First time build

[ZandaMan42]

case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129178
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103962
Motherboad: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226189
Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817379005

Just looking for some feedback. This will be for gaming, mostly. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[TheBigTroll]

tell me your

budget
location
overclocking?
SLI/crossfire in the future

ill build something around that info. right now, ill tell you that fx is bad for games

 

[ZandaMan42]

budget: $700-$800
location: St. Johnsbury, VT
overclocking: probably
SLI/Crossfire: possibly

 

[bctande1]

budget: $700-$800
location: St. Johnsbury, VT
overclocking: probably
SLI/Crossfire: possibly

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.30 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($237.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $794.78
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-03 19:48 EDT-0400)



There you go, good sir.

 

[bctande1]

Now lemme try an SLI build

 

[TheBigTroll]

more or less what bctande1 suggested. id get a fractal core 3000 case instead for 39.99 since its a full 20 dollars cheaper and it doesnt have a MIR attached to it

 

[bctande1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.30 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $807.22
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-03 19:56 EDT-0400)

This PSU would be a little too much, and might run efficiently at a single-card build, but will help SLI

 

[bctande1]

more or less what bctande1 suggested. id get a fractal core 3000 case instead for 39.99 since its a full 20 dollars cheaper and it doesnt have a MIR attached to it

Thanks for the feedback ! We seem to meet lots of times here lol

The only issue with my first build is that the Pro3 only has one 16X PCIE 3.0 slot.

 

[TheBigTroll]

yes i am around pretty much all the time

the pro3 wasnt really meant for dual video card operations