New i5 2500k

[Rajincajun]

I just got a i5 2500k. Looking for a good MoBo to go with it, so I'm looking for suggestions.

System will be a gaming system. Not trying to be bleeding edge just a good gaming system.

The MoBo I'm sure it will come with PCIe but I know there is more than one Flavor.

Memory, I'm looking at 6gig, what would be a good memory to run?

CPU cooling. What would be a good cooling solution? No water systems just a fan solution. I don't plan on over clocking the CPU to the max maybe a little ;-)

GPU? Duel card or all in one card with duel GPUs?

And what about a case?

 

[Dangman]

It would help if you answered the following questions:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?

 

[Forceman]

You don't want to go 6 GB, you're better off going with matched sets of 2x2GB for 4GB total, or 2x4GB for 8GB total. You can easily get by with the CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ for CPU cooling, and it is only about $30. As for dual GPUs - that depends on your usage.

But please answer the sticky questions and we can give you better advice.

 

[Rajincajun]

It would help if you answered the following questions:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc

*Mainly gaming with a little bit of surfing.

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

* No reused parts everything is going to be new.. MOBo is Z68A-GD65-G3

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

* I have a 21" CRT Sony, does 1900x1200 I think.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.

* Would like the use of SLI if I want to go that route or even crossfire and I think my MoBo will do both. I will be using eSATA an SSD drives.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?

* Yes I have Win7 x64 Pro.

* My biggest thing is a Video card, Case and Power Supply. But mainly the video card. As of now I can't spend over $300 on a vid card so I was thinking about buying one now then getting the second one later. Or would I do fine just getting one GPU that will run say BF3 with no issues?

 

[Dangman]

What's your max budget for the remaining parts of your new PC?

 

[Rajincajun]

What's your max budget for the remaining parts of your new PC?

$300 max for Vid card.

$250 for Case and PSU.

 

[Rajincajun]

Really like this case tell me what you think? The MoBo I have will it fit?

http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=1369&page=1

 

[Dangman]

Really like this case tell me what you think? The MoBo I have will it fit?

http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=1369&page=1

Nice looking case but it won't fit your motherboard. In addition. $200 seems a little steep for a mATX case. Especially considering that there are larger and just as good quality ATX cases for that price.

GPU wise, I recommend this GPU:
$270 - XFX HD-695X-CNFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB PCI-E Video Card

PSU wise, I recommend this:
$105 - Corsair 750TX V2 750W PSU

Case wise, I recommend the following:
$70 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 ATX Case
$80 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K56W ATX Case
$90 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K56 ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master CM690 II Advance ATX Case
$90 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case
$100 - Cooler Master CM690 II Advance nVidia Edition ATX Case
$100 - Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$100 - Corsair Carbide Series 400R ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58W ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li PC-7B Plus II ATX Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-60FN ATX Case
$125 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Full Tower ATX Case
$125 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Full Tower ATX Case
$125 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-002OR Black Finish w/Orange Trim Full Tower ATX Case
$130 - Corsair Carbide Series 500R ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 White ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 Black ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 Silver Arrow ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 Titanium Grey ATX Case
$140 - Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$140 - Lian Li PC-9F ATX Case
$140 - Silverstone RV03B-W ATX case
$160 - Corsair Graphite Series 600TM ATX Case
$160 - Silverstone RV02B-W ATX case
$170 - Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T ATX Case
$178 - Silverstone RV02B-EW ATX case
$190 - Corsair Obsidian Series 650D ATX Case

 

[Rajincajun]

Nice looking case but it won't fit your motherboard. In addition. $200 seems a little steep for a mATX case. Especially considering that there are larger and just as good quality ATX cases for that price.

GPU wise, I recommend this GPU:
$270 - XFX HD-695X-CNFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB PCI-E Video Card

PSU wise, I recommend this:
$105 - Corsair 750TX V2 750W PSU

Case wise, I recommend the following:
$70 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 ATX Case
$80 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K56W ATX Case
$90 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K56 ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master CM690 II Advance ATX Case
$90 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case
$100 - Cooler Master CM690 II Advance nVidia Edition ATX Case
$100 - Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$100 - Corsair Carbide Series 400R ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58W ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li PC-7B Plus II ATX Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-60FN ATX Case
$125 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Full Tower ATX Case
$125 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Full Tower ATX Case
$125 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-002OR Black Finish w/Orange Trim Full Tower ATX Case
$130 - Corsair Carbide Series 500R ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 White ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 Black ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 Silver Arrow ATX Case
$130 - Fractal Design Define R3 Titanium Grey ATX Case
$140 - Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$140 - Lian Li PC-9F ATX Case
$140 - Silverstone RV03B-W ATX case
$160 - Corsair Graphite Series 600TM ATX Case
$160 - Silverstone RV02B-W ATX case
$170 - Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T ATX Case
$178 - Silverstone RV02B-EW ATX case
$190 - Corsair Obsidian Series 650D ATX Case

Nice List Danny thanks. I'll look everything over and make a decision.