Its time to replace my old core duo system with something newer. Here is what I am considering that fits my budget. This will be used as a gaming system more than anything else. I live in Ohio and got my last system from a store here in state so I am planning on using them again. My budget is $2500 including shipping and taxes.
Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) Quad Core Processor
Corsair H80 Cooling Hydro, extra quiet Liquid Cooling System
ASUS P9X79 PRO, SLI & X-Fire, SATA3, USB 3.0, Bluetooth, GB LAN, HD Audio
16GB (4x4GB) PC17000 DDR3 2133 Quad Channel (high performance memory)
GeForce GTX 680 4GB PCI EXpress 16X dual head, HDMI
240.0 GB SSD Kingston HyperX 3K (KC100) Solid State Drive, SATA3 6.0Gb/s, 550MBs
2000.0 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM SATA3, 6.0Gb/s, 64mb cache
LG 22x DVD Recorder Dual Layer +R/RW -R/RW
Realtek HD digital audio (onboard)
Ethernet network adapter (onboard)
Thermaltake Armor Revo Snow Edition,front USB3.0 & 2.0, HDD docking, eSATA
Antec Hgh Current Gamer Series 900W Extra Quiet ATX Power Supply SLI & X-fire ready
Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD
Now for the questions.
I have the option of going to 32 or 64 GB of ram, is there really a reason to go that high? If so would there be a noticeable slow down if I went with the 1333 instead of the 2133 as a cost savings measure?
The other debate I had is with the power supply. I originally had a 1200w on the list but that seemed to be over kill. So I dropped it down to a 850w but after reading some reviews on my choice, I jumped to Antec 900w. Is the 900w going to be too much or not enough?
Any suggestions on my other choices would be welcome as well.