Building New Computer.... Please double check what I got...

Haydos_69

Haydos_69

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Hey... ive decided to come out of the stone age and build a new computer.... i have chosen the products that im considering to buy... i would greatly appreciate it if u guys can check over wat ive got and tell me if i could get something better for a lower price, if anything isnt compatible, if im missing anything, ect... The products i have are:

1x Silverstone Case - SST-KL02BW - Black ATX Tower with Side Windows, Aluminium Front Panel, SECC body, Front USB, IEEE1394, Audio, Mic, NO PSU, Supports ATX and Micro ATX
1x Asus SABERTOOTH X58 Motherboard 6xDDR3-1866 3xPCI-E16 GBL SATA3 USB3.0 RAID 1394
1x Intel Core i7 960 Processor -LGA 1366, 3.2GHz 8MB Cache CPU
1x Corsair CMX6GX3M3A1600C9 6GB (3x XMS3 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) XMSP DDR3 For X58 MB/i7 Core, 3x240-pin DIMMs, Triple Kit, 9-9-9-24, 1.65V
1x Thermaltake FRIO OCK CPU Cooler – Designed for Overclocker King, 6 Heat pipes, 2 x 130mm Fans, support LGA 775/1366/1156/1155, AMD3/AM2+/AM2
1x Asus EAH6870 PCI-E 2.1 1GB 256 Bit Graphic Card
1x 850W "Corsair" HX-850 ATX Power Supply, Single 140mm fan,80Plus Silver certified, Flat Modular Cables, Universal AC input 90~264V, Over Current/Voltage/Power Protection, Under Voltage Protection, 7 Years Warranty
2x Samsung 750GB 3.5" SATA-II Hard Drive 32M Cache 7200rpm
1x Asus XONAR_DX/XD/A, 7.1 Channel Audio Card PCI Express
1x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Paste 3.5 Gram Compound

Please help me with this...

Thanx :)

P.S.
i want to build a gaming/everyday use comp
 
Haydos_69

Haydos_69

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one extra thing a forgot to include is:
2x LG RET BH10LS30 BLK BluRay Burner,10xBD-R Read/Write, 16xDVD+-R Read/Write,SATA, Lightscribe,Silent Play
 
StrangleHold

StrangleHold

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Instead of the i7 960, get a i5 2500k or even the i7 2600k and a socket 1155 motherboard. You will just have to get a dual channel set of memory.
 
Haydos_69

Haydos_69

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id prefer not to change motherboards.... but if i was goin to i would chose these replacements:

1x Asus SABERTOOTH P67 MB, Socket 1155, Intel P67 Chipset, 4x DDR3, SATA3,USB3.0, 8CH Audio, GbL 30/3
1x Intel Core i7 2600 Processor, 3.40GHz, 8MB Cache, Socket LGA1155
1x Corsair 8GB (2x Vengeance 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL8 Unbuffered Venge Memory for AMD, Intel Dual Channel DDR3, and upcoming 2nd Generation Intel Core platforms. (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8)

although this will increase the price and im on a tight budget as it is :/
 
jonnyp11

jonnyp11

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the advantage of the i7 is minimal, the diff is hyperthreading, which since most programs aren't threaded for more than 4, if even 4, cores, then there is no benefit since it can't take advantage of it, only time you need the i7 is if doing alot of encoding/decoding, that's almost the only time it will see a true benefit, and it still isn't much, i wouldn't consider it worth 100 or more dollars.
 
Haydos_69

Haydos_69

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thanx.... if thats the case i wouldnt waste my money, ur right its not worth the extra $$$.... ive reconsidered the cpu:

1x Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked Processor, 3.30GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket LGA1155 Over Clockers Model

but there's still a price rise.... but i think i can live with it
 
Haydos_69

Haydos_69

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i wouldnt really like to change motherboards, mostly cause i really want the asus sabertooth.... and at the price that im lookin at, im not really worried about 20-40 bucks
 
Haydos_69

Haydos_69

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ive just changed my hard drive to:

2x Seagate Barracude ( 1TB ) 1000GB 3.5" SATA-3 6GB/S 7200rpm 32MB Cache Hard Drive (ST31000524AS )
 
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