Finally pulling the trigger on my first-ever build!

[tomhukk]

Hi Everyone,
After a long time planning and educating myself on the boards and gathering the funds, I'm finally pulling the trigger on my first-ever build. I'm hoping to pick up some nice deals on black Friday and wanted to get your feedback ahead of time. I will be booting Mac OS and Windows on this machine. Here's what I'm thinking:

MOTHERBOARD: Z68xp-ud3p: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128506&Tpk=z68xp-ud3p

GPU: XFX HD-687A-ZDFC (6870): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (low profile): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233198

COOLER: Thermalright Venomous X-RT2 "SILENT EDITION": http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...l I also need to get a dvd drive? Thank you!

 

[KidCastro]

Hi Everyone,
After a long time planning and educating myself on the boards and gathering the funds, I'm finally pulling the trigger on my first-ever build. I'm hoping to pick up some nice deals on black Friday and wanted to get your feedback ahead of time. I will be booting Mac OS and Windows on this machine. Here's what I'm thinking:

MOTHERBOARD: Z68xp-ud3p: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128506&Tpk=z68xp-ud3p

GPU: XFX HD-687A-ZDFC (6870): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (low profile): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233198

COOLER: Thermalright Venomous X-RT2 "SILENT EDITION": http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata... a gigabyte motherboard. Cheers :beachball:

 

[tomhukk]

Thanks, Kid. Did you have any trouble dual booting from a single drive? If I get an SSD, I may want to put OSX and Windows on it, rather than OSX on an SSD and windows on an HD.