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1 x ($279.99) ASUS GTX660 TI-DC2O-2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $279.99

1 x ($199.99) Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637i53470 $199.99

1 x ($54.99) CORSAIR CX430M 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $54.99

1 x ($49.99) ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $49.99

1 x ($44.99) NZXT Tempest 210 CA-TP210-01 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $44.99
1 x ($32.99) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL $32.99

1 x ($-10.00) DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTION CODE$-10.00

Subtotal: $652.94
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $14.83
Rush Order: $2.99
Total Amount: $670.76


Figured I could upgrade the ram with another stick later on, already have HDD, won't be using an optical drive, how do you think it will run?
 
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The GTX660Ti has two PCIe power connectors, but the 430W Corsair only has one PCIe cable. If it were a Seasonic-built unit, I'd say you could safely use an adapter, but it isn't; it was built by CWT using some inferior Samxon capacitors known for early failure. In particular, they don't like heat, and running a GTX660Ti on a 430W PSU will run it near its capacity, so it will heat up. I'd suggest getting something in the 500W range to be safe, or perhaps a Superflower-built 450W-550W Rosewill Capstone. Those are also well made, modular, and are 80+ Gold.
 
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I don't think the PSU will be an issue considering there is no optical drive, only one HDD, no plans on overclocking, I am aware however that the psu is going to restrict me in components and upgrading potential until I get an upgrade, but it will do the trick for now, I'm sure the adapter included with the video card will be adequate.

Also the PSU I listed is also modular.
 
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Thanks for the feedback!

The budget on this build was initially 600$ so going over by what I did is kind of a stretch, I can get the other 4gb in a week or so so I'm not terribly worried about that (on 6gb ddr2 now) as I am sure it will still be an improvement over my current.

Another reason why I went with that ram is I figured it would probably be better to buy a decent single stick of 4gb instead of a cheap pair.

As for the power supply and mobo I figure when I want to add more or maybe consider SLI or overclocking I can recycle those parts into a slightly less power hungry build for one of my friends.

Still though, I will be buying a new PSU as soon as possible.

I was set on getting a 3470 and a 660Ti so I made sacrifices across the board to make that happen and still fall in budget.
 
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