New Build Advise

[fyshawk]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Will be gaming and doing some overclocking

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Was 1200 since got Motherboard and Cpu

3) Where do you live?
Oshawa Ontario

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Parts left to get are -Video Card -Memory -Case-Power supply

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Reusing
150 gig Raptor
and
1 TB hard drive

6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
24 inch

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In middle of it now

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
would like to pair up a set of Nvidia,s

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes windows 7 64


OK since i have answered those questions here is what i have already and what i need and intened to get but advice is welcome thanks

All ready gotten

ASUS Rampage III Formula Rog X58 DDR3 ATX LGA1366 3PCI-E16 X-FI Motherboard
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/230607/Rampage III Formula/ASUS/

All ready gotten
Intel Core i7 950 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 3.06GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 4.8GT/S
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/216737/BX80601950/Intel/


Hard drive

G.Skill Falcon SATA II 2.5" 128GB Solid State Disk (FM-25S2S-128GBF1)
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_179&item_id=024473
Reused parts
150 gig Raptor
and
1 TB hard drive

Memory Need Help with thinking of these--Opinions please

Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_612&item_id=035072

Case

Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower Gaming Case
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_111&item_id=031796

Psu

Corsair Professional Series Gold CMPSU-850AX Full Modular 850W Power Supply
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_443&item_id=031935

Video --Would like suggestions on this also

EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 768MB (768-P3-1362-AR) nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Chipset (763Mhz) 768MB (3800Mhz) GDDR5 Dual Dual-Link DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=032313


So any help will be very much appreciated thanks for taking a look at my new build

 

[wwischerath]

Well, since you already have started, heres my thoughts. You are already spending a fair amount for overclocking and gaming, so heres some faster memory. http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_614&item_id=032319

And really, a 768mb GTX 460 for a 24 inch monitor? How about this instead-
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=035273

And last I think you are overdoing it on the PSU, unless SLI is in your future. If not, you dont need that much power. This is still more than needed, but gives some room for growth and is still 80+ Certified.
As a note, power extreme calculator says you need less than 500W for your rig with thechanges I suggested. I went 750W not knowing you other components
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_441&item_id=028287

Have fun

 

[Dangman]

Any chance that you can return the CPU and mobo? Both aren't good buys considering that the faster i5 2500K and i7 2600K CPUs are out.

As for the rest of the parts:
- Ditch the G.Skill SSD and go for a Crucial C300 SSD.

- Ditch that RAM as it's very overpriced. For just $15 more, you can get an extra 4GB of RAM by getting two of this set:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_612&item_id=031368

Yes that G.Skill will perform the same as that Corsair.

- Case wise, the HAF-942 is not worth the extra cash at all over the HAF 932:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_111&item_id=019666

- Video card wise, aim for the HD 6850 at a minimum. The HD 6870 and HD 6950 are also good choices for the money. As for the Nvidia side, only the GTX 460 1GB is a worthwhile choice and only if it's a bit cheaper than the HD 6850 card. The rest of Nvidia's current GPU lineup are a bit overpriced for the performance it offers. I.e the $350 GTX 570 performs the same, if not worse, than the $300 HD 6950.