Input request on build so far!

[sWitcH.659]

Looking to build a mid-high end gaming machine that will last a few years. My budget is 900-1000 and the parts will be purchased from Canada.

I already have a few parts thanks to some great deals on newegg.ca today.

CPU - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819115067

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813130272

RAM - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231314

total: 440$

I plan on purchasing the rest of the parts in the next few weeks (Black Friday!) and assembling on arrival of the parts. I still need to pick out a graphics card, leaning towards SLi GTX400 series. Also thinking about running my HD's in raid 0 (thoughts?). Also, looking for some help with what type of power supply I'd be needing for this build.

Thanks in advance for reading and any help provided! Let me know if there's any info you require.

 

[mfenn]

What you have looks pretty good, though you did pay slightly too much because you got DDR3 1600. Anyway, so you have about $460-560 to get the rest of the system. That's most likely not enough to SLI anything worthwhile. RAID0 is also a bad idea unless you really hate your data.

6870 $250
Samsung F3 1TB $75
Samsung DVD Burner $24
Seasonic S12II 520W $70
Antec Three Hundred $60
Total: $480

 

[sWitcH.659]

What would I be looking to pay for an SLI worth while card set up?

Also: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311 DDR3-1333 kit from the same company is 10$ more? Unless my noobness has me confused on the speeds.

 

[mfenn]

Hmm, seems like Newegg's Canadian prices are somewhat out of whack. Generally the DDR3 1333 is about $20-30 cheaper than DDR3 1600.

To me, the only "worthwhile" SLI or Crossfire setup is with two high-end cards (not mid-range). So you're looking at $500 for AMD or $900 for Nvidia (just for the GPUs).

 

[sWitcH.659]

Sweet well that works out well then. The 6870 looks pretty solid and I can always add another in later.