ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Thanks to TH I've put together a great list (IMHO) of parts, but I've been unable to decide on a case or hard drive.
As far as the case is concerned, I'd like to focus on quality of the case: cable management, durability, airflow.
Cases that have been suggested to replace my original choice of
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 are
Antec Eleven Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
or
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
or
COOLER MASTER HAF XM RC-922XM-KKN1 Black Mesh, Plastic, Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119257
or
Lian LI PC-9F
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112304
or
Corsair 550D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139012
Any suggestions welcomed, as a first-time builder I realize how important case-choice is but cannot judge well myself.
As far as the hard drive is concerned, I'm focused on 500GB-1TB, 7200 RPM.
I was pretty much decided on Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive until someone told me it was for servers.
It seems like every one I look at has 15%-25% 1 egg reviews: 'dead when I got it', 'died within 6 months', 'terrible packaging; sounds horrible'.
Please help! Thank you. 8D
Suggestions on the rest of my build are still welcome, of course.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Thanks to TH I've put together a great list (IMHO) of parts, but I've been unable to decide on a case or hard drive.
As far as the case is concerned, I'd like to focus on quality of the case: cable management, durability, airflow.
Cases that have been suggested to replace my original choice of
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 are
Antec Eleven Hundred
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
or
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
or
COOLER MASTER HAF XM RC-922XM-KKN1 Black Mesh, Plastic, Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119257
or
Lian LI PC-9F
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112304
or
Corsair 550D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139012
Any suggestions welcomed, as a first-time builder I realize how important case-choice is but cannot judge well myself.
As far as the hard drive is concerned, I'm focused on 500GB-1TB, 7200 RPM.
I was pretty much decided on Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive until someone told me it was for servers.
It seems like every one I look at has 15%-25% 1 egg reviews: 'dead when I got it', 'died within 6 months', 'terrible packaging; sounds horrible'.
Please help! Thank you. 8D
Suggestions on the rest of my build are still welcome, of course.