I've been wanting to build my own gaming PC for a while now and I've just put together a list of components that I think would work. Just looking for any sort of feedback or advice. I'm would like to stay sub $700-$750. I already have a 500GB HDD that I'm not currently using that I'll use for storage.
As a side note, I might be interested in over-clocking the GPU in the future. Are there any components you would change if that were a possibility? Different or extra cooling? I'm also into photography and I frequently use Adobe Lightroom 5 for post-processing. Will this setup work well for those sorts of tasks? I can't imagine that it would be much worse than my current machine (Early 2011 Macbook Pro, 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7, 120GB SSD, 8GB RAM).
Here's the list:
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX-660 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443
Processor: Intel Core i5-3350P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL R2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157365
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Case: APEVIA X-TROOPER Junior Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144273
Power Supply: CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Optical Drive: LG Black Blu-ray Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136268
Thanks!
As a side note, I might be interested in over-clocking the GPU in the future. Are there any components you would change if that were a possibility? Different or extra cooling? I'm also into photography and I frequently use Adobe Lightroom 5 for post-processing. Will this setup work well for those sorts of tasks? I can't imagine that it would be much worse than my current machine (Early 2011 Macbook Pro, 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7, 120GB SSD, 8GB RAM).
Here's the list:
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX-660 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443
Processor: Intel Core i5-3350P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL R2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157365
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Case: APEVIA X-TROOPER Junior Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144273
Power Supply: CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Optical Drive: LG Black Blu-ray Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136268
Thanks!
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