Need First Build Advice

[vtphs]

PNY RVCGGTX4601XXB GeForce GTX 460- $110 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133394

Intel Core i5-2500K + BIOSTAR TP67B - $310 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.701072

COOLER MASTER GX Series RS650 + Haf 912 Case - $105 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.710411

Samsung Dvd + Seagate 1 tB - $62 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.696166

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) - $55 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426

Total - $642 $657 - Shipped

Should I risk trying the recert card, i'm trying to get as close too $650 as possible? Are the rest of the pieces of solid build quality and value?

All comments appreciated =)

 

[vtphs]

Bump

 

[wintermint]

You're fine with that build. I don't recommend a cooler master power supply but with a single vga build.. I think you will be just fine. You probably can save $15 by just getting 4gb of ram. You won't really need the extra memory. If it was my money, I would probably go for something like this.

intel Core i5-2400 $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074

ASRock H61M/U3S3 $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236

G.Skill NS 2x2GB F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS $27
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231396

Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200RPM $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

XFX HD-687A-ZnFC $180 [$150 after MIR]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506

Rosewill Challenger $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153&Tpk=Challenger

Antec Earthwatts 430W $44
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371034&Tpk=Earthwatts%20430

Samsung SH-222AB $19
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233

$641 before MIR -> $631 afterward

 

[vtphs]

You're fine with that build. I don't recommend a cooler master power supply but with a single vga build.. I think you will be just fine. You probably can save $15 by just getting 4gb of ram. You won't really need the extra memory. If it was my money, I would probably go for something like this.

what features will i lose with that mb? because that alone would save a good bit of change.

 

[vtphs]

Can you recommend a Cheap intel Motherboard that is atx?

 

[jsc]

CoolerMaster PSU excessively mediocre:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master_gx_650w_power_supply_review/1

 

[vtphs]

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