First [budget] Game Rig

marcelo16bo

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After several months of reading reviews and benchmarks i finaly decided to build my first game rig.
I'v decided i will buy a CPU cooler next month to start overclocking, in two months i will buy a new hdd ( samsung F3 1Tb) and a couple of months later a SSD. and maybe in a half year or somehing another GPU.
Here it goes... thanks in advance for ur time...

Chassis - Cooler Master HAF X 153.95€
MoBo - Asus P8P67 Pro 156.98€
CPU - Intel Core i5 2500K 181.86€
RAM - G.Skill F3 – 12800CL9D-4GBRL 53.45€
PSU - Cooler Master GX 750W 79.95€
GPU - MSI R6870-HAWK 212.85€
Total = 839.04€

All the prices are in euros...


Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week


Budget Range: 600 - 800 Euro


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming ==> Watching HD movies ==> College homework (IT) ==> Internet


Parts Not Required: I already have the next parts:
Monitor - Acer H243h
keyboard - Microsoft keyboard
mouse - Trust..... A cheap one XD
speakers - Using the ones from a Stereo set
OS - WinServer 2003 and WinXP for college Win7 for personal use
card reader - Standart
Optical drive - HDD(Western Digital WD6400AAKS)


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Anything in The Netherlands :S:S ....,,, I usually see the prices at http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/ The problem its in dutch... soz


Country of Origin: The Netherlands


Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I dont really have any preferences. But the way i see things now Intel is leading with "sandy bridge".. but im still open for suggestions


Overclocking: Yes, this will also be my first oc.... im planning in buying a CPU cooler in 1 or 2 months (budget issues)


SLI or Crossfire: Maybe... not very soon


Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (I have a 24 inch monitor)


Additional Comments: Im in love with the Cooler Master HAF X... i know its a little expensive but i really love it XD....
Im currently in college doing IT (Information Technology) and will be installing "windowsServer2003, WinXP and Win7" on my pc to do some assingments. just mentioning it if it affects something.
 
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