First time build under $1k, Please Help

[donutxjai]

hey guys, I was wondering if anyone can give me a quick yay or nay on this build. I'm aiming to keep below a budget of under $1k including the tax and shipping. Any advice or criticism would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432064 - case n psu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073&cm_re=500_gb_hard_drive-_-22-136-073-_-Product - hd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.445122 - mobo and cpu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260&Tpk=n82e16820145260 - ram

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150494 - video card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204&cm_re=asus_drw-_-27-135-204-_-Product - disc drive

 

[aford10]

For the same price, you can get a much faster hard drive. Swap that to this 500GB Samsung.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-181-_-Product

Other than that, it looks like a decent build. Some nice combos in there.

 

[ballinjoey2332]

it looks pretty good but for the same price a samsung spinpoint f3 hdd would be faster and for an extra $20 you can get a 1tb
for the power supply going with an antec or xfx would be more reliable for long term uses


xfx power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.440193 (this psu will be more than enough for that graphics card and shoould be able to handle crossfire down the line)

hdd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-181-_-Product

or this psu/case bundle:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.440193 (this case is very nice and just an option)

 

[MadGoat1979]

Take a look: just to get some ideas:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/291275-31-decent-gaming-computer#bas

 

[donutxjai]

@aford10 i think im just gonna stick with my current hd since WD has a long warranty and it's $16 cheaper

 

[aford10]

Right. The promo code.


That is of course your option. Just know that the Samsung will top the WD blue in nearly every benchmark. The warranty is the same on both drives.

 

[donutxjai]

anyone else wanna put in their 2 cents?

 

[batuchka]

$820AR

Optional $156 Sandforce based SSD 60GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233124