First Gaming Rig - $2000 budget

[Raph37]

Hi guys, looking to build my first gaming PC, looking to run BF3, skyrim, total war and other games at full spec and HD resolutions. I'm an amateur so any help would be appreciated!

Approximate Purchase Date: September

Budget Range: $2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing

Parts Not Required: I can find a keyboard and mouse and speakers, then windows 7??

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: not sure

Country: Russia, but will have access to international components

Parts Preferences: don't know

Overclocking: Don't know

SLI or Crossfire: Don't know...will be on a single monitor

Monitor Resolution: don't know, likely on a Samsung 40' 5000 model tv

Additional Comments: sorry I know so little!

Raph

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Tower-Gaming-CC-9011012-WW/dp/B005E983JW/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339063610&sr=1-5 $119
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Mid Tower Gaming Case CC-9011012-WW

or...

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RC-922XM-KKN1-External-X-Dock/dp/B007Q7EG7I/ref=sr_1_13?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339063668&sr=1-13 $130
Cooler Master RC-922XM-KKN1 HAF XM Mid Tower ATX Case with USB 3.0 and External SATA X-Dock

http://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Enthusiast-BRONZE-Certified-Performance/dp/B004MYFODI/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339056815&sr=1-5 $100
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply - CMPSU-750TXV2

or modular

http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-M12II-750-BRONZE-Power-Supply/dp/B00607JN1E/ref=sr_1_37?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339063493&sr=1-37 $130
Seasonic M12II-750 BRONZE ATX 750 Power Supply

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Intel-DDR3-Motherboard-P8Z77-V/dp/B007G51UWY/ref=sr_1_3?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339063758&sr=1-3 $190
ASUS Intel Z77 ATX DDR3 2400 LGA 1155 Motherboard P8Z77-V

or...

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-CrossFireX-DispayPort-Motherboard-GA-Z77X-UD3H/dp/B007R21JJK/ref=sr_1_5?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339063798&sr=1-5 $160
Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA 1155 AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI W/ HDMI,DVI,DispayPort Dual UEFI BIOS ATX Motherboard GA-Z77X-UD3H

or...

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-P8Z77-V-LK-Intel-Motherboards/dp/B007RIFKTY/ref=sr_1_20?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339063758&sr=1-20 $150
Asus P8Z77-V LK Intel Z77 DDR3 LGA 1155 Motherboards

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-3570K-Processor-BX80637I53570K/dp/B007SZ0E1K/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339064326&sr=1-2 $240
Intel Core i5 3570K Processor 3.4 4 BX80637I53570K

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=sr_1_11?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339064818&sr=1-11 $30
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Profile-PC3-12800-CML8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B00569K7LM/ref=pd_cp_e_0 $50
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8 GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800 1600mhz 240-Pin DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit SDRAM CML8GX3M2A1600C9

or...

http://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-1600MHz-PC3-12800-F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL/dp/B004HZG4ZO/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339065108&sr=1-5 $50
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600MHz 240-Pin PC3-12800 Desktop Memory F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_4?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339064193&sr=1-4 $120
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX

or...

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_6?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1339064252&sr=1-6 $100
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Upgrade-2-5-Inch-SH103S3B-240G/dp/B007R9NRZC/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339064410&sr=1-3 $230
Kingston HyperX 3K 240 GB Upgrade Kit SATA III 2.5-Inch 6.0 Gb/s Solid State Drive SH103S3B/240G

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600315498%20600311820&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTX%20670 $400 - $430
GTX 670 2GB

Any $20 Optical Drive (DVD/CD Writer)

 

[manofchalk]

Why_Me's build is pretty good, though id modify some things.

PSU: Silverstone Strider PLUS 750W, 80+ Silver, Fully modular.
Better efficiency than the one's suggested above, Same price as the Seasonic suggested.
http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-ATX12V-EPS12V-Silver-ST75F-P/dp/B00307RM06/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339070110&sr=1-1

I personally like HAF cases, so of the two I would pick the 922. Although the only real difference between the two is styling, so pick which one looks better to you.

Rest of the Why_Me's build I wouldn't change.