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I am buying parts on Newegg.com for a new gaming desktop and I want to be sure that the they work together before I purchase them. This is my first time building a computer ever so give me the benefit of the doubt.

COOLER MASTER Storm Scout Mid Tower Case
Item #: N82E16811119196
Western Digital 320GB Internal Hard Drive
Item #: N82E16822136770
LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive
Item #: N82E16827106276
Thermaltake 430W Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817153023
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3 SDRAM
Item #: N82E16820145261
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157265
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
Item #: N82E16819115072
Crucial M4 64GB Internal SSD
Item #: N82E16820148441

I will be purchasing the Nvidia 660 graphics card when it comes out on the 16th, but I need to get everything else now. Any help is appreciated.

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Neinzz said:
I am buying parts on Newegg.com for a new gaming desktop and I want to be sure that the they work together before I purchase them. This is my first time building a computer ever so give me the benefit of the doubt.

COOLER MASTER Storm Scout Mid Tower Case
Item #: N82E16811119196
Western Digital 320GB Internal Hard Drive
Item #: N82E16822136770
LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive
Item #: N82E16827106276
Thermaltake 430W Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817153023
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3 SDRAM
Item #: N82E16820145261
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813157265
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
Item #: N82E16819115072
Crucial M4 64GB Internal SSD
Item #: N82E16820148441

I will be purchasing the Nvidia 660 graphics card when it comes out on the 16th, but I need to get everything else now. Any help is appreciated.

That 2500K is outdated along with that P67 board. It's meant for a future dual card set up and it's based on older architecture. You don't want 4x2GB of RAM, you want 2x4GB, that psu is an over priced door stop and hold off on the SSD for now or size up to a $100 120 - 128 GB SSD. 60GB is a waste of money unless your into spending that dough to get a faster boot up time. Not really worth it imo.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advic... <----- This is the sticky at the top of this forum. Please copy and paste it on here.

Sorry Why_Me, I misunderstood that last sentence in your reply but here it is.


Approximate Purchase Date: This weekend for everything except for the gtx 660.
Budget Range: $600-$750.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video editing, surfing the web.
Parts Not Required: Corsair Vengeance M60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: U.S.A
Parts Preferences: I would prefer Intel for my cpu but I do not know much about motherboards let alone have a favorite brand.
Overclocking: Maybe but not for a few months if at all.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: Varying, but primarily 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Quieter is better but it's not a big deal.


I also changed the combination a bit (* means changed)

Case:COOLER MASTER Storm Scout Mid Tower Case
Item #: N82E16811119196
*Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 LGA 1155
Item #: N82E16813157297
*CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge
Item #: N82E16819116504
*Memory:CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Item #: N82E16820233144
Hard Drive: Western Digital 320GB Internal Hard Drive
Item #: N82E16822136770
*PSU: SeaSonic M12II 620W
Item #: N82E16817151095
Optical Drive: LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive
Item #: N82E16827106276

*Extra* Corsair Vengeance M60
Item #: N82E16826816006

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Here's a few cost cutters to check out. Keep in mind that a decent 500w psu will run that 660 ti. This XFX down below is manufactured by Seasonic for XFX as are all XFX psu's. This psu down below will push a gtx 680.

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-ATX-550-Power-Supply/dp/B004R... $59.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
XFX ATX 550 Power Supply - P1550SXXB9

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... <----- that same psu @ newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite... $306.98 save: $18.00
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
ASRock Z77 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... $43.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-AD-7280S-0B-Internal-Drive-B... $16.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (Black)

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Intern... $69.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Seagate Barracuda 500 GB 7200RPM SATA NCQ 16 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive ST3500641AS-RK-Retail Kit

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Three-Hundred-Two-Gaming/dp... $69.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Antec Three Hundred Two Gaming Case, Black w/front 3.0 USB

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Buil... $88.73 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack
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