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propsty123

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Im building my first gaming computer and being new at this i thought i should get some advice from some experts. Would this be a good pc build?

CPU Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core $199.98
CPU Cooler Cooler Master RR-HT2-28PK-R1 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing $16.99
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H81.Amp-UP ATX LGA1150 $74.98
Memory Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 $69.99
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $52.92
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 660 3GB $247.18
Case Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower $49.99
Power Supply Antec 500W ATX12V $52.99
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $84.99
Wired Network Adapter Edimax EN-9130TXL 10/100 Mbps PCI $5.91
Wireless Network Adapter Asus USB-N10 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 $14.99
 
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Sure, but you don't need a ethernet adaptor, dual channel memory is faster, win 8 is faster and I included a SSD and a better motherboard.
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besides the power would everything check out alright?

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($73.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($100.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $911.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-20 00:42 EDT-0400
Here is a Overclockable build with better performance
 
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propsty123

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i appreciate all the work you've put into this list but honestly, i will probably not be overclocking
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $934.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-20 01:17 EDT-0400

But seriously the first one will be faster
 
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propsty123

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would it be alright to go with my original list except changing the video card, cpu, and powersupply?

 
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propsty123

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thank you very much for your help
 
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