How's this build? Plz. comment!!

I recently relocated and HAD to assemble up a mid range stuff with meagre funds.It's been about 4 months I was w/o a decent gaming rig so was kinda desperate.I know that I kinda compromised a lot but tried to keep as much headroom as possible for future upgrades.So here's what it looks like.

CPU-Core i5 2500 (plan to upgrade to Ivy bridge as and when it is released and my pocket permits)

Mobo-Asus P868 V LE (PCIE 3.0,22nm IvyB support)

Ram-GSkill Ripjaws 8gb 1600

HDD-500Gb Seagate (plain vanilla...sigh)

GPU-Gigabyte HD7770 (plan to add 1 more for xfire in 6 months)

PSU-Corsair TX650 v2

Case-Cooler Master Elite 431

Monitor-22 inch Dell

Now I wish to play BF3 and Skyrim at the moment and kinda haven't kept track of proceedings on gaming front lately.Please lemme know will this stuff take me through for six months or so ,till I add a better GPU or Xfire it.Also since the board supports 22nm CPU's ,is it future proofing enough?

Make sure you get the k version of that CPU. That'll last you a good year longer than the normal one since you can OC it. Also if you already have a good PSU you could probably get a 6850 or 6870 instead of the 7770. The 6850 can be cheaper depending on the model 7770 you have listed, and they both give better performance.

Points taken.:)

But the thing is will adding another hd7770 in pcie x4 mode hamper performance?

Probably by about 20% or so on the second card.

Like MonsieurX said there's no point in upgrading to Ivy Bridge from a i5 2500k.

With games now starting to use more VRAM I wouldn't recommend getting a 1GB GPU unless you aren't a heavy gamer, seeing as you are and also want to getting two(eventually) I would strongly recommend just saving for a HD 7850 or something around that performance.

Take it from someone that sold two HD 6950's... the smile on your face when you benchmark games with two cards is NOT worth the reality of inconsitant driver support, the microstuttering and most importantly while maximum FPS may have doubled and averages are a lot better with two cards for most games the dips in performance I found to be the same for the big performance games. In all honesty ignor crossfire/sli and just get a mid-high end GPU and you won't be dissapointed.

No points of upgrading to Ivy.MonsieurX

Got the 2500K at last.Thanks for all your inputs guys.:)

I do not plan to overclock now but the vendor from whom I bought the systen (sans Mobo) told me I need to invest in a better cooler aspa, even though I'll be running stock speeds! Is he to be beleived?

And sadly had to settle for the HD7770 cuz the HD6850's was10-15% costlier and even though I tried to convince the vendor that they were a bit overpriced he did not budge.:(

Also to worsen things my mobo Asus P8Z68 V LE (which was purchased 2 weeks ago,kinda hastily W/o proper research) support only x16/x4 Xfire.

So plan to upgrade to a 7950/Gtx 6XX as soon as my pocket permits.

4x with pci-e 2,0 will not hurt a 7770in crossfire

@o4dcarraher and MonsieurX- No I just wish to Xfire the HD7770 and dat's in da immediete future (within 2 to 3 months as soom as I receive my salary and stuff :P).

But the thing is do I need a heatsink for the 2500K running at stock speeds?

@o4dcarraher and MonsieurX- No I just wish to Xfire the HD7770 and dat's in da immediete future (within 2 to 3 months as soom as I receive my salary and stuff :P).

But the thing is do I need a heatsink for the 2500K running at stock speeds?

Serioussamik

if you can afford an SSD, it'd be nice for your OS and maybe playing games off.

ive nothing more really to add other than i would rather just 1 good graphics card than 2 mediocre ones. xfire can be a hassle and generates more heat, uses more power, and is an ineffecient way to improve performance.

you could probably save a few bucks going for a gigabyte z68 board instead with exactly the same functionality, and probably a few more buying any other brand of ram, again a few more on your psu as even a top spec card with a 2500k wouldnt trouble a psu of similar quality just a bit cheaper. i have no idea what the cost is of that monitor but again, if youre prepared to get something a little cheaper but the same size, i doubt very much you'd notice. i wouldnt spend more than £120 on a 22 inch monitor, and i play fps games very competatively. you could also save about £10 on your case and not risk any functionality at all, maybe it will just look a bit cheaper. all these little trimmings could perhaps afford you a better graphics card or a little ssd to put windows on, which would make a big difference in the general feeling of your pc.