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Hey guys! Im building a new computer and I would like some input. I wanted to stay around $1500 but I have already gone over. Oops oh well.... So I was told i needed more than 650w so I ended up spending about 70 more on a 750w instead. Also I wanted an HD monitor. So here it is and please comment with suggestions and ideas. Thanks

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

GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
x2 (16gb @ 4x4gb)

OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) W/Speakers

ASUS BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS 12X Blu-ray Internal Burner with Disc Encryption, Black

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

All I can say is that that's going to be one beast of a computer

Also, I had the Nvidia GTX 580 recently installed into my PC and the performance for games improved quite a far bit on high graphics game such as BF3 and Skyrim. That's definitely a good choice of graphics card

Replace the 580 with a 7970. The 7970 beats the 580 in every single test and it's practically the same price.

TechnoProdigy wrote:Replace the 580 with a 7970. The 7970 beats the 580 in every single test and it's practically the same price.

Well if that's the case then do. But according to my local computer store the 7970 is a whole $200 AUD more than the 580..............

_iBiS_ wrote:

TechnoProdigy wrote:Replace the 580 with a 7970. The 7970 beats the 580 in every single test and it's practically the same price.

Well if that's the case then do. But according to my local computer store the 7970 is a whole $200 AUD more than the 580..............

Lol Australia. On Newegg the prices are identical.

It might be worth it to get the new i5-2550k, http://www.pcper.com/category/tags/i5-2550k although you really should wait the 2-4 months for the gen 3 ivy bridge procs.

EDIT: Also, the ASUS VS238H-P is a MUCH better monitor. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BZNEVQ

Make sure you get a modular power supply... I got the Corsair 650TX, and it makes the inside of my computer look like a Medusa. Spare cables EVERYWHERE.

Other than that, looks like it'll be a nice build. I have an OCZ vertex, it's pretty speedy.

Get a 120hz Monitor if you play FPS games a lot and or competitively.

alexrybicki wrote:It might be worth it to get the new i5-2550k, http://www.pcper.com/category/tags/i5-2550k although you really should wait the 2-4 months for the gen 3 ivy bridge procs.

EDIT: Also, the ASUS VS238H-P is a MUCH better monitor. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BZNEVQ

So im not too educated on monitors and what to look for in them. Can you please help me understand what makes that one better. Just want to make sure I get the most for my money since this is a pretty big investment.

Also fritter I dont want to spend much more money on this build. Do you know of any modular power supplies around the same cost? Im trying to budget in a new set of golf irons too. This is all money from my tax returns

alexrybicki wrote:It might be worth it to get the new i5-2550k, http://www.pcper.com/category/tags/i5-2550k although you really should wait the 2-4 months for the gen 3 ivy bridge procs.

EDIT: Also, the ASUS VS238H-P is a MUCH better monitor. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BZNEVQ

If you wait on tech you'll wait forever, things are always better down the road.

I'm a long time AMD fan but with the current state of the bulldozer I might just end up building an Intel machine, ugh.