850 total gaming budget

usbgtx550

February 4, 2012 4:55:27 PM

Approximate Purchase Date: possibly a month

Budget Range: max 850 before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, general computer usage

Parts Not Required: monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country: US

Parts Preferences: intel

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: no

Monitor Resolution:1920X1080

Additional Comments: Friend wants me to help him build a computer.

What I have so far

Rosewill RNX-N300X IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI Wireless Adapter (2T3R) Up to 300Mbps
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Rosewill RKM-800RF 2.4 GHz Cordless Slim Keyboard and Mouse Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

MSI PH61A-P35 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H61 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500413AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D Green 430W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$845, last $5 would be spent on random cables.
Any suggestions/revisions

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andrewcarr

February 4, 2012 5:09:01 PM

Only thing I would change is the wireless card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Besides that I wouldn't use that case, instead go for this case instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Lastly I would get this better motherboard for only a bit more.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Looks like you did some research and actually came up with a good build, congrats.

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usbgtx550

February 4, 2012 5:27:49 PM

Ok thanks for the suggestions.

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andrewcarr

February 4, 2012 5:38:22 PM

Opps, one more thing I missed. Your GPU takes two PCI-E and that PSU has one I would get this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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nerfmeplease

February 4, 2012 5:39:47 PM

Perhaps you could take into consideration the chances that your friend will want to upgrade the system in the future. Especially with the way games are improving these days! Sometimes spending the bit more cash at the start can save a lot of money later!

If this was my build i would opt for a motherboard that supports Xfire and a more powerful PSU. This way if i ever found my system struggling with graphic intensive applications like games, i could add another graphics card with no trouble!
The Xfire scaling for HD6870s is very nice!

Your build seems reasonable though!
Good luck!

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