CORSAIR i7-2600K/HD 6970 Graphite OC SuperCombo

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.791304

I found this combo deal on newegg and I'm considering purchasing it. All the reviews I have read over each of its individual components have been positive, but I would like to see what you guys think about it. Any suggestions or recommendations would be helpful, especially if it helps me get a better deal. My main concern is the GIGABYTE motherboard from stories I've read about that particular brand. Is there anything else that would be better for the money?
 
EDIT: lies I couldn't do better keeping the same level of components.

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Only thing I can point out is that it's only using a 60GB SSD. Besides that, looks like a good combo.
 
Snipeye said:
Only thing I can point out is that it's only using a 60GB SSD. Besides that, looks like a good combo.
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Well it also comes with a Seagate 1TB.

Personally, looks like a good build. I would partition the 1TB into 2 or 3 drives, and use one of them as your primary, and the other 1 (or 2) as Storage/Software. I would use the 60GB SSD drive for your main games.

(Thats how I did my PC, but with (2) 1TB drives + 40GB SSD)
 
ssd should definitely contain the OS and a few programs that you often use.

Deal seems good. I could definitely top it. It contains a lot of components that are somewhat excessive. 2600k vs 2500k, doubtful the extra threads would be useful for most. A 120gb ssd would be more attractive at this price point. Case is expensive and has mediocre cooling (was one of my top cases till I discovered that). Ram is expensive and will not make much difference over $30 1600 ram. If you have a current hdd, I would simply carry that over till you found a decent deal on a new one. I would also probably get the 560 ti 448 core over the 6970 at the moment. Cheaper and similar performance, and the extra ram is beneficial to only a few.

However, if the 2600k is a must, the point is pretty mute and this is a good deal regardless.
 
Looks good bro. I spent close to that I mine with the I7 and 580, no hard drives. So deal looks good.
 
Great case btw, easy to build with.

For the price, fantastic. Tack on about $150 for Windows 7 and roll with it. 60gb SSD boot drive is fine. I have a 64gb SSD boot drive and a 1tb data drive. Runs like a champ on a far less powerful CPU. 8gb of memory. You're looking at under $1500 for a great set-up.

Pull the trigger.
 
Great case btw, easy to build with.

For the price, fantastic. Tack on about $150 for Windows 7 and roll with it. 60gb SSD boot drive is fine. I have a 64gb SSD boot drive and a 1tb data drive. Runs like a champ on a far less powerful CPU. 8gb of memory. You're looking at under $1500 for a great set-up.

Pull the trigger.
 
I'm your huckleberry said:
ssd should definitely contain the OS and a few programs that you often use.

Deal seems good. I could definitely top it. It contains a lot of components that are somewhat excessive. 2600k vs 2500k, doubtful the extra threads would be useful for most. A 120gb ssd would be more attractive at this price point. Case is expensive and has mediocre cooling (was one of my top cases till I discovered that). Ram is expensive and will not make much difference over $30 1600 ram. If you have a current hdd, I would simply carry that over till you found a decent deal on a new one. I would also probably get the 560 ti 448 core over the 6970 at the moment. Cheaper and similar performance, and the extra ram is beneficial to only a few.

However, if the 2600k is a must, the point is pretty mute and this is a good deal regardless.
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I actually tried to build one cutting the corners you mentioned, and it came out to $20 less. Even with my newegg-combo-fu

This is one of the few newegg full build combos that is actually a good deal.

itBurnsWhenIPee said:
Well it also comes with a Seagate 1TB.

Personally, looks like a good build. I would partition the 1TB into 2 or 3 drives, and use one of them as your primary, and the other 1 (or 2) as Storage/Software. I would use the 60GB SSD drive for your main games.

(Thats how I did my PC, but with (2) 1TB drives + 40GB SSD)
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if you wanna get really crazy, you could create 2 partitions on the SSD, one 20gb, and one ~40. use the 20GB partition as an intel SRT cache for the data drive (HDD), so your games and stuff will load quickly, and then use the 40GB partition for your OS and stuff.
 
My build came out $90 less and had $35 more in rebates.

I went from:
2600k to 2500k
Same hdd
60gb corsair force 3 to 120gb force 3
TX750M to AX750
8gb 1866 to 8gb 1600
H80 to hyper 212+
6970 to 560 ti 448 core
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P to ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3
Corsair 600t to 500r

I know this is a good deal, I stated that a couple times. $125 in savings is still nothing to scoff at, but it comes down to imo if he needs the 2600k or not. I did add a better psu and twice the ssd space, but some things were obviously downgraded, though the "performance hit" will likely not be observed at all. Of course, several of these deals I have end tomorrow, so a specific build really needs to be made at the time of order.

60gb may be acceptable, but I would definitely want something larger to fully take advantage of the ssd experience with more than just a handful of programs. I have 160gb one and I wish it was larger.
 
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