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bezekielg
03-14-2011, 08:29 PM
Hi everyone. I have been jumping around to sites like this one over the past few weeks and been putting together my first build. I think I'm ready to order. I am wondering if you all could give me some feedback on whether this build will do what I'd like it to: play rift, crysis, metro 2033, WoW, Morrowind...just about anything. I'd like it to be able to play anything that's out right now as well as being future proof for the next two years or so. I'm not looking for heavy recommendations unless there is something vital that I NEED to change. Every time I jump on a forum and ask if the build is viable, I always get people saying "No no, you want THIS brand of gtx580" or "Two 560s will work better than the one 580" or "that motherboard is way overpriced...wait for this one to come back in stock." I'm just trying to go ahead and order the thing haha.

But I do appreciate recommendations if it is something that I really NEED to change in your opinion. Once again, I'm mainly looking for someone to tell me that it will do what I want it to do. Thanks so much for taking a look and commenting :)

Fan: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

RAM (x2):Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146748

HDD (x2): SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Burner: ASUS 24X Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B3LT LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135221

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

PSU: SILVERSTONE ST85F-P 850W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256058

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth P67 B3 TUF Edition Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA 1155), Intel P67 Express, 1866MHz DDR3, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-Channel Audio, Gigabit LAN, SLI/CrossFireX Ready, USB 3.0
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7343078&sku=A455-3034

Graphics Card: EVGA 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 SuperClocked Video Card - 1536MB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, Mini HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6942892&csid=ITD&body=REVIEWS#exchange_info


I plan on ordering tonight. So please let me know I'm not doing something wrong haha. This is my first build, so I'm pretty scared. Thanks so much for the help!

RickyTick
03-14-2011, 09:07 PM
It's an awesome build. I don't see any compatibility problems.

I'm not too excited about the ram you picked. There are several out there that are specifically designed for the Sandy Bridge platform.
Take a look at these.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231427
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231430
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145343

bezekielg
03-14-2011, 09:39 PM
Thank you so much for replying! I just changed my RAM to the first one you have up and ordered. Woohoo! I'll be building in a week. How exciting :)