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[indolent]

Hi, building my 3rd PC ever here. Just wanted to make sure everything is good before i order from newegg.com. Also, tell me what you think about the monitor. I dont need HDD's because i already have those. Also, im not one who usually upgrades, i would rather build a new computer in a couple years. Any areas i can shave some dollars would be nice. Thanks!

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
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COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
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ASUS VE278Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers
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EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
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CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV4GX3M2A1333C9
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ASUS P8P67 EVO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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[jdeb]

You could save a few bucks and go with a 650 w and put that money saved towards 8GB of RAM (4x2).
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-075-_-Product

You don't need a CPU cooler unless you plan on doing moderate to heavy overclocking.

if your into overclocking check the QVL for the RAM.

[SARGE]

And the 8gb of ram will enable you to use Win7 64-bit. May as well get it now and save. With that new build do not put Vista or XP. I'd get ddr3-1600 so you could o/c down the road if you choose, and save now.

[glc]

No no no - don't put DDR3-1066 into a Sandy Bridge! 1333 for stock speeds, 1600 for overclocking. If you are NOT going to be overclocking, get the regular 2500, not the K, and use the stock cooler.

You can save a bit on the motherboard with a plain P8P67.

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by glc No no no - don't put DDR3-1066 into a Sandy Bridge! 1333 for stock speeds, 1600 for overclocking. If you are NOT going to be overclocking, get the regular 2500, not the K, and use the stock cooler. You can save a bit on the motherboard with a plain P8P67.

I thought I posted 1333, sorry, I will correct.

[indolent]

Hey good news, computer is up and running. Only 1 thing i cant figure out, and could use some help. I have a SSD that everyhting is currently installed on, OS, steam, some games ect... But i have 2 500gb hdds that are not being detected. they are seagate barricudas, that someone had gifted me. Any thoughts? was going to try to raid 0 them.

[glc]

I wouldn't raid them, just use them as standalones. Are they seen in device manager? Are they seen in Disk Management?

[indolent]

Yes they are showing up in device manager, but not under my compter

[glc]

They have to be partitioned and formatted and a drive letter assigned in Disk Management before they will show in My Computer.