new to comp building

[lipzo]

both of those seems better and not to be as much of a waste of money as the couple of things you had before which would've had to knock your price down a bit

 

[dagr81]

CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K Quad-Core Socket
$229.99

Mother Board
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$169.99

PSU
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
$109.99

Case
NZXT PHAN-003RD Phantom Full-Tower Case - E-ATX, ATX, MicroATX, 5 x 5.25" Bays, 7 x 3.5"Bays, 200mm LED Fan, White / Red
$139.99

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$59.99

CD/DVD/BR Drive
LITE-ON 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 Writer LightScribe Suppor
$24.99

GPU
SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16
$274.99

SSD

OS

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

Ok this is what i have, and it seem i can't get that case. It's going to be to big for my desk.
I will have to go with a MID-tower.

Also should i even get a SSD? 60 or 80g for the OS and main files?

 

[Night Fox]

I'd get a 90gb or 120gb...but if it's between 60 and 80gb, get 80gb.

 

[dagr81]

going to have to go with the this caseCOOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Man i really liked other case but its to big.
I just notice my graphic card and motherboard are not compatable?

change to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102924&cm_re=hd6870-_-14-102-924-_-Product

 

[Night Fox]

lol, no PCIe is backwards compatible, so the other one still works.

 

[dagr81]

wait so 2.0 is the update for 2.1?

 

[Night Fox]

No. The newest graphics cards have 2.1, but the motherboards still have 2.0...not sure why. The 2.1 graphics cards still work just fine on the motherboards with 2.0.

 

[dagr81]

CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K Quad-Core Socket
$219.99

Mother Board
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$ 169.99

PSU
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
$124.99

Case
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$89.99

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$59.99

CD/DVD/BR Drive
LITE-ON 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 Writer LightScribe Suppor
$24.99

GPU
SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16
$274.99

SSD
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227685 $159

OS

Memory
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8
$104.99

thats the setup so far, I have been gettign really bad reviews on SSDs and now i am a little afraid to get one.

whats the defference between this memoryhttp://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144&nm_mc=BAC-EXbannerITCA&cm_mmc=BAC-ThinkRealTime-_-Memory+(Desktop+Memory)-_-Corsair-_-20233144&gclid=CPqi_LGfx6gCFZFoKgodeFMxvQ and the one i have?

 

[Night Fox]

For the memory, the timings are different. The model number ending with C8 is faster than the model ending in C9.

As for the SSDs, which reviews have you been reading? I wouldn't trust all of them...

 

[aikbix]

For the memory, the timings are different. The model number ending with C8 is faster than the model ending in C9.

As for the SSDs, which reviews have you been reading? I wouldn't trust all of them...

Yeah, the SSD looks a little iffy on this one. I'm not a fan of it's rating.