Hi all. I will be doing my first build (hopefully with help of a friend with experience), but wanted to gain your feedback on my current parts list for an Ivy Bridge build. Budget is around $1000-1100. My main questions are if I picked the right motherboard and if the case will work okay with the video card (heard it was pretty big).
Want to use the right format, so here goes.
Approximate Purchase Date: this week or next
Budget Range: $1000-1100 w/ shipping (before OS)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No, have a LG Q to use for a bit
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 7
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Cleveland, OH, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Crossfire
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
Current Parts List:
HIS H795F3G2M Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$379.99 w/ $30 MIR
ASUS P8H77-V LE LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$122.99
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R
$54.99
Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53450
$199.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
$29.99
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$109.99
COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAD3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$84.99 w/ $20 MIR
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$54.99
ASUS DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS
$26.99
Thank you in advance!!
-Kevin
Want to use the right format, so here goes.
Approximate Purchase Date: this week or next
Budget Range: $1000-1100 w/ shipping (before OS)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No, have a LG Q to use for a bit
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 7
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Cleveland, OH, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Crossfire
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
Current Parts List:
HIS H795F3G2M Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$379.99 w/ $30 MIR
ASUS P8H77-V LE LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$122.99
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R
$54.99
Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53450
$199.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
$29.99
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$109.99
COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAD3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$84.99 w/ $20 MIR
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$54.99
ASUS DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS
$26.99
Thank you in advance!!
-Kevin