Im looking to to build a medium-high performance gaming PC, searched around for a few weeks and think I found a good set up, but this being my first build and a relativly low knowledge of building, i wanted to check for all of your opinions on what could change. My budget is around $800, not including accesories (monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.) So here it is, i appriciate all that you have to offer:
*Side note - have not picked out a Power supply yet, want to have everything else picked out before i go into that, also if you know of any thing for a bigger bang for your buck im open to suggestions.
** All prices are after rebate/discount
CPU (179.99) - I5 2500k Sandy Bridge
*I have heard the stock fan isnt up to par if you wish to overclock your machine, any suggestions on a better fan?
Motherboard (134.99) - Gigabyte GA-Z68xp UD3 LGA1155
*Had a backup MB choice of the MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA1155 for 79.99, but ive heard of a few issues that people have with this card so i am hesitant
Memory (35.99) - G.Skill Ripjaws X series 8GB (sx4gb) 1600 mhz
*8gb should be enough memory for now from what I've seen from other rigs, for gaming ive noticed 8gb is more than enough and adding another 8gb would make an insignificant improvement.
HDD (79.99) - Seagate Barracuda 750 GB 7.2K RPM 32MB
*Holding off on SSD due to tight budget, in a few months going to update and looking for a 60-80gb SSD for boot & apps
Graphics Card (209.99) - Galexy geforce GTX 560 (fermi) 2GB
Case (49.99) - Cooler Master HAF 912
*Side note - have not picked out a Power supply yet, want to have everything else picked out before i go into that, also if you know of any thing for a bigger bang for your buck im open to suggestions.
** All prices are after rebate/discount
CPU (179.99) - I5 2500k Sandy Bridge
*I have heard the stock fan isnt up to par if you wish to overclock your machine, any suggestions on a better fan?
Motherboard (134.99) - Gigabyte GA-Z68xp UD3 LGA1155
*Had a backup MB choice of the MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA1155 for 79.99, but ive heard of a few issues that people have with this card so i am hesitant
Memory (35.99) - G.Skill Ripjaws X series 8GB (sx4gb) 1600 mhz
*8gb should be enough memory for now from what I've seen from other rigs, for gaming ive noticed 8gb is more than enough and adding another 8gb would make an insignificant improvement.
HDD (79.99) - Seagate Barracuda 750 GB 7.2K RPM 32MB
*Holding off on SSD due to tight budget, in a few months going to update and looking for a 60-80gb SSD for boot & apps
Graphics Card (209.99) - Galexy geforce GTX 560 (fermi) 2GB
Case (49.99) - Cooler Master HAF 912