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My son and I will be building a system for him to start PC gaming (Skyrim, Minecraft, BF4, Far Cry 3 etc...). We have gathered several of the components required an will be completing the purchases over the holidays. I am planning on using a Core I5 3570K and ASrock Extreme 4 motherboard. We have Microcenter near and we will use their combo deals. They had the CPU priced at 149.99 a week ago but I missed hat deal I am hoping for a repeat for Black Friday.
I would appreciate opinions on the build and any suggestions on the PSU. We purchased CX 500M when we found a good sale on them but have since increased demands on the system by selecting a more powerful video card. Also a recommendation for an air CPU cooler that would allow moderate overclocking and is 150MM tall or less because he has a 200mm LED fan in the HAF XB..
What are your opinions of the CX 500M for this build? We are not in a hurry to OC but we may decide start with a more powerful PSU (prefer semi modular) yo prevent needed to replace later. Your input is appreciated.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB (Black) ATX Desktop Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power (Purchased )
LG optical Drive: ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
I would appreciate opinions on the build and any suggestions on the PSU. We purchased CX 500M when we found a good sale on them but have since increased demands on the system by selecting a more powerful video card. Also a recommendation for an air CPU cooler that would allow moderate overclocking and is 150MM tall or less because he has a 200mm LED fan in the HAF XB..
What are your opinions of the CX 500M for this build? We are not in a hurry to OC but we may decide start with a more powerful PSU (prefer semi modular) yo prevent needed to replace later. Your input is appreciated.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB (Black) ATX Desktop Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power (Purchased )
LG optical Drive: ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
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