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Been out of the PC building game for quite some time, but wanted an opinion on the following potential build.

Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B $89.99

AS Rock LGA1155 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 Quad CrossFireX and Quad SLI A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 EXTREME4 $151.99

Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black) $23.20

Intel Core i5-3570 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570 $209.99

NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid Tower Case, Black 921RB-001-BL $69.99

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 3.0 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/Displayport SLI Ready Graphics Card GV-N660OC-2GD $179.99

Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX600) $80.1

LED Illuminated Ergonomic USB Multimedia Backlight Backlit Gaming Keyboard $39.29

WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX $59.99

E-3lue Cobra EMS109BK High Precision Gaming Mouse with Side Control 1600dpi $12.95

Asus VS247H-P 23.6-Inch Full-HD LED-Lit LCD Monitor $164.79

Logitech Speakers Z130 $23.99

Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (OEM) System Builder DVD 1 Pack [Old Version] $104.95

StarTech.com 6-Inch LP4 to 6 Pin PCI Express Video Card Power Cable Adapter $2.31

Total $1213.52

Also thinking about adding SSD for boot drive, thoughts?
 
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HiTechObsessed
You can upgrade your graphics card a lot, and get an SSD, and still save some money. I would definitely try to get an SSD in your build, they're great lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI...
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You can upgrade your graphics card a lot, and get an SSD, and still save some money. I would definitely try to get an SSD in your build, they're great lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($36.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1160.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 14:24 EDT-0400)
 
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