The perfect first timers Budget Gaming PC??

[paullucas86]

Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115074 - 189.99

Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811147153 - 54.99

Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148767 - 84.99

LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106289 - 17.99

ASRock H61M/U3S3 LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157236 - 69.99

SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102948 - 169.99

Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371030 - 59.99

PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model MD8192KD3-1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820178333 - 39.99



Acer S220HQLAbd Black 21.5" 5ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009316 -119.99

Logitech MK200 Black USB Wired Slim Mouse and Keyboard Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823126193 -24.99

Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6836121014 - 22.99

TOTAL = $855

Opinions?? Looks good??

 

[QuietPC]

I would get a z68 mobo and dump the H61. The future uses and better features make it worthwhile.

 

[paullucas86]

I would get a z68 mobo and dump the H61. The future uses and better features make it worthwhile.

Do you have a link to one that would be good for the build? (newegg pref.)

 

[TheRandomWookie]

For a z68 motherboard I would go for the Asrock Extreme 3 Gen 3:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

 

[ccbad]

If it is a tight budget, AMD is the way to go. Way cheaper than intel, plus is about as fast. I have a gamer set up, you can check it out on the fourums. Tell me what you think.

But, nice. Monitor kinda sucks, nice choices other than that.

 

[erikalikesfire]

If it is a tight budget, AMD is the way to go. Way cheaper than intel, plus is about as fast. I have a gamer set up, you can check it out on the fourums. Tell me what you think.

But, nice. Monitor kinda sucks, nice choices other than that.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120-10.html

"With the sub-$100 Pentiums performing so well, Intel's $125 Core i3-2100 easily beats more expensive Phenom II and FX models. And the $190 Core i5-2400 dominates the sub-$200 landscape without challenge, really. As such, we're almost-shockingly left without an AMD CPU to recommend at any price point."

 

[de5_Roy]

build looks okay.. similar to this build below:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i5-overclock-performance-gaming,3097.html
fix your links.