Gaming Rig

[Xceptiona1]

Silver arrow sb-e $84
Asus p8z77-v pro $214
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB $209
HAF-922 $100
seasonic m12II 750 $120
i5 3570K $230
carsair xms3 16GB $89

Those are the prices I've come up with on various sites, I plan on adding a gtx690 to the system when I can, but to get started these are the parts/prices I've found. Let me know if there are suggestions to be made or things that I am missing. I have some old sata HDDs I was planning on throwing in the system as well for additional storage.

I'm trying to keep the price around $1000 for these parts since the video card will double it

 

[TheBigTroll]

what????

give me your budget, what parts you need, where do you live (country), intended use, and future upgradability options (crossfire, SLI, overclocking).

ill build you a nice rig

 

[Xceptiona1]

My budget is around $2000; if its worth it I can stretch a bit above that.

I really liked the look of the scout case, but that does not have USB 3 on the front panel and I thought that would be nice, so I chose the HAF-922, similar look but newer.

I live in the US, the parts would be a full build gaming computer that I would like to overclock. as far as upgrades, I really like nvidia products for video cards. I will hopefully be putting in a GTX690 and if Im really lucky in the way future adding a second, but that is not needed.

I could go on and on about why I chose the parts listed, but anything you can suggest would be appreciated. Keep the questions comming, I've never asked about computer builds before, so I sound like a jackarse Im sure.

 

[TheBigTroll]

this is more of a black and blue themed system. hope you dont mind

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ekUu

if you dont mind looking at a heatsink with brown fans and save 20 bucks, here you go
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ekUc

 

[Why_Me]

Red & Black

240GB SSD (SF Toggle NAND controller), XFX (Seasonic OEM) Silver rated modular 750w psu, factory over clocked GTX 670, etc...



http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Computer-RC-922M-KKN3-GP/dp/B0026FCI2U/ref=sr_1_14?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344657250&sr=1-14 $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 (RC-922M-KKN3-GP)

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MegaFlow-Computer-R4-LUS-07AR-GP/dp/B002LE8BJA/ref=pd_sim_pc_4 $15.72 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Cooler Master MegaFlow 200mm Red LED Computer Case Fan (R4-LUS-07AR-GP)

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-PRO750W-Semi-Modular-80Plus-Supply/dp/B005IUVYA2/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344566811&sr=1-4 $111.71 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping | $10.00 Mail In Rebates | Price after rebate: $101.71
XFX PRO750W XXX Edition Semi-Modular 80Plus Silver 750 Watt Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1030160 $396.98 save: $13.00 FREE SHIPPING
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 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Heatsink-Technology-RR-T812-24PK-R1/dp/B007WPHXIS $66.00 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master TPC 812 CPU Heatsink Cooling Pad with Vapor Chamber Technology (RR-T812-24PK-R1)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226245 $59.99 FREE SHIPPING
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model 997015

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-AD-7280S-0B-Internal-Drive-Black/dp/B0057FRTPW/ref=pd_cp_pc_2 $17.99 & 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-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_4?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344658372&sr=1-4 $79.98 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006EKJ8UI/ref=s9_hps_bw_g147_ir02?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-8&pf_rd_r=0G754A19YF7JK51B8KFR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1353701242&pf_rd_i=193870011 $169.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SDSSDX-240G-G25

Total: $938.37 *including shipping, not including rebates


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125423 $399.99 FREE SHIPPING
GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

or....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121637 $419.99 FREE SHIPPING
ASUS GTX670-DC2-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_text_y $90.55 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack



http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77%20Extreme6/ <---- another look at that board along with a link to the latest bios update

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77-extreme6-z77a-gd65-z77h2-a2x,3187-2.html <----- review of that board w/benchmarks

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2654 <----- review of that CM cpu h/s @ Frosty Tech

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm <----- that same CM cpu h/s on Frosty Tech's Top 5 list