ordering parts very soon. How do these look? (Gaming Rig)

[allout06]

Im pulling the trigger on this system in the next week or two. Its gonna be 99% gaming rig usage. I dont wanna spend more than $1600 before shipping.. Heres what i have picked out so far. Tweak my setup so i can get the best price/performance if you would. I want to sitck with nvidia gtx580 and the K series processors.Thanks!!

Parts i have to swap from another rig...
-1 TB 7200RPM HD
-500GB 7200RPM HD
-GTX260 (Use as a dedicated physx card?)
-50" Samsung Plasma 1080P Monitor (1920x1080)
-Mouse, keyboard, surround sound speakers...
-Windows 7 Ultimate

Parts to Order....


Mobo - Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

i5 2500K

GTX580 (EVGA or PNY) (1.5GB)

SSD - Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Memory - Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8

CPU Cooler - Newegg.com - CORSAIR Hydro H70 CWCH70 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler

Case - Newegg.com - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001RD Red Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

PSU - Newegg.com - Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply

Average CD/DVD burner...

approx total is like $1600...

What you guys think?

Thanks again!

 

[Shane]

Looks good but id change the Rosewill PSU to something better like an Antec,Corsair,XFX,OCZ etc.

Also for a bit extra i would get this SSD instead,Newer 6Gbps Sata and faster than the vertex 2,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...25&cm_re=ocz_agility_3-_-20-227-725-_-Product

 

[allout06]

Ok kool. I wasn't sure about that PSU so I'll change it. I've only ever dealt with evga mobos before. Should I stick with that gigabyte or grab an asrock or asus board for the same $$. I'm goin to OC the i5. Going to try to go for 5ghz but 4.5-4.8 is probably more realistic.

 

[allout06]

So I added that SSD u mentioned and I upgraded the PSU to this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...tec_gamer_high_current-_-17-371-050-_-Product

I may got sli with another gtx580 down the road so i upped the wattage alittle.

hopefully I can rock just about any game maxxed out on the big screen.

My total comes to $1552 before shipping. So not too shabby I don't think. Anyone else can chime in also!

 

[Perkomate]

looks good. You should be able to hit some sweeet OC's with the 2500K. Not sure how good the Z68 boards are, never seen reviews on them haha

 

[george93pr]

EVGA motherboards are good.

 

[allout06]

Ya I hope to hit some decent ones. The z68 have been getting good reviews. I like evga also, they just don't have a z68 board out yet.