$550 GTX 560 Ti Build

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I made another build to fight the previous build I made before. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/324672-31-gaming-build#t2423006
Approximate Purchase Date: In about 1 month

Budget Range: $450-$550 before rebates and shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Starcraft 2, Battlefield 3, Youtube

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Windows 7 Ultimate, Seagate Barracuda 500GB, 23 inch 1080p LG monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, microcenter

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: AMD, blue LED case

Overclocking: Yes, after CPU upgrade next year

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Just trying to build a quiet gaming PC that can do 1080p gaming for the next 4 years.

Phenom II x4 840 ($59.99)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0371961
Gigabyte GA-970A ATX AMD AM3+ Mobo ($84.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007625%204027%20600036416%20600007977%20600138080&IsNodeId=1&name=AM3%2b&ShowDeactivatedMark=False
Antec Three Hundred Illusion ($44.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066&Tpk=antec%20illusion
G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1333MHz 8GB ($38.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231417
Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630w Continuous Power PSU ($59.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200&Tpk=rosewill%20rg630
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus ($25.19)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
LG 24x DVD/CD Burner ($18.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236
Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti ($219.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401
Total = $63.59 at Microcenter, $501.68 at Newegg, $565.27

Just compare to the previous build I made and tell me which one looks better to you guys. Thanks.
 
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The only series from rosewill that are decent is the green series and the hive series. (the hive is actually really good they are sirtec bronze units, the same as the ocz zs series)

I actually like the build that was posted. Put as much muscle in the gpu as you can afford without going to drastic on everything else.
You might be able to squeeze a 955be if you drop the cooler and drop it down to 4gigs of ram as 8 gigs isn't necessary.
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Even if you have the best GPU you can afford, in that build your CPU is your biggest bottleneck. Maybe try going with an Intel H67 setup and a Core i3-2100? That might do the trick. You could still get the build under $500 using a basic Asrock motherboard.
 
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Your better off going with the 500 dollar Tom's Hardware build. Sure you have a really good graphics card but with a sucky and outdated CPU you won't be able to play any games what so ever. Go with a 6870 or GTX 460 in that budget.
 
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Just do it
 
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The only series from rosewill that are decent is the green series and the hive series. (the hive is actually really good they are sirtec bronze units, the same as the ocz zs series)

I actually like the build that was posted. Put as much muscle in the gpu as you can afford without going to drastic on everything else.
You might be able to squeeze a 955be if you drop the cooler and drop it down to 4gigs of ram as 8 gigs isn't necessary.
 
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samuelspark

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That costs about $240 for a bundle, the mobo and cpu I picked out add up to $155..
 
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