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I'm just starting but this is from Tiger Direct:
MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Intel P67 Barebones Kit - MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Mobo, Intel Core i7-2600K, Corsair 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 RAM, Seagate 1TB HDD, 24x DVDRW, Cooler Master HAF 922M Case, Ultra 750W Power Supply
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=176348&sku=B69-1312)
$829
Sparkle SX550T1024D5MH GeForce GTX 550 Ti Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), HDMI, Dual DVI, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, SLI Ready
$144.99
Crucial CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 RealSSD C300 2.5" Solid State Drive - 64GB, 2.5", SATA III, 6.0GB/s
$124.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English
$99.99
Total: $1,222.33
The only thing I researched was the mobo-it looks awesome!
I'm wondering if I need thermal paste (or thermal tape, and don't you need a bracket for an ssd? They have a cable to go from ssd to usb3, anyone know what this is for?
MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Intel P67 Barebones Kit - MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Mobo, Intel Core i7-2600K, Corsair 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 RAM, Seagate 1TB HDD, 24x DVDRW, Cooler Master HAF 922M Case, Ultra 750W Power Supply
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=176348&sku=B69-1312)
$829
Sparkle SX550T1024D5MH GeForce GTX 550 Ti Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), HDMI, Dual DVI, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, SLI Ready
$144.99
Crucial CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 RealSSD C300 2.5" Solid State Drive - 64GB, 2.5", SATA III, 6.0GB/s
$124.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English
$99.99
Total: $1,222.33
The only thing I researched was the mobo-it looks awesome!
I'm wondering if I need thermal paste (or thermal tape, and don't you need a bracket for an ssd? They have a cable to go from ssd to usb3, anyone know what this is for?
Comments
The stock cooler included with the i7-2600 will have thermal tape on it already. If you plan on using something else, like if you're going to overclock, then you'll need some paste.
The pricier SSD's will come with a 2.5 to 3.5 inch bracket, however the one you picked does not. You have to buy one separately. There may be one included in the case however. The cable you referenced is a sata to USB3 adapter, used if you want to use the drive externally, or simply wish to use an internal USB3.0 port to connect the drive. If you're using the ssd as your boot drive, just buy a sata cable, since one does not come with the ssd drive.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4473412&CatId=5444