Building new rig?! advice wanted

[cyprusx]

Hi guys im building a new gaming rig after 4 years, lol just to put it into perspective iv got a Radeon 3850 now :O
All advice is welcomed, thanks heeeeaps! If u think I should make changes plz tell me

Apparently the 23inch LG monitor is the best IPS LED monitor you can get in that price range.


Sapphire ATI HD6950 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E
Internet Price: $300.00

Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU AU$231.00

ASRock Z68 PRO3-M LGA 1155 Intel Z68 4x DDR3 2133 (OC)
Internet Price: $112.00

Antec 520W ATX NEO 520C ECO PSU
Internet Price: $69.00

G Skill 8G(2x4G) DDR3 1333MHZ PC3-10666 CL9(8GBRL
Internet Price: $56.00

Seagate SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 32mb Cache
Internet Price: $140.00

CoolerMaster Storm Scout Gaming Black Case With Red Led(NoPSU)
Internet Price: $96.00


LG H24NS70 SATA 24X+- Super Multi DVDR Black
Internet Price: $21.00
Total: $1058

Monitor:
LG IPS236V-PN 23" LED Slim IPS DVI HDMI
Internet Price: $200.00

 

[lehtv]

Answer these please http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=80121

 

[mfenn]

Agree with Lehtv. I'm not sure where you're getting your pricing from, but it seems high across the board.

 

[cyprusx]

haha guys these are Australian Prices, our stuff is prob more expensive here

lol so ill answer these questions

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming, movies

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $1300~ include moniter

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. Australia

4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc. I

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are. No

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads. Yea

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds. Default, ill prob flash my HD6950 to HD6970

8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with. as high as possible, on that 23 inch

9. WHEN do you plan to build it? in the next couple weeks

 

[mfenn]

In that case, the part selection looks good to me. See if you can get an XFX Core 650W or Corsair 650TX for close to the same price as the Neo ECO because they are better units. No worries if you can't, the Neo ECO isn't bad by any means.

 

[cyprusx]

thanks for the advice, ill stick with the 520 altec, my system was rated at max 403 wats using a PSU calc, so 520 is already way over that