BleepingComputer.com: How does this new build look?

Hello all! I just wanted to get some feed back on a new build I am thinking of purchasing. More specifically the Mem, mobo, and cpu combo I chose. Could I do better for the same price, less, or just a little more? would it be worth it to go with a i7 or one of the new sandy bridge cpus? Thanks guys!

1 OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820227550
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy -$40.00 Instant
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227550


1 LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu-ray 3D feature SATA Model iHBS112 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106346
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106346


1 GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128425
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128425


1 Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811129021
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy -$6.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021


1 Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760
Item #: N82E16819115067
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$209.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115067


1 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Item #: N82E16820231311
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311


Total price after some mail in rebates is $704.94

Solid Build and the processor you have is pretty good overclocker.

Sorry, I should have mentioned I already have the missing stuff...

EVGA 01G-P3-N981-TR GeForce 9800 GT 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

I also have a 750 watt PSU.

I will be running Windows 7 ultimate 32 or 64 (haven't decided) and I also have the display running to a 1080p 42 inch HDTV

acoustic5679, on 13 February 2011 - 03:13 AM, said:

You will have to run a 64 bit OS for windows to recognize the full 8GB of RAM.
A 32 bit OS will only recognize 3-3.5GB of RAM.

Right. Windows 7 64 bit it is. I decided to go with 2 4 gig sticks of Crucial mem instead of the G skill as well.

What will you be doing with this PC? Intel will be re-releasing the Sandy Bridge products, with better designed chipsets, sometime in mid-March, which would cost slightly more, but give better performance. Those CPU's are not backwards compatible with your build. If you can, wait until then. I do suggest you plan on getting a new GPU soon, the 9800 GT is a bit old and outperformed by even a low-end Radeon 5770.

I know. I might wait for the new SBs to come out. I will be gaming on it, but I am not to hardcore as far as reuiring the fastest FPS. What do you think of this card? I would alo like to output bluray MKV files to my 1080p 42 inch display.

EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

its only $140 with rebates.

The HIS H685F1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB offers slightly better performance for about the same price. There is currently a $15 mail-in rebate along with a $10 Newegg promotion. The SAPPHIRE 100314-2SR Radeon HD 6870 would be next down the line with performance. All of these are good cards, but I used Nvidia for about a decade before the driver crashes outside gaming became too much of an annoyance.

I want to stick with Nvidea. I have had issues with AMD stuff.

Fair enough, but usually it is the drivers that cause issues, not the hardware itself. If you are playing games, I would go for the SPARKLE SX560T1024D5MH GeForce GTX 560 Ti as it is quite a performance bump over the GTX 460. This is a new card that should last a little while before needing to be upgraded. I once had a GeForce 9800 GTX, a three year old card, and I found this article quite interesting about GPU upgrade paths: PC Perspective - The Upgrade Dilemma - How your old graphics card stands up

Interesting article. I am sure it was the driver, but tried downloading a few different ones from thier site with no success. It was a flickering problem with my 42 inch display. I just RMA'd the card and went back to nvidea. It would probably not happen again. I will check that card out. Thanks!