Building a Powerhouse for ~$1000

[Nobledontcare]

I am looking to build a computer for gaming for ~1000. The parts I've decide on are:



Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$89.99

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$69.99

GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video
$399.99

Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
$69.99

PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model MD8192KD3-1333
$39.99

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$119.99

Intel Core i5-3570 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 ...
$214.99

Total price: 1,000.93

Any recommendations on alternate builds or components to use?

 

[shubham_66]

For memory, get 2x4GB DDR3 of 1600Mhz instead of 1333mhz.

As for the company/model, u can consider "corsair vengance" nd "Gskill ripjaw"

 

[Nobledontcare]

Is there any noticeable difference?

 

[shubham_66]

yeah, performance wise it does make a difference.

it wont cost you a lot to upgrade to 1600Mhz, and putting in the extra bucks is worth it

 

[venur]

yeah, performance wise it does make a difference.

it wont cost you a lot to upgrade to 1600Mhz, and putting in the extra bucks is worth it

You'll have to provide the benchmark because so far every benchmark that I've seen shown no difference betwin 1333Hz and 1600Hz for gaming.

Myself I did not saw any improvement over 1333Hz and 1600Hz so I keep it at 1333Hz for now. Games aren't memory bandwith bottlenecked ATM.

Edit: To the OP I'd go with a better brand for the ram at least, corsair,G.Skill or kingston.

 

[venur]

why? they all get their RAM from the same handful of suppliers.

Bcuz hardware piece are graded, the good ones are sold for much more. Good brand pay more for these while the cheapest piece goes to crap company. Probably wouldn't make a big difference for ram but for 2$ its worth it IMO.

 

[shubham_66]

Looks like u r ryt. I apologize for my mistake.

It has become kind of a belief that higher frequency RAM is always better,, which actually isn't the case.

 

[Nobledontcare]

I believe the difference between the brands i chose and others like the Gskill Ripjawz is that the latter has a heatsink. Its my first build, im not exactly an expert.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[Nobledontcare]

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