Gaming Build - First Time Max 750 Budget

[Damien85]

Pretty much a gaming machine. I hope to use this for at least a year playing games before I have to start thinking about upgrading.

CPU
Intel Pentium G860 Sandy Bridge 3.0GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80623G860
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116405

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502

RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

Graphics Card
EVGA 01G-P3-1460-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130660

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Optical Drive
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151244&Tpk=Samsung%2022x%20DVD%20Burner%20Model%20SH-222BB%2fBEBE-OEM

Case
BitFenix Merc Alpha Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345014&Tpk=BitFenix%20Merc%20Alpha

Monitor
Acer G215HVAbd Black 21.5" 5ms Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 20,000:1 Max (ACM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009306&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Monitors+-+LCD+Flat+Panel-_-Acer+America-_-24009306


So the start of a build here. I am looking for the following:

A cheap case that can house these components and also provide me room for fans and upgrades. I don't care about weight or appearance.

A power supply suggestion as I am completely unsure how to decide what power supply I will need. Seems like 500 watts should be sufficient but interested in opinions.

I will be buying a monitor and keyboard so those need to be part of my budget. I am hoping to keep this under 700 right now.

These parts come in right over 500 dollars on newegg.com.

Thanks for the help and any comments or suggestions are appreciated.

edited to change graphics card to a HD card. Same price after rebate. Added case and monitor

 

[obsama1]

Source 210 or Bitfenix Merc Beta/Alpha are great budget cases. 500w is sufficient. Get Corsair, Antec, XFX, Seasonic, OCZ, etc. Good 1080p monitor for $100:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009306

 

[Damien85]

That case looks great. I will add it to the list of stuff. The monitor seems like a simple but completely functional monitor also. Thanks so far for the suggestions.

 

[obsama1]

NP. Anything else you have questions about?

 

[Damien85]

just compatibility issues really. I have looked over alot of this as I have been finding pieces but would love to have someone check it and tell me for sure that everything will work together peacefully.

Also if anybody has anything good to say about this hardware, or horror stories I would like to know.

 

[jstanley11]

I might pick up an i3 2120 instead. You can find pretty good deals on microcenter and newegg

 

[obsama1]

It will all work. But, the 7850 is $185 w/ rebate and is a beastly GPU.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150617

If you have a Microcenter nearby, you can get the parts very cheaply. Check to see if you have one nearby.

 

[guerrero]

It will all work. But, the 7850 is $185 w/ rebate and is a beastly GPU.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150617

If you have a Microcenter nearby, you can get the parts very cheaply. Check to see if you have one nearby.

It wont be so good since it's 1GB but (NOT %100 POSITIVE) it would be fine if he dosnt go on high res on games

 

[guerrero]

Yeah bro where do you live?

 

[obsama1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405

 

[guerrero]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405

bro can you lend me $160 ill pay you back next week brah

 

[obsama1]

Or use credit....

 

[guerrero]

This is my unfinished build because I couldnt stop thinking about some girl

CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075

BEST DEAL OF THE YEAR HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

GRAPHICS CARD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424

TOTAL $388

 

[Damien85]

I live in Northern California. The longer I look at video cards the more I keep upping the one that I want.

I will see if there is a microcenter nearby. May have to get a used monitor at this rate as I am inching up to 700 right now on newegg with tax and shipping.

 

[Damien85]

SOOOOO I have changed to that radeon card and to the 1 TB hard drive. Has anybody spotted any real problems?

 

[guerrero]

We would've mentioned them, if there were. Looks good, looks good.

@guerrero I'd suggest a 500w PSU for your build.

I suggest you help me get that girl bro

 

[obsama1]

We would've mentioned them, if there were. Looks good, looks good.

@guerrero I'd suggest a 500w PSU for your build.

 

[guerrero]

500w PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

 

[guerrero]

Will that PCI Express 3.0 x16 on the video card work with the motherboard that I have? Or do I have to find a new motherboard?

Yes it will work since PCIe 3.0 is backwards compatible

 

[Damien85]

Will that PCI Express 3.0 x16 on the video card work with the motherboard that I have? Or do I have to find a new motherboard?

 

[Damien85]

Is there a hit to the performance of the card?

 

[guerrero]

Is there a hit to the performance of the card?

NO

 

[obsama1]

PCIe 3 only becomes relevant when you're using multi-GPU setups at very high resolutions.

 

[Damien85]

So I guess it comes down to this...

Will this build be good enough for games like BF3, Diablo 3, Assassins Creed 3 etc. I want to play games that are out now and coming out in the next year. They don't have to be on ultra max gold star settings, but playable throughout.

I don't plan on doing much with this other than gaming, watching movies and tv, stuff like that.

What do you guys think? Worth the money and time? Will I be set with games for at least a year before I need to think about upgrading processors and motherboards?

 

[obsama1]

Only bottleneck is the CPU. Haswell, the next Intel architecture won't be compatible with Z68 and Z77 motherboards, so you'd have to upgrade both CPU and mobo and not just the CPU. This will be a great build and if you can pop in a Haswell mobo and CPU next year, great!