Budget Gaming PC Build Help 500-600 USD

Ok good choices, what is the main purpose of the system?

For the MOBO you dont need a Z77 get you a H77 and you will save money, the Z77 is for OC.

For memory you want 3 things, speed of the RAM, low CL# and of course how large not to mention price. 4gb of 1600 CL-9 should be good for your system you can always get more of the same speed later.

Hard drive you want 7200 rpm speed and 64 cache, seagate and WD are the most popular and you can find them Under $70 for 1tb.

For a PSU you will need 430w to 500w. Get a 80 plus certified PSU you will see that they say that and that they are bronze, gold, silver, platinum. Your build is around 250w


CPU Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core $114.99
Motherboard ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 $82.55
Memory Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $26.85
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $69.98
Video Card Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB $109.98
Case Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower $39.99
Power Supply Corsair 430W ATX12V $30.98
Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer $15.98

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just an ideal for you. Hope this helps

CL means CAS latency. Whenever you see a ram, it will have Cas x-x-x-xx (i.e. Cas 9-9-9-24). The CL# is the first number, so in this example the CL# is 9. Basically, the lower the number the better. Most of the RAM has CL 9, but there are some that are 10/11.

Column Address Strobe (CAS) latency, or CL, is the delay time between the moment a memory controller tells the memory module to access a particular memory column on a RAM module, and the moment the data from the given array location is available on the module's output pins. In general, the lower the CAS latency, the better.

The lowest CL on DDR3 you can buy is CL-7, You should never get anything higher than CL-9, because CL-10 and 11 are the slowest and they negate your speed. Just look for RAM that is CL-9 or lower and if you can 1600 mhz of speed.

Case choice is all about personal choice, get what you like. If you buy a monitor check the MS #, 2ms is a great number good is 5ms, that is the responce time. Response time is the amount of time a pixel in an LCD monitor takes to go from one value to another and back again. It is measured in milliseconds (ms). Lower numbers mean faster transitions and therefore fewer visible image artifacts.

Older monitors with long response times would create a smear or blur pattern around moving objects, making them unacceptable for moving video. Long response times can be annoying to a viewer depending on the type of data being displayed and how rapidly the image is changing or moving. Current LCD monitor models (such as those with 120Hz or 240Hz refresh rates) have improved to the point that this is only seen with extreme contrasts. For causes of motion blur, see Display motion blur.

For an LCD display, typical response times are 8 to 16 ms for black-white-black, or 2 to 6ms for grey-to-grey. The response time was traditionally recorded at the full black > white transition, which became the ISO standard for this specification on LCDs.

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CCPU i3 3220 $4,950
MOBO GA Z77N $5,300
Ram Corsair 4gb 1600 $1,250
DVD writer ASUS 24x $800
PSU Thermaltake 500w $1,800 or Corsair 500W $2,100 or Silverstone 500w $2,800 read the box to see if any are 80 plus.
Case Coolermaster 431 plus $2,150 or CM storm scout II $2,500
Hard Drive WD Blue 500gb $2,300 or WD Blue 1Tb $3,050
all prices from Nu Tech Componant Price List.