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dustinblk

dustinblk

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I'm building my first pc and have found some parts online. I wanted to be able to get some input on the setup before I bought the parts.

I plan on using it for gaming. mostly things like tf2, minecraft, cod:waw, and I'd like to try Starcraft. I'd also like to use it for source film maker and whatever program is used to make WaW zombie maps.


These are the parts I'm currently looking at:

(PSU) Enthusiast Series TX650 V2

(HDD) Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

(MOBO) GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

(CPU) Intel Core i5-2500K

(RAM) CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

(CASE) XION Gaming Series XON-980-BK

(Opticle Drive) LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner, Bare Drive, 3D Play Back (WH14NS40) - OEM

(GPU) Sapphire 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870


Here are the links to where I found them, in order:

http://www.corsair.com/us/enthusiast-series-tx650-v2-80-plus-bronze-certified-650-watt-high-performance-power-supply.html

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148910

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128546

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&Tpk=intel%20core%20i5-2500k&IsVirtualParent=1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208046

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136250&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Blu-Ray+Burners-_-N82E16827136250&gclid=CPaet5yRxLYCFQFyQgodNnQAEw

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1056388&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCV1-CjCE&gclid=CMCvq8eMxLYCFYuDQgodFQMAVA

I was wondering if I have a good CPU and GPU for what I plan on using this for, and if you know of any similar or better options for less or similar price that would be vary helpful. I'm on a $1000 budget and the above come out to be about $975.

Thanks
 
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dustinblk

dustinblk

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Thanks,your being very helpful. I didn't think twice about the gpu memory before. I found this 2gb gpu with similar stats:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131473

not much more expensive either.

On a side note, I also realized how much the optical drive was and how much unnecessary stuff it had. I found a sufficient one for $20 and the total build price (with rebates and shipping) is currently down to $960.
 
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Dood15

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I suggested this to someone in another post here. But this would fit your gaming needs and film making needs: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.97 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $811.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-13 22:49 EDT-0400)

Add in your own case and optical drive if needed.
 
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