Are these compatible? - High-End Build

[jnmwizkid]

Okay, instead of posting this on my old thread I decided to make a new one (I probably should have done this before to prevent reviving old threads, sorry). I spent some time looking at parts on newegg and I found a build that barely fits my budget and is more than what I want, if it is all compatible. (At least I think, I might be wrong).

Total: $1568.90

$179.99 Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225): COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

$109.99 Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006): CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

$209.99 Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423): GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

$299.99 CPU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211): Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950

$169.99 Ram (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358): G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL

$259.99 Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550): EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

$89.99 Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533): Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

$18.99 Optical Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204): ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

$129.99 Operating System (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758): Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

$99.99 Monitor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009262): Acer G185HAb Black 18.5" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 50000:1(ACM), 1000:1

Are all those items compatible, is anything outdated, and any other recommendations?

I am questioning the Motherboard, the Video Card, and the RAM. My goal is to have future upgrades when needed, so since the Motherboard has triple channel support, I chose the 3x4GB (since I wanted 4GB sticks in the end anyway, and isn't $169 a good price for 12Gigs?). I'm not sure about the Video Card, it just seemed like a good choice. Also, with the motherboard, there is a slightly higher model "X58a-UD5" for about $80 more. However in the specs I saw absolutely 0 differences.

Oh, and do I need anything else? I noticed that you mention an extra CPU Cooler in one of the posted builds. Would that be necessary for a system like this?

I will be using this computer for gaming and I would like it to be able to play basically any game with zero hardware-based lag, on the minimum settings at least, but preferably higher settings.

Another question: With this build, if it works, where will the bottleneck be for performance, if any?

Thank you!

[RickyTick]

This is an awesome setup. However, its going to be a shame to waste it on an 18.5 inch monitor. 22" should be the minimum.

I would prefer a GTX560 Ti video card.

[jnmwizkid]

Really? No mistakes? Cool :) Okay, so I was just going for lowest price for the monitor, but I'll agree with you there. I'll switch out the monitor for:

Acer V223WEJbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 50000:1(1000:1) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009241)

And the graphics card you mentioned (EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604&cm_re=GTX_560_Ti-_-14-130-604-_-Product)) is actually cheaper and has a much higher clock rate, so thank you. It's out of stock atm on newegg though, so I need to wait till the 18th to buy it, which is fine.

Just to check: I don't need anything extra like an additional CPU Cooler like you mentioned in the build?

Thanks.

[RickyTick]

You can buy it direct from EVGA. They currently have it for $250 with free shipping.
http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=01G-P3-1561-AR&family=GeForce%20500%20Series%20Family&sw=

The cpu comes with a cooler, so you don't have to buy one. If you think you'd like to put one on, now is the time to do it.

[jnmwizkid]

Okay, thanks for the link to the video card. I'll let you know when I have everything and if I have any problems putting it together.

Talk to you later, thanks.

[mcucs]

one quick note.....

a cpu cooler is really only needed if you plan on overclocking your cpu otherwise the stock cooler will be fine.

HOWEVER. the paticular motherboard you will be using runs a program called "smart quickboost".(you can check it out here) (http://http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/69/tech_090812_smart6.htm)

This program allows you to overclock your cpu from within your operating system (windows 7) with a couple simple clicks of the mouse.

So if you have multiple users on your system (especially kids) I recommend a cpu cooler or simply not installing this utility as an overclocked cpu with an inadequate cooler will lead to damage over time.