- Oct 6, 2013
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Dear Tom's Hardware,
I am doing research for my first gaming PC build housed inside a BitFenix Prodigy mini-itx case. I intend to use it for playing most games at 1080p on medium to high settings, and will be overclocking my unit. After reading lots of reviews and watching tons of videos, I've compiled a list of the components I intend to use. What I need from the pros out there is some comments/suggestions on whether or not my components are compatible, if they fit in my case, and if there are any better deals out there. My budget is $1,200 (including OS, mouse, and keyboard), and I'd desperately want to try to stay at or below that. I'm getting al of my gear off of Newegg.com, as they are a trusted source and most of their products come with free shipping. y total cost at the moment is $1136.87. My list so far is as follows:
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Midnight Black)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-i Deluxe (Mini ITX, LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Chipset)
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K (Ivy Bridge, Quad core, 3.4GHz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo (120mm)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB DDR3 1600MHz)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Superclocked 2GB (192-bit, GDDR5, PCI 3.0)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
PSU: Corsair CX500M (500w, semi-modular, 80 PLUS BRONZE certified)
Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner (SATA 3Gb/s)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit, OEM)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 200 Blue (200mm, blue LED)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium Blue Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Cherry MX Red key switches, LED blue backlit)
Mouse: E-Blue Cobra II Gaming Mouse (1600 DPI, LED blue backlit, usb 2.0 wired)
Please let me know what you think, and don't hesitate to offer constructive criticism.
I am doing research for my first gaming PC build housed inside a BitFenix Prodigy mini-itx case. I intend to use it for playing most games at 1080p on medium to high settings, and will be overclocking my unit. After reading lots of reviews and watching tons of videos, I've compiled a list of the components I intend to use. What I need from the pros out there is some comments/suggestions on whether or not my components are compatible, if they fit in my case, and if there are any better deals out there. My budget is $1,200 (including OS, mouse, and keyboard), and I'd desperately want to try to stay at or below that. I'm getting al of my gear off of Newegg.com, as they are a trusted source and most of their products come with free shipping. y total cost at the moment is $1136.87. My list so far is as follows:
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Midnight Black)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-i Deluxe (Mini ITX, LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Chipset)
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K (Ivy Bridge, Quad core, 3.4GHz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo (120mm)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB DDR3 1600MHz)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Superclocked 2GB (192-bit, GDDR5, PCI 3.0)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
PSU: Corsair CX500M (500w, semi-modular, 80 PLUS BRONZE certified)
Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner (SATA 3Gb/s)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit, OEM)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 200 Blue (200mm, blue LED)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Aivia Osmium Blue Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Cherry MX Red key switches, LED blue backlit)
Mouse: E-Blue Cobra II Gaming Mouse (1600 DPI, LED blue backlit, usb 2.0 wired)
Please let me know what you think, and don't hesitate to offer constructive criticism.
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