Afternoon. I'm in the process of making out an order (will order in about two weeks) for a desktop computer. I envision it as being primarily for gaming. When I say gaming, I think of titles like Oblivion, the coming Skyrim, DIablo III, Torchlight I & 2, Minecraft. Some of the things I'm not sure of are:
(1). The Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower. I've got a full tower down because I think a full-sized tower will run cooler, and my 68-year-old hands aren't as steady as they used to be and might need the extra room. But - do I need that much extra room?
(2). The ASUS P8Z68-V Pro motherboard. The ASUS brand seems to be well-thought of. The Z68 chip has some attractive features. I'm not sure if I need the Pro, however. I plan on doing some modest overclocking.
(3). I expect this setup to last me 5+ years. Whether I'll last another 5+ years, however, is another story.
My budget is up to $2,000. The components listed at present total around $1800. I live in the USA.
Thanks for any and all comments. Most will be carefully considered. Component list follows.
Intel i5-2500K CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115072
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ CPU cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835103065
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131730
Corsair Vengeance 8gb (2x4gb) DD3 1600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145345
Western Digital Velociraptor 600gb - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136803
Western Digital Caviar Green 2tb - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136891
Cooler Master Silent Pro M600 600W PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817171036
EVGA Superclocked GTX 560 Ti 1gb GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130651
Cooler Master HAF X Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119239
MS Windows 7 Home Premium OEM 64-bit - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6832116986
ASUS 24x DVD Burner SATA OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827135204
ASUS VE228H 21.5" Monitors (2) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824236100