Help finish my build please!

bigredballerjeff

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Apr 29, 2013
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Approximate Purchase Date: Next week if the price is right.

Budget Range: $600 US ($650 before rebates)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming > Browsing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: Full Build (mouse and keyboard i have)

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/Amazon (only cause shipping is usually free!)

Location: NJ, U.S

Parts Preferences: AMD because of budget

Overclocking: Maybe.... dont really understand it (if it works better, sure!)

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe one day, my budget cant handle it atm.

Your Monitor Resolution: Anything that looks nice, at least 19"s though.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: WoW, BF3, TF2, DIII, or any interesting game i may come across in the near future.

Additional Comments: I honestly have no idea how to build a computer or what is compatible. I did my best researching, but its just all confusing and there are so many options! Below i compiled a build i had in mind with the research i have done.

Thttp://pcpartpicker.com/p/TQcy

I would definitely like to stick with the following due to reviews/price:

AMD Phenom II X4 975 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card

Im open to all options/brands, and would like some input of the rest of my build or improvements i can make without busting my budget!

Thanks in advance!
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.98 @ Outlet PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Acer G215HVBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $668.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-29 15:55 EDT-0400)
 

bigredballerjeff

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Apr 29, 2013
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10,510
I appreciate both of your inputs, thanks. with microcenter's bundle deals i decided to go a slightly different direction along with changing some things you both pointed out. The only thing i kept was the SSD, from what ive read, they preform much faster with load speeds/performance. Storage isnt really an issue for me since i plan to buy a 1TB HDD in a month or 2.

http://www.microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TVpP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TVpP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TVpP/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz) microcenter - $119
Motherboard: Biostar A960G+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Outlet PC) microcenter - Free
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($39.15 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Acer G215HVBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $698.03 (microcenter - $650ish)
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-29 20:55 EDT-0400)

is this a better option, then my first? roughly same price.

Edit: Originally had the Zotac 660 GPU but required a 600w PSU. the Giga requires 450w which is cheaper to make work, plus better reviews.