Is is a good build?

[TheRedStorm]

I'm going to build a computer for the first time, in about 2 weeks or so.
I'll be using it for playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Are all the parts good? And are they all compatible and everything?


OS - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Motherboard - ASUS M5A87 ($100)
Socket AM3+
4 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 ports
Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131734

CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition ($130)
3.4 GHz Quad
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB ($47)
Dual-Channel (2 x 4GB)
240-pin DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

Case - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($57)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042&cm_sp=Cat_Computer_Cases-_-Best_Sellers-_-11-129-042

Power Supply - Rosewill Green Series ($55)
530 watts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182199

Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda ($150)
1TB
SATA 6.0 Gb/s
7200 RPM
32MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

DVD Drive - LITE-ON DVD Burner ($19)
SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&Tpk=LITE-ON%20iHAS124-04

Graphics Card - HIS Radeon HD 6850 ($150)
1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161384

Wireless LAN - Rosewill RNX-N300X PCI ($25)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166051

Total cost without including peripherals: $833

Keyboard - Logitech K120 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard ($14)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126096

Speakers - Logitech X-140 5 watts 2.0 Speakers ($28)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121002

Monitor - Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Backlight LCD monitor ($160)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009255

Total cost including peripherals: $1035


Thanks,
TheRedStorm

 

[Emelth]

Looks pretty good, 6850 should be able to run it at max heard a rumor that a GTX 460 will be able to as well. The 6850 is a little better than the 460. PSU has good amount of solid reviews as well. I would knock down the 1TB to a 500GB and put it towards a slightly better GPU IMO.

 

[cutebeans]

You might want to get the HDD at amazon it is a whole lot cheaper than newegg. A 500gb seagate is only $88 there and you might be able to squeeze a 6870 which is the best bang for buck GPU right now and it is better than the 6870.

 

[madchemist83]

go with intel

 

[cutebeans]

Seagate 1tb $125
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-7200-12-Internal-ST31000524AS/dp/B004IZN3YI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320723011&sr=8-1

 

[Emelth]

^+1

 

[TheRedStorm]

Seagate 1tb $125
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-7200-12-Internal-ST31000524AS/dp/B004IZN3YI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320723011&sr=8-1

Awesome! thanks

 

[cutebeans]

Get a 6870.

 

[madchemist83]

Power supply http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-80PLUS-Bronze-Performance-compatible/dp/B005A2RJOI/ref=sr_1_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1320737594&sr=1-1
better get 560Ti oced

 

[madchemist83]

or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027

 

[TheRedStorm]

Both of those PSUs are too expensive. The current cost of the build right now is probably the maximum cost I'll get parts for (mainly due to the hard drive shortage), I don't want to stretch the budget more than it already is.

 

[madchemist83]

Well u don't want to cheap out on psu

 

[cutebeans]

The PSU you suggested are too OP. A single 500w is good enough.