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Approximate Purchase Date: By this friday June 29 2012 or 4th of july at the lates to see if they have any good specials

Budget Range: 1500/ After Rebates (the less the better but wouldn't want to sacrifice performance and reliability)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: ( gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)

Parts Not Required: (e.g.: mouse and i plan on buying the OS from my University's library which is like 50 bucks)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ( Tigerdirect since i have found some of the parts cheaper than Newegg, but idk if Tigerdirect has a good customer service like Newegg. What do you guys think?)

Country: (USA) Texas

Parts Preferences:by brand or type (Gtx 670 but dont know form which manufacturer and i5 3570k)

Overclocking: Yes Prob to 4Gz

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe In the Future

Monitor Resolution: ( 1920x1080 60Gz. I plan on using a 43in tv as a monitor, would you all recomend this or to purchase a monitor)

Additional Comments: so basically the parts that i have for sure are the case,CPU, GPU. The mobo is the one where i would like some help, some of the functions that i would like are USB 3.0 for the front of the case and wifi. the other beneficts that some include i dont know what they are so i would probably not use them unless you all can give me a brief discription on what they do. Thank you so much for your help

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OS: Windows 7 Home premium ($50.00 form school)

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K ($229.99)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2373004&Sku=I69-3570K

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler - Socket LGA 775, AM2, AM2+, 1156, AM3, 1366 ($29.99)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4434989&Sku=C283-1202

Case:CoolerMaster HAF XM RC-922XM-KKN1 Mid Tower Case ($129.99)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2538387&Sku=C283-9022

Casefans: Cooler Master R4-LUS-07AR-GP MegaFlow Case Fan - 200mm, Red LED (17.99 x 2= $36.00)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5034940&Sku=C283-3028

Mobo:ASUS P8Z77-V Intel 7 Series Motherboard ($199.99)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2291300&Sku=A455-2035

Once again the reason I chose this one was because of the two functions i mentions WiFi and USB 3.0 for front I/O of the case, if there is a cheaper one from a good brand im open to suggestions

GPU: GTX 670 what brand would you all consider is best (about $410.00)

Optical Dr: Lite-On IHAS124-04 Internal DVD Writer - DVD+R 24X, DVD-R 24X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD+R DL 8X, SATA (OEM) ($17.99)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4829307&Sku=L12-1312 OEM

Ram:Patriot G2 Series PGD38G1600ELK Division 2 Edition Desktop Memory Kit - 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800, DDR3 1600MHz, 9-9-9-24 CAS Latency, XMP Ready ($46.99)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7114146&Sku=P33-5305

SSD: SanDisk SDSSDX-120G-G25 120GB Extreme Solid State Drive - 120GB, SATA 6 Gb/s, Noise Reduction, High Durability, 2.5" ($119.99)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2192690&Sku=S153-0121

HDD: Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 3.5", SATA 6Gbps, 7200RPM, 16MB ($74.99)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7281716&Sku=TSD-500AAKX

PSU: For this i also need help, I had one but it is no longer available. I would like a modular one with atleast 80 plus bronze thx


This is going to be my first build ever, i have been reading about parts and procedures and watching videos of how to assemble a computer and eventhough i am very scared of messing it up, i hope everything goes well. thanks once more for reading this. if you have a different opinion on any of the components i have chosen plz let me know since i do not have any experience in building a computer and any useful info you can give me is appreciated.


 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.37 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1247.26
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

What more do you need? This 1200$ should do.
 
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thx for the quick reply guys, i really appreciate it. @The Big Troll i would prefer to get all the parts from one store that has the option to get a credit card with them thx though. @ nafoni, thx for the parts you chose but is there a reason why you changed it from the ones that i had ex: better performance or more reliable.

I am pretty much in love with the case i chose and most of the parts that i have picked are because i have read reviews on them and the price.
 
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With Ivy Bridge's heat issues, I have crossed $30 coolers off my list.....If ya can swing the $20 move up to a Hyper 212 PWM or Scythe Mugen 3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103106
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185175

Take the Corsair 500R (9.25 performance rating) over the HAF-XM (9.1 performance rating) and save $5 to boot.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139010

HAF-XM http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=903&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5
500R http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5

GFX - Asus DCII Cu TOP ..... here's why

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/33.html

WD Black is where ya wanna be.....and any SSD w/ premium Toshiba toggle mode flash (i.e Mushkin Chronos Deluxe)
 
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Cheaper and same/lower price. More popular parts.

And of course, get a case that you like yourself.
 
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ok, i have bought all my parts already and assembled my computer. I now have a driver question. Do i download all of them in order from the first one to the last one or do i just download the last one?
 
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