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Logan Henson

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My current gaming (laptop) is eating the dust at the moment so will be building a new rig next month and would like some advice!

Approximate Purchase Date: this month

Budget Range: 1200

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming
Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: No (have 7 and 8 already purchased)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Location: East Texas (US)

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Mainly wanting to play: BF3, WoW, Path of Exile, Skyrim

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: old lappy is dying ):



Current parts I am fairly sure about:
Keyboard: $80
http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item//noppoo-choc-mini-mechanical-ke/lid=33437758

Mouse: Already Have

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($297.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1477.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-18 22:50 EDT-0400)

So as you can see my total is at 1477+~100= ~1600 total...I somehow need to get that down to 1200..I believe the case I picked is overkill, but am sure I want an SSD. I would like to get the Radeon 7970..but it seems very expensive, that and the i5 are what I mainly build around. Please help! Thanks!
 
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JackNaylorPE
Where's the PSU ?

Case and PSU for $200 - $20 MIR, ya $20 ahead and have a PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1278878

Get a matched pair of RAM + $6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199

Consider the 660 Ti for $279 ... saves $170 ... later on get a second one in SLI ... two 660 Ti's toast the 7970 and 680
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125441
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/3026/8/nvidia-geforce-gtx-660-ti-review---3-way-sli-included-aliens-versus-predator

ASUS P8Z77-V LK saves $15 and still gives SLI / CF option for future and 650 watter can handle 2 660 Ti's
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

The 128 GB SSD saves...
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Hey,

Do you plan on overclocking? If so then i suggest a CPU cooler like the cooler master hyper 212 for ~$29, if not then you could go for a cheaper CPU and motherboard, although I would keep the unlocked CPU as it overclocks quite nicely.

Your case is $199 you could get something like a NZXT Switch 810 for $159 or something else that is cheaper. Also you seem not to have a power supply.

Did you factor in the cost of Windows 7 or 8?

Here is a quick suggestion to lower the cost of your build:
http://microcenter.com/product/388577/Core_i5_3570K_34GHz_LGA_1155_Processor
^^ Same processor but sold by microcenter, its $189 instead of $219 on newegg.

Hope this helps!
 
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I would suggest against that "storage" option as it is a refurbished hard drive, and those can be highly unreliable and can cause data loss when they eventually fail. Never buy refurbished hard drives, as those are ones that have malfunctioned and have been repaired for resale or have had some other issues.

 
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Where's the PSU ?

Case and PSU for $200 - $20 MIR, ya $20 ahead and have a PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1278878

Get a matched pair of RAM + $6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199

Consider the 660 Ti for $279 ... saves $170 ... later on get a second one in SLI ... two 660 Ti's toast the 7970 and 680
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125441
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/3026/8/nvidia-geforce-gtx-660-ti-review---3-way-sli-included-aliens-versus-predator

ASUS P8Z77-V LK saves $15 and still gives SLI / CF option for future and 650 watter can handle 2 660 Ti's
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

The 128 GB SSD saves $70 ....

All together .... that makes $275 ya need

The only "sacrifice" ya made is in the GFX card and when ya save just $100 more than the $170 ya didn't spend on the 7970, you can get a 2nd one and you'll be far faster than the 7970. The same SSD just half the size. A super case and PSU
 
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i wasn't looking, i've updated the list.
 
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Good choice for the updated drive, good value.
 
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