$800-1100 Gaming Build 3/25/13

timus434

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Mar 25, 2013
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Looking To build 800-1100 Gaming Build that will be upgraded within a year (For Sure). With that stated, I would like to pour money into the cpu, gpu, mother board, and a solid state (250 gig) to enhance frame rate, speed, and overall start up. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
 

timus434

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Mar 25, 2013
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This is what I came up with, If anyone has better suggestions with keep the price close that would be great if it improves my gaming capabilities. I wanted a larger power supply and the ability to upgrade in the future which is why I made some choices. I would like to run in sli eventually and beef it up slowly over the next year.
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k) | $189.99 @ Microcenter
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g Thermal Paste](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as512g) | $16.98 @ Outlet PC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h77pro4mvp) | $82.55 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr16n11k216) | $83.20 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Corsair Neutron Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-internal-hard-drive-cssdn256gb3bk) | $169.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43653kr) | $164.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Thermaltake VN700M1W2N ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vn700m1w2n) | $114.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0650gr) | $106.66 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-bw12b1stblkgas) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370414059) | $99.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1089.33
 

g-unit1111

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That's decent. You're throwing money away by buying extra thermal compound - not needed. You're also paying too much for storage and you can always add on the SSD later. The GTX 650TI is extremely low end for a gaming GPU and that PSU is a good unit but it's more than I would spend on this budget. Also you can't pair a 3570K with an H77 motherboard as you forfeit access to the multiplier and eliminate the ability to overclock. Too much money being spent on RAM also and for Ivy Bridge that Kingston is rated at 1.65V, you will need 1.5V. Here is what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1129.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-26 14:55 EDT-0400)
 

timus434

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Mar 25, 2013
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After multiple threads created by mistake. Much insight and research, i have compiled this.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MuiW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MuiW/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MuiW/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooler ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.82 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Corsair Neutron Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.97 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1412.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-26 23:42 EDT-0400)

While not 1100 the extra 300 will not be wasted i feel and is appropriate via the upgrade to potential performance. (My wife may leave me but my games should look awesome):) Please advise further and could someone double check to ensure everything will be compatible and not bottle neck my system to much.