GTX690 EVGA for $870.
http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffi...=04G-P4-2690-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1265
Personally, I'd go for GTX670 SLI 4GB but this is a good way to not waste $1050 on a 690. Also, 650W corsair? I'd probably bump that to 750-850W in case you later decide to go with GTX880 SLI or some other cards. If you still want to stick with 650W PSU, I'd get the
Seasonic X 650 Gold for $100 ($30 off ends today).
$90 for the HAF 922? In that case I'd rather get my case for
$95, it'll have far better airflow and way more room.
Of course as others mentioned, you can go with a GTX670 for now and if you end up grabbing a 2560x1440/1600 monitor, add a 2nd one for cheaper later, or sell it and get a GTX780, or w/e. You are upgrading near the end of the 1st 28nm GPU generation and prices on 670/680 cards have barely come down. So you are definitely overpaying at this point in time.
I was trying to keep a mid ATX and avoid full ATX since they are so massive.
As for the PSU, I have been contemplating getting a better PSU just for that little bit of extra leeway since the 690 requires a minimum of 650W. Before I submit my order tonight, I'll probably change my PSU to something a bit higher just to be on the safe side. As it is, my build is pushing $2,500 and that was my maximum for my budget (but with S&H, it's going to exceed the max).
My question is: Are you rich?
Hahaha, no. I work in the oil field, not married, no kids, still in my mid-20s, and my truck is almost paid off. My girlfriend, friends, guns, and road trips are the only expenses I have; so I normally take home a paycheck and a half each month. Given my situation and how much my job pays, I make a ton of money (plus I'm good with finances and can stretch a budget like you wouldn't believe). Like I said, I can manage my money well, but I'm far from rich.
Plus I work my ass off for that money (average work day is 17 hours or more).
I would change the following:
1. Monitor - Get a 27 inch 3D 120hz monitor, or 27 inch IPS
2. Power Supply - With the amount of money you are already spending, I would already get a decent platinum series power supply. They often go on sale and could dip below $200.
3. SSD - 240 or 256GB SSDs often go on sale as well. They can be had for as low as $160-180. Thats only $40 more for double the space.
4. Optical Drive - Blue Ray Burners are cheap these days.
Eh... 3D doesn't interest me in the slightest as I believe it's just this generations gimmick. I do plan on getting a 27" monitor so I can start using the 2560X1440 resolution, but like I mentioned, those are really expensive and I would like to try and find one locally before I order it offline. I have had bad experiences with ordering monitors offline before and given how fragile they are, I would much rather pick one up in a store so it isn't changing hands and being tossed around different trucks before finally reaching me. If all else fails, I'll grab one offline on my next paycheck.
The PSU I've already mentioned. I plan on ordering my build tonight so it ships out bright and early Monday, so I'll have to see how much the S&H is going to bump up my total cost and make adjustments from there.
As for the SSD, I don't foresee needing more than 128GB as I normally uninstall a game once I've finish it with the exception of a few games I continually go back to play over and over again.
And the Optical Drive... I really only need a DVD Burner since I have a blu-ray burner on my laptop and a blu-ray player downstairs in my living room hooked up to my HDTV. If I watch anything upstairs on my computer, it's going to be a normal DVD.
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