Check this build please!

[C4Radon]

I made a similar thread where I was looking for ideas for what I should get for my next build. Now that I have 85% of my parts figured out the total comes to about $1454.90. The rebates almost exactly cancel out all the shipping costs. I'm now in the process of refining my build as well as possible cutting down on the cost. My signature shows the general idea of my current build but here are the links/names etc. I'm kind of iffy about a couple parts I chose. Mainly the graphics card and mother board but I'll go on about that after the current part list.

Current Parts:
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PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020
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MOBO: ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.1) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131771
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RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM

Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445
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Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
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Dvd Drive: ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS

Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135247
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GPU: EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD w/Display-Port (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130613
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CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
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Case: IN WIN Dragon Rider Black 1.0 - 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108376
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Monitor: Asus VE248H Black 24" 1920X1080 2ms Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 10,000,000:1

Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236102
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Like I said earlier I'm not comfortable with the motherboard I chose as well as the graphics card. I think I could get a graphics card that would suit my needs for closer to $130-150. The one I had my eye on was a "SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100328VXL Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5"(Links will be at the bottom). Considering the graphics card I currently have chose is around $303 after shipping and rebates. Whereas the Sapphire Vapor-X is about $119 after shipping and rebates. From what I've seen of the Sapphire, it seems more than capable to do what I want. What do you guys think about it? I want you opinions. Also with regards to the MoBo I chose, I'm not exactly doubting it a good board, the only problem is it has 1 review and I'm not comfortable with buying a board with 1 review, though it is 5 stars. The mother board must have a Z68 and at least 20 reviews on newegg so I can get multiple perspectives on the product.

Link to possible graphics card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102937

EDIT: Also, if you have had any experience with any of the parts I mentioned please tell me how they worked out for you! Thanks!

Thank you in advance, any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[jonnyp11]

idk if caviar black is forth the extram money, but it's 5 or 10 less than normal now i think, and also they have almost the same ram for 65 but i think it's timing is 9-9-9-24 or something like that instead of 8's

 

[claptonman]

I would go with a 6950 with a good cooler. The 6770 would hold back everything else. Take a look at these two.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102949

I would stick with the RAM. Very good timing. Nice case too, that's the one I'm thinking of.

Not sure of the motherboard, I don't have much knowledge in it.

 

[C4Radon]

Thanks for the recommendations, I'll look into those gpu's and when I eventually get this baby going I'll tell you what I think of the case. Also still looking for a MoBo, LGA 1155 as well as a Z68 chipset!

Thanks!