for everything else - docs, photos, videos, etc.

I guess you saw the new thread I started. You have been a huge help steering me in the right direction and keeping me from buying the wrong parts for this build. That was very cool of you to share your knowledge! I owe you. Thanks a million!