Would an i7 SandyBridge Processor work well with A GTX590? Any bottlenecking?

I'm upgrading my system, from ATI to GTX. I hope I did my research well to make this switch. I'd be happy of any input or constructive opinions about the switch too, you know... Should I or should I not?



So far, I compiled...

ASUS P8P67 EVO

Ge-force GTX 590

Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz.



What kind of power supply will suffice.

Also, RAM... is there one best suitable for gaming with this motherboard?

This build would be used for gaming mostly.|||Wow, that'll be quite a system. The Core i7-2600K will definitely work well with a GTX 590, as would a Core i5-2500K, which is actually a better choice in terms of "bang for the buck" if you're going to be using the system mostly for gaming. In either case, you definitely won't have any bottlenecking.



As for making the switch from ATI to NVIDIA, I did the same thing on my current machine, and I have no regrets. I have two GTX 460 1GB cards in SLI, and they've handled all I've thrown at them with ease. I had been a lifelong "ATI guy," but the reviews of the GF104 and later GPUs have made me an NVIDIA believer. :-)



You'll need at least a 700W power supply, according to NVIDIA:

http://www.geforce.com/#/Hardware/GPUs/g…



I'd probably get an 850W Corsair unit in order to have some headroom, but a 750W unit would be just enough.



Corsair 850W:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Corsair 750W:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Regarding memory, with that motherboard I'd probably go with a 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 kit from Corsair (it's on the board's QVL):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Have you considered getting a motherboard with the new Z68 chipset? It has the best features of both the H67 and P67 chipsets combined, plus some new features for SSDs:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



If you go that route, I'd get this memory from G.Skill (2 x 4GB DDR3-1600):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



It'd be a bit more future-proof that way. :-)



Hope that helped!|||that aint no bottleneck

i7 2600k is awesome,, so i guess it can handle the

The Most Powerful Graphics Card On Planet!!!

Cheers!!!

you'll do great

just make sure to get a PSU with 750W REAL POWER and 8GB DDR3 Ram 1600MHz will be good