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Mitchell_Mote

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vAlright guys, yay for first post. Now, time to get down to why I am here. I am wondering if is all compatible with each other. I also want a lot of upgrading room! I am going to be cheap at first, except for the cheap and PSU, and I'll be upgrading gradually in the future. So, I'll go ahead and give you the materials I plan on using and buying;

Case:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Power Supply:
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RSA00-AMBAJ3-US 1000W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply

Motherboard:
ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Processor:
Intel Pentium G860 Sandy Bridge 3.0GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80623G860

RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL

Optical Drive:
LITE-ON DVD Burner

GPU:
ASUS EAH6670/DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Most of this stuff WILL be upgraded. I just want upgrading room.

Tell me if this is worth it, and if it is all compatible.
 
looks good, but id go for 8gb insted of 16gb. also id go for an i3 instead. but all in all it is pretty sweet
 
Definately go with an i3, if you are going to upgrade in the future there is absolutely nothing wrong with going for only 4 gigs of ram (because ram is the easiest thing to upgrade and 4 gigs is more than enough for today's programs).
 
^this

and also if you want to play games the i3 will smash your current chosen cpu.
also as MineIQ said, 4gb is more than enough. but 8gb will be recommended for like Music and video production.
 
Oh yes, I know. But I am trying to keep the CPU cheap for now, but it will be upgraded to a Core i7 2700k. and I think I'll be holding on to this PC for a good 10 years, with upgrades to the GPU of course.
 
1000w is way overkill, even for 10 years. Unless, of course, you're getting 3 video cards, which would be insane to most people.
 
Oh trust me, I'll use around 700W easy. I do plan on running 2-3 GPU's in the future. I also plan on getting a more advanced Mobo. One of the nicer ones in the future, and also plan on getting this new CPU Intel is planning on coming out with in March (???). I'll need to get a more advanced mobo before I plan on running 2-3 GPU's though.
 
1. Never run more than 2 GPUs at once, the heat/sturttering isn't worth the minor performance gain.
2. Check out the ASUS P8Z68, best motherboard for future upgrades EVER
3.The new CPU you are refering to is called ivy bridge, if you are not going to overclock, don't bother, as the only differance is a smaller production process, meaning less heat/farther overclocks
 
ivy is supposed to be up to 10% faster clock for clock too or something like that, it's not just less power, heat, and higher clocks.

but really, for the performance gains, i think it's stupid to not spend the extra 28 for the i3-2120 or 26 for the 2100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077

and lastly, that case doesn't look like it has any form of cable management, i would look at a different case, look at corsair, nzxt, cooler master, and lian li's
 
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I'm planning on over clocking as much as I can to the IVY. I'll be looking to get water cooling in a year or so. This is about a 3 year project with my money limitations, BUT I will look at the Core i3.
 
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