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I saw an IGN article if their build of a computer to verse the new Steam ones. I built a rough list of the parts.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Jmdz
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Jmdz/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Jmdz/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($125.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1259.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-29 15:09 EST-0500)

Had to change the case because the optical drive wouldn't work with the case I was trying. Couldn't find the same case either.

Opinions? Thoughts about how it would handle gaming?
 
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Rammy
It's fine enough for gaming, but there are quite a few things that you could perhaps look at changing.

3350P in a Z77 motherboard doesn't make a lot of sense, as Z77's main selling point is the overclocking potential. At $126 it's not a bad price, but you can definitely save money here if you want to get the price down. How much you can save depends on if you need built in Wifi really.

A 256Gb SSD and a 2TB HDD are both pretty huge for an exclusively gaming machine. Is that the sort of storage you actually need? The secondary drive is a slower drive, so you can't really run stuff from it terribly well either.

PSU is pretty average. Given your total budget, it doesn't make much sense to cut back here. If you want a quality modular PSU...
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It's fine enough for gaming, but there are quite a few things that you could perhaps look at changing.

3350P in a Z77 motherboard doesn't make a lot of sense, as Z77's main selling point is the overclocking potential. At $126 it's not a bad price, but you can definitely save money here if you want to get the price down. How much you can save depends on if you need built in Wifi really.

A 256Gb SSD and a 2TB HDD are both pretty huge for an exclusively gaming machine. Is that the sort of storage you actually need? The secondary drive is a slower drive, so you can't really run stuff from it terribly well either.

PSU is pretty average. Given your total budget, it doesn't make much sense to cut back here. If you want a quality modular PSU in that range, consider the Antec HCG-620M, Seasonic M12-II 620, Seasonic SSR-550 etc.

The Prodigy case is big. If you intend to use that space for a large number of HDDs, or a water cooling system, then it makes a lot more sense. Otherwise, you might be better off with something more compact like a CM Elite 130. There's a lot of options though, depending on how flexible you are on the optical drive (and whether it can be a slim drive).
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2L3ne
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2L3ne/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2L3ne/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($125.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($207.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone SG07B-USB3.0 (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case w/600W Power Supply ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GT80N DVD/CD Writer ($25.99 @ Mwave)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1287.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 20:37 EST-0500)
 
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