Hi all, I'm excited to build my first gaming PC. It's been a while since I last built any kind of PC, but I am confident in my skills and have some friends who are willing to help me, but I'm just curious as to what ya'll think of my parts list before I order anything.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aVtH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aVtH/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aVtH/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Gene Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($179.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1284.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-29 01:08 EST-0500)
Approximate Purchase Date: This Week
Budget Range: < $1500
System Usage (from Most to Least Important): Gaming, watching movies, surfing the inter-webs
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Nope, I have windows 7 ultimate ready
Location: Texas, USA
Parts Preferences: Whatever works best for my budget with gaming in mind.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not (space limitations)
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (1080P)
Additional Comments: Thanks in advance for any help
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aVtH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aVtH/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aVtH/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Gene Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($179.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1284.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-29 01:08 EST-0500)
Approximate Purchase Date: This Week
Budget Range: < $1500
System Usage (from Most to Least Important): Gaming, watching movies, surfing the inter-webs
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Nope, I have windows 7 ultimate ready
Location: Texas, USA
Parts Preferences: Whatever works best for my budget with gaming in mind.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not (space limitations)
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (1080P)
Additional Comments: Thanks in advance for any help