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New build (i7), please evaluate

masterplan

Junior Member
Hi,
This is my new and first build. Primarily would like to use it for gaming. Other considerations
- Relatively future proof (can play games that come out next year, also, should be able to upgrade graphics card, cpu, etc without too much expense)
- Cost $1000-$2000, lower the better without compromising on quality
- First build, should be easy enough to build, should run stable for a long time
- No OC planned for now, just a base setup to get up and running.
- Buying parts in the USA

Asking for a lot, and here is my build.
LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM $19.99

ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor $199.99

SAPPHIRE 100283-2L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $164.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply $139.99

Logitech Deluxe 250 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard - OEM $19.99
Rosewill 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Card Model RC-505 $39.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM $119.99

ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $229.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM $99.99

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case and
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
combo (newegg) - $119

i7 930 from microcenter - $200

Total comes to around $1354

How does it look ? Any suggestions or comments would be really appreciated.

Thanks!
 
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A 5850, if you can fit it, would make this build very well rounded. Drop the PSU down to about 500-600w.

A 5770 will suffice, but you'll get more eye candy out of an OC'ed 5850.
 
If you don't plan on running crossfire, ever, I would go for a Seasonic X 650w Gold (149$) or the S12 II Bronze 520w (89$) The gold is a phenomenal PSU at low load 62.4w - 70.3w it is still 88.8% efficient. Still better than the S12 Bronze 520w! And anything between 134w - 588w it is in the 90% efficiency range.
 
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