~$700 Gaming Rig

[Ryan_357]

Hello everyone, I've gotten a chunk of graduation money and I'm looking to put together a computer than can play all the modern games at high to ultra high settings, while also being upgradable. I'll be playing games like BF3, ARMA 2, etc. All of these items are from newegg and I'll be purchasing in the next 2 weeks. I don't need a keyboard/mouse, OS, or monitor. I've put together this so far:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116506

Mobo: ASRock B75M
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157313

GPU: SAPPHIRE 11188-22-20G Radeon HD 6950 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987

Ram: PNY Optima 8GB 2x4gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333

PSU: Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030

HD: Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

So how did I do? Any suggestions? Thanks for you time.

EDIT: Total comes to around $715 including shipping if that matters

 

[Outlander_04]

All sound choices except the case . Tomshardware gave the challenger an award for being cheap and in the same sentence mentioned it was thin metal and cheap plastic and that they wished they had the money in the budget for an Antec 300

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
which is now cheaper at $45 since its been replaced by a newer model

 

[tekman42]

with the rebate THIS is a lot more case and for $5 extra the case isn't ANYWHERE flimsy OR cheap!!!

You DO have to send in a rebate but this is ALMOST unbeatable...much, much, much better case in ALL respects..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216

The rest of your choices are SPOT ON!! nice job

Good Luck!

 

[Ryan_357]

Thanks guys. I'm thinking about going to Microcenter tomorrow to pick up some of those savings and get a I5 3570k and a better mobo for around the same price. If I was able to fit in a SSD, what would be a good choice? Microcenter has OCZ Agility 3 60gb for around 50. Is that a good choice?

 

[tekman42]

Excellent choice...SSD's are a nice SPEED OPTIMIZER option to add to any rig and any ssd is multi times faster than a mechanical drive.

If you have the extra bones for it...by all means go ahead..you will NOT regret the performance boost you will get!