Opinion on this Build

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Infired

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Ok, I'm new to here and I need an opinion on this build,

Yes, it's a gaming rig:

Case: Cooler Master HAF X E-ATX Full Tower Case, Side Window, Black
Motherboard: Asrock Fatal1ty P67 Professional Motherboard, Socket 1155, Intel P67, 4xDIMM DDR3, 3xPCIe-16, 2xPCI, 2xPCIe-1, 17xUSB, Firewire, Audio, 10xSATA, RAID, ATX, B3 Stepping
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz, Socket 1155, Retail pack with fan, Sandy Bridge
SSD: Corsair F40A Force Series Solid State Drive, 40GB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 2.5", MLC
HDD: 2x Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS Hard Disk Drive, 1000GB, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache, SATA 3 Gb/s
Optical Drive: LiteOn iHAS324 DVD Writer, DVD 16R/24W/8RW, CD 48R/48W/32RW, Internal, SATA, Black, Nero
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws-X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL, 2x4GB, DDR3-1600, PC3-12800, CL9, DIMM
GPU: MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC Video Card, Radeon HD 6950, 2048MB, DDR5, PCIe-16, CrossFire
Keyboard & Mouse:
Logitech Desktop MK120 Keyboard & Mouse, USB, Black
Monitor: Acer G245Hbmid Monitor, 24" LCD, 1920x1080, DVI, Speakers, Black, HDMI
PSU: Corsair TX850 V2 Enthusiast Series, 850W ATX PSU, Active PFC, Black
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, for 64-bit systems, OEM

What do you guys think? Will it be able to play all the latest games at a good decent FPS at Highest Settings?
 
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I dont see a problem with it playing modern games. You may want to look into a GTX560 or such to play games with intel. The nvidia lineup is way better than AMD at gaming.
 
Its a very nice setup.

You could consider depending on your budget getting a SATA 6 GB/s SSD instead as your Motherboard supports it,Same with the 2x WD greeens you choose.

Also there really isn't all that much difference between 1333 and 1600,But like said it would better to get the 1600Mhz if you can...With better timings.
 
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40GB SSD drive - Is it enough for you to install games after installing OS?
You should consider 64GB or 80GB. May be Crucial m4?
 
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40 GB is far from enough to install windows 7 and several newer games. Just the windows 7, Office 2K3, and BF took 30Gb. and most games need 5-20 GB of space to install these days.
 
Dewcorps said:
850w power supply possibly overpowered, 650w should be fine.
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It's overkill I know but I plan to keep this for a long time.

I also got faster RAM. 1600MHz as opposed to 1333MHz, same brand etc.

G.Skill Ripjaws-X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL, 2x4GB, DDR3-1600, PC3-12800, CL9, DIMM

and I don't think I can get a SSD and HDD's that is 6GB/s since they're a bit larger capacity and costs too much.
 
40GB is fine. My second computer has a 40GB SSD and i have installed Win 7, Office (taking out the crap i don't use) and Call of Duty BLOPS, all drivers, creative console etc etc. Basically everything. Then all other games are made to junction to the steam apps folder on other drives. Use a second hard drive for page file and youlre sweet. 40GB is fine.
 
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