Hey, I've been lurking around the forums and finding interesting stuff/help for about a year now but I've never actually gotten around to creating an account. I finally got around to creating one as I figured that I'd poke around for some advice before I actually got around to building my first gaming rig. Sorry if I cross any of you as being ignorant on the subject matter because... well... I am. I'm going to post a random build that I've conjured up in order to give you guys an idea of my price range and I would really appreciate it if you could tell me ways to improve (and possibly save money?) on my build. The only parts I'm set on getting are the case and CPU. Everything else is up for grabs. I would, however, like to maintain a similar or lower price total to the current build I have (I already have a keyboard/mouse and a decent SATA DVD/CD Reader/Writer):
Prices are approximated and I do want to overclock my CPU.
Prices are approximated and I do want to overclock my CPU.
■ I5-3570k Intel Processor - $220.00
■ Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Cooler (RR-212E-20PK-R2) - $35.00
■ Nvidia GTX 670 FTW Graphics Card - $360.00
■ G Skill Sniper 2x4gb DDR3 RAM kit - $70.00
■ Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB SSD - $140.00
■ Antec EarthWatts Green 650w ATX12v PSU -$70.00
■ ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Motherboard - $160.00
■ Asus UX238H Black 23" Monitor - $155.00
■ NZXT Phantom Black (PHAN-001BK) Case - $120.00
■ WD Black (WD1002FAEX) 1 TB Hard Drive @ 7200 RPM - $90.00