My Gaming Rig - Need Help

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Ribso

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This is the gaming rig I am buying and building with a mate in about 2 weeks, what do you guys think?
any help greatly appreciated thanks


CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit with SP1 OEM

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard B3

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM (2x4GB) DDR3

Hard Drives: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB WD2002FAEX

SSD (FOR BOOTUP): OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-B123A 12X Blu-ray DVD Combo Drive

Graphics card: ASUS GTX 560 Ti DirectCU II Overclocked 1GB

Network Card: ASUS PCE-N13 802.11 Wireless N PCI-Express Adapter

Power Supply: Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W TPQ-1000

Monitor: ASUS VE248H 24in Widescreen LED Monitor

Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Case OR NZXT Phantom Case Black
 
even if you plan to get 2 gpus the psu is way overkill, could do 3 i think, unless doing video encoding and decoding the cpu is a waste, the 2500k is more than powerfull enough for anything out or coming for a while, and i believe it overclocks a little higher too, but also 2 samsung f3's in raid 0 will be faster than that 2tb black, and i think i heard 2tb drives tend to have problems.
 
jonnyp11 said:
even if you plan to get 2 gpus the psu is way overkill, could do 3 i think, unless doing video encoding and decoding the cpu is a waste, the 2500k is more than powerfull enough for anything out or coming for a while, and i believe it overclocks a little higher too, but also 2 samsung f3's in raid 0 will be faster than that 2tb black, and i think i heard 2tb drives tend to have problems.
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the 2500k may be powerful enough for anything for a while, but if he gets the 2600k wouldnt it last him longer?
 
The main difference between the 2500k and the 2600k is hyper-threading, which is only used in high-intensity rendering, which games do not use. It's safe to say in the near future, no games will utilize it enough to justify the extra $100.

Look for a 650w PSU, and if you are thinking of using dual cards in the future, 750w.
 
unless using 3 or more monitors, then you could get a 850w power supply along with a single 570/80, if 3-4 monitors then get the 2 560ti's.
 
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