New Gaming / General computer (no SLI)

So, my (HP) home desktop computer is starting to have weird freezing problems and USB ports randomly cutting out, so I'm moving my upgrade schedule forward from February-April 2012 to "as soon as possible".

Basically, here's my requirements:
Budget: $1500-2000 including shipping.  Closer to $1500 is better.
Usage: Gaming, Development w/ Visual Studio or Eclipse (but is not my main dev machine)
SLI: No
Monitor resolution: 1920x1200
Sound: Analog 5.1 system (i.e. 3 audio connectors)

My current computer has 1TB external store and 700GB of internal storage.  The 1TB will not change, but the 2x300GB will not be coming over (and are nearly full, so space upgrade is required).

Based on the above requirements and recommendations I've heard so far, the system I'm looking at is build number 567100.  Does anyone suggest any changes to it?

Sadly, due to budget issues, I nixed the SSD.

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New B3 Revision) (Does Not Support SLI)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1.5TB Seagate Barracuda (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Xtra Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty


Edited by Powerlord - 12 Jun 2011 at 10:39am

Change build to the one below, the psu has good reviews and bad reviews, and also on other forums you will see problems with the psu, below is my post on it:


http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=14806&PN=1

Be carfull who you listen to, they are not gonna warranty your psu, they don't care if your psu goes bad after a year or 3 years, and the problems you have to go thru.

I'm coming from a reliability point of view in teh long run, and to me 5 year manufacturer warranty tells a lot about what the manufacturer thinks about the reliability of that product.

think about this, the corsair 750 tx had a 5 year warranty, the corsair 750 hx has a 7 year warranty, the corsair 800 gs has a 3 year warranty.

That should tell you all you need to know IMHO, but last think about this:

the price difference between the 800gs with 3 year warranty and 750w hx 7 year warranty is $10.

750HX 7 year warranty $139

800gs 3 year warranty $129

so long story short you can listen to others and go with 800gs, and if the psu goes bad in 4 years maybe they will come and pay to replace it for you, or you can ask DS for the 750hx and enjoy 7 years of warranty right from corsair themselves.

I of course recommend what I would do, which is go with 750hX.

having said that I give the build below but I didn't touch the psu as I can't recommend what I won't use for myself/friends/family:

Here you go Ticket# 567199 --- $1796 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 922
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New B3 Revision) (Does Not Support SLI)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 500W Digital Storm Certified
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the side, so you endup with 3 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan

Edited by DST4ME - 12 Jun 2011 at 7:02pm

you can word the fan like you did, you can leave teh link I posted for it with it just incase.

for a single gpu system you dont' need as much room as you do with sli and/or LC, the 932 and 942 are bit bigger and provide more room, the 942 has the most airflow and is the biggest, but those normally are used in multi gpu / lc systems, otherwise for your scenario, the 922 with the extra fan will give you great airflow, so there is no need to go for more room and pay extra.

for keyboard and mouse I would post in the hardware or general section, you will get many recommendations there.

Congrats