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Approximate Purchase Date: When I have all the parts together I'll purchase it then.

Budget Range: $0-$1700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, movies and surfing

Parts Not Required: Don't need mouse,keyboard, screen

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg but if you know better sites go ahead.

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel build. I was looking at the CM storm trooper case, I want a full tower. Also I was looking at the ASUS sabertooth z77 and a gtx670. A SSD for the OS would be good to.

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1800

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g-unit1111

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Parts Preferences: by brand or type Intel build. I was looking at the CM storm trooper case, I want a full tower. Also I was looking at the ASUS sabertooth z77 and a gtx670. A SSD for the OS would be good to.
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That board is kind of overkill - you most likely won't be needing all the features it offers.

Try this build:

Case: NZXT Phantom - $119.99
PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MKII 750W - $109.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $134.99
CPU: 3.4GHz Intel Core i5-3570K - $239.99
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - $33.99
RAM: 8GB Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600MHz 1.5V - $56.99
SSD: 128GB Crucial M4 - $129.99
HD: 2TB Samsung Ecogreen F4 - $119.99
Optical: Lite On Bulk DVD Burner - $17.99
Video Card: EVGA Geforce GTX 670 - $399.99
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium - $99.99

Total: $1,463.81

It's close to the build in my signature but with a different case, PSU, and GPU.
 
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I can see no reason to get a 2 tb hard drive. 1 tb is the max I could ever think of using. I would spend the saved money on the slightly more expensive I5-3750k because it is a newer generation, and although it is worse at overclocking, it does about 7% better than an I5-2500k at the same clock. Also, Ivy bridge was recently pushed to a 7 GHz overclock which is higher than you would ever need.
 
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I could squeeze this case to where it became tall skinny and narrow and call it a "full tower". Fact of the matter is that's probably the best CM case on the market atm. Cooler Master just released this case a few months ago and they gave it all the latest bells and whistles.

I didn't throw in an optical drive in this build because I don't know if you want the usual $20 optical drive or blu-ray.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119257 $129.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER HAF XM RC-922XM-KKN1 Black Mesh, Plastic, Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6821 <----- another look at that case along with links to professional online reviews

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151107 $129.99
SeaSonic M12II 750 SS-750AM 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Semi-modular Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.975453 $349.98 save: $15.00 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asrock_z77_extreme4_review,1.html <----- review of that board w/benchmarks

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z77%20Extreme4 <----- another look at that board along with a link to the latest bios

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 $33.99 FREE SHIPPING
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544 $46.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 $99.99 FREE SHIPPING
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600315498%20600311820&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTX%20670 $400 - $430
GTX 670

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5818/nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-review-feat-evga <----- GTX 670 review w/benchmarks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 $99.99 FREE SHIPPING
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

Total: $1,289.93 *not including shipping & rebates


Either of these SSD's are top of the line and it's a coin toss to say which one to choose. Both are bargains atm.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239050 $229.99 - $199.99 after mail-in rebate FREE SHIPPING
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3B/240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Upgrade Bundle Kit)

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820249015 $239.99 - $199.99 after mail-in rebate card FREE SHIPPING
Plextor M3 Series PX-256M3 2.5" 256GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

*** Optional side fan for that CM case in this build.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Computer-Cooling-R4-LUS-07AR-GP/dp/B002LE8BJA/ref=pd_sim_pc_2 $16.46 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Cooler Master Computer Case Cooling R4-LUS-07AR-GP (Red) 200mm LED Megaflow
 
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What more features does the Gigabyte has? I though ASUS was overall a better brand.
 
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So the gigabyte z77 ud5h would be the best board for the money eh?
 
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Here's two higher end boards that both combo with the 3570K to save a few dollars. In fact these boards combo with SSD's and h/d's also.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295 $159.99 FREE SHIPPING
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77-extreme6-z77a-gd65-z77h2-a2x,3187.html <---- that Asrock board in a review done here on toms.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77%20Extreme6/ <----- another look at that board along with a link to the latest bios update

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544 $159.99 FREE SHIPPING
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
 
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Which board do you think is a better deal? If im just going to be using it mostly for gaming what's the difference between the UD5H and the UD3H
 
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It's a flip of the coin between those two boards. Go for color scheme if anything. Both those boards have pretty much the same everything although the Asrock has a better (easier) bios interface to work with.
 
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If I order this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045
Do I need to order any extra cables? Someone in the reviews section was saying something about a SATA cable
 
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No - your motherboard comes with at least 3 - 4 cables, no need to order extra.

And I wouldn't get any Sandforce based drive as they're far more prone to issues and errors than any Marvell / Indilinx drive is.
 
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What is sandforce?
 
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Last question (hopefully) Im going to get one of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820239049
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 20-147-134
The samsung one comes with a game and it's cheaper and 8gb more but I heard Kingston HyperX was a good reliable brand.
 
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Both are solid SSD's. Samsung makes their own controller, and Kington Hyper X SSD's use a toggle nand. Whatever one is on sale atm is pretty much what it comes down to.
 
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