New machine specs

[Choir]

Building a new gaming rig. games played will be Vanguard, EQII, Dragon's Age, Witcher.
Don't really have a budget, but see no need to spend money for no reason.
Live here in America
not a fanboi

already have a monitor (24" Dell), mouse, keyboard, and a Win7 Home Premium 64-bit.


LIAN LI PC-E8B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112231

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115215

Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH160G2R5 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - $424.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167024

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM -$19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118030

CORSAIR CMPSU-750HX 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - 159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139010

OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK - $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227495

GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - 119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128425

XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $389.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150476



TOTAL: $1534.92



Any goof-ups? everything look ok?


Thanks,


Choir

 

[Choir]

The only issue I am wondering about is whether that case can hold a 5870 video card.



Choir

 

[mfenn]

Power supply is a bit overkill. A 5870 with an overclocked i7 only results in a total system power draw of about 350 watts at load. A quality 550W PSU will leave you with plenty of headroom.

Dunno about the case. A 5870 is 10.75" long. For reference, a standard ATX board is 9.6" wide. Judging by the case photos, a 5870 might barely fit, but would most likely by obstructed by the HDD cage.

 

[busydude]

Go for the CM 690 II, it has space to fit 12'' cards. Or you can even go for the antec 900.

 

[MisterDonut]

Yeah I'd just try to find a cheaper case. I think the Antec 300 should fit the 5870, but it might block an HDD slot. Not too sure, I haven't put one in a 300 before. Can probably bump down the PSU like mfenn said to something ~600w. I know it's not just me, but I avoid OCZ DDR3. I've heard way too many DOA's. That also runs @ 1.65v, which actually damages the controller over time? Find some G.Skill 1.5v and you're g2g. Also, I'd bump down the SSD choice. Granted it's a great boost for general computing, but as far as gaming goes, it does almost nothing. Something around 60gb (Shell Shocker has Indilix controller Vertex for almost $2/gb) boot drive with another HDD for installed games should be great.