Building a computer, advice? Opinions?

[Live_free]

I'm not sure if this is the place for this or if there is a better sub-forum. If there is mods please move this, otherwise I will post it here because it is "General discussion".


Anywhozzle. I'm building a PC, this will be my first build so I'm looking for input, is this a good build? do something better? All will work? Advice? Opinions? Etc


Build:

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.as...6811119197

HDD:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822152185

PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6817139006

Keyboard:
Logitech G15 2-Tone USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6823126034

RAM:
CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820145324

Motherboard:
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813131400

Processor:
Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819115213

DVD/Blu-Ray:
LG Black 10X Blu-ray Burner - Bulk SATA WH10LS30 LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6827136181

OS:
M17-7302 ::Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English(0.6 lbs)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6832116754

Monitor:
ASUS VK246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6824236048

Video Card:
MSI N470GTX Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814127513

CPU Fan:
Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835106150

And for my first two games for it I will be getting StarCraft 2 and Fallout New Vegas.


Any advice? If a link is wrong or doesn't work please let me know so I can fix it. Thanks.

[Spectrum]

My only additional recommendation is to dual-boot with GNU/Linux (Mandriva, Fedora, Sabayon, and PCLinuxOS are great). Of course I have to say that because I advocate FOSS Anyhow, I seem to agree with your choices except the RAM. Do you really need 8G or memory? 4GB is plenty unless you intend to use it for a sever, but you aren't doing that since you have games and W7 listed. That's about all I have to say as of now. If I think of anything else I'll post again.

[Live_free]

My only additional recommendation is to dual-boot with GNU/Linux (Mandriva, Fedora, Sabayon, and PCLinuxOS are great). Of course I have to say that because I advocate FOSS Anyhow, I seem to agree with your choices except the RAM. Do you really need 8G or memory? 4GB is plenty unless you intend to use it for a sever, but you aren't doing that since you have games and W7 listed. That's about all I have to say as of now. If I think of anything else I'll post again.

I chose 8 just so I wouldn't have to worry about it for a little while. I would boot all Linux but can't justify it without the ability to play my games easily.


Thanks for your input!

[Autumnlicious]

8 gb is worth it. I've tried running Windows 7 and all of my myriad virtualization, server utilities, etc and I am always swapping at 4gbs.

Personally, I'd prefer a radeon HD56xx series for my video cards.

Starcraft 2 ran perfectly, though (at high settings), on two crossfire linked HD3850's at a gig of video memory each.

[Spectrum]

Damn, haha I wish had all the money to buy parts like this. You must run a lot of virtualization to be swapping at 4GB.

[Live_free]

So from your guys experience do you think that rig I just posted will be able to play starcraft 2 at high settings perfectly? What about Fallout New Vegas? I know the requirements but would like to know some first hand knowledge. Also for fun how would it fair against crysis?

Thanks!

[Spectrum]

So from your guys experience do you think that rig I just posted will be able to play starcraft 2 at high settings perfectly? What about Fallout New Vegas? I know the requirements but would like to know some first hand knowledge. Also for fun how would it fair against crysis?

Thanks!

(I don't play games, but I know stuff :/ )
Starcraft 2 on the highest settings possible or just high settings? High should work, and highest may lag a bit but should overall be fine. A friend of mine tried Crysis on a rig of similar strength, and it faired very well indeed.

[HeyItsZeus]

[Spectrum]

Ahh, so you're a wannabe geek in other words?

[orogenicman]

I see no reason why that set up can't play pretty much any game out there on the market. Something to consider, though, if you have the money. I have four 500 gig harddrives set up in Raid 10. I prefer a Raid system for my hds because it runs faster and is striped, so if one fails, I can replace it and don't lose any of my data. It's is a bit pricey but worth it when you consider the protection it adds. I'm assuming that the hd you have chosen is a SATA hd. Is that correct?