1/10 for not actually being $1000 or less.
Yeah fail.
...Or win...?
I have the same case, so 11/10.
^5
I have that keyboard, and ignoring the fact I broke it by spilling alcohol all over it and continuing to use it, I'd be careful about buying it. The 5 function keys, for me personally, were in the location where I'd expect to hit the ctrl and shift keys meaning I'd always press those instead. You'll get used to it eventually, that is if it's even a problem for you, but just be aware of that before buying it.
Also, do you really need a 2600k? Is there a particular reason you don't want the 2500k? Unless you have a specific need for hyper-threading there's really no point spending the extra. I haven't looked in a while, but I think Ivy Bridge is due soon too.
No I suppose not but I couldn't live with myself if I got 2nd best, affordability-wise. I know there are better processors out there but they are $1k+.
I'll give it a 8/10 you could tweek some stuff.
What would you tweak if the budget was suddenly increased by $200?
- Case: Minus the window, that's the same case I have. Of course I approve.
- MB: Not fastest PCIE slots, but your vid card is only 2.0 anyway.
- Proc: *thumbs up*
- Video: Uuuuughghhhh boo
Well you can't be perfect I guess. Could get a Sapphire card for less. Don't forget to get a mini HDMI to HDMI cable 
- SSD: <3 <3 <3
- Memory: WTF is this? You saved $20 I guess but I have never heard of this brand (and it's ugly).
- KB/Mouse: Don't care
- Monitor: You already know I love your monitor.
- HDD: Don't care
- DVD: Y no Blu-Ray?
- Power load is good, thank you for not skimping on the power supply.
7/10 for me, I would change the video card and memory, and add Blu-Ray.
Edit: Updated to include bullet points.
- I actually wanted this case http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811129091 but it was the last thing I bought and I was way overbudget at this point. I am drawn to bright lights.
- I don't know too much about mobos so I grabbed the one compatible with the processor and had 2x 2.0 16x SATA express.
- Yeah.
- I'm not much of a gamer so I slacked a bit in this area. With the current build I'm planning to do a SLI set-up at some point.
- Love you too.
- But look the ram is covered in armour plating!
- You should. Go Razer or go home.
- Go samsung or go home.
- There is a $50 500GB I'm looking to get as soon as my newegg sub goes through so I can use the discount code. If anyone is interested, http://www.newegg.co...N82E16822145299 coupon code: EMCJJHE47. You need to be subscribed to their newsletter.
- No Blu Ray because I prefer downloading 1080p rips and storing them rather than paying for disks to take up space.
I'd look at getting a cheaper card if you don't intend to do much high end gaming on it. That said, I've no clue how long Diablo will be delayed so when it releases you might need that extra power.
You can always change to a more expensive one if it changes. But a 560 GTX for mostly video is a bit overkill.
That processor is also (severely) overkill if you're not intending to do a lot of actual work on your machine, or expecting to run the latest games with maximum aethetic settings.
I'd maybe give it a 5.5/10. Bumping it up to a 7/10 if you do plan to do a lot of gaming on it. (that processor is still overkill)
I'm getting conflicting opinions on whether the video card is over or underkill.
>Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
It's horrible
Jokin', your rig seems pretty cool! 7/10! But be careful with that ram. I've heard cheap ram from smaller companies can fuck you over in.. some way /can't remember how
No, Razer owns the gaming world, better get acclimated to it.
Team Elite looks like mid-range RAM. They don't seem to be budget chips as I can't find much in the way of negative reviews for them. I personally use Transcend, which is largely unheard of here in NZ. Despite the lack of reputation I'm glad I picked them, works well and they were the cheapest without getting generic.
Yeah I didn't see any bad reviews either. *crosses fingers*
Scot you should up your budget to $3000 so we can have some /real/ fun 
Are we still talking about computers here?
The caviar is just a secondary drive that he's throwing in because he already owns it. The SSD is the drive he is purchasing.
Reading comprehension ftw.
7/10
Went over budget 
.. but hey happens. Could drop the SSD and get a better graphics card and save a few $.
To me the keyboard is a bit much, i would be fine with just a standard board. pretty much as long as it works
But the SSD is the best part! I see we all have polarizing opinions on the graphics card. I really want to try out mechanical keyboards.
your rushing the computer build. ive seen better specs for less, granted they come and go. just have to wait i guess
I really don't want to chance that some of the parts arrive DOA so I'm getting it all at once. I'm not a wait for deals kind of guy but luckily
Black Friday The Event came right around the corner as I was looking for a new pc.
SSD is the last thing he wants to drop from this build imo.
That's right. SSDs are like the ____ of computer building!
True SSD is a nice part of any PC build just really depends on how tight his budget is. I'll take a slow booting computer that handle better graphical displays but again he isn't going to be gaming all the time like others >.<
It's more than I wanted to spend but I'm hoping this will last me until 2015.
Is it easy to build your own computer from parts?
No.
Better deals on other SSD's for half that price
http://slickdeals.net/
type ssd on top rightcornerthen click frontpage.
I had that deal in my cart and when I woke up the next day it was sold out. The one I listed is about $10 more for the exact same specs without the free Battlefield 3 game. The price you listed is including the $120 rebate, which also comes with the one I bought so essentially it's the same thing. I just don't hold my breath when it comes to rebates so I don't include them in my buying decisions.
Fail for spending THAT much on a Keyboard 
If you're spending that much on a keyboard, get this one.
XD I am not a pleb
