Hey guys,
I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on my build, and tell me whether or not it is the best I could get or $1000. So here it is:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.03 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.25 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1037.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-16 20:07 EDT-0400)
I am planning on using this build for gaming and just general computer use such as surfing the web and watching videos. My budget is around $1000. Let me explain my philosophy for each part I chose:
CPU - Went for the 3570k obviously, best gaming CPU of 2012
CPU Cooler - Decided to save money and not buy one yet, I'll purchase one later when I plan to overclock in a while.
Motherboard - Went for the Z77 Extreme4, one of the most popular Z77 chipset boards, so I'm gonna follow the bandwagon.
Memory - Went for some Ripjaws 1.5V 2x4GB 1600 RAM, 1.5v for my CPU, dual channel for my mobo, and 8GB and 1600 is all you need for gaming anyway.
Storage - Went for the very popular Caviar Black 1tb 7200rpm HDD, to store everything on, and later, I'll upgrade and add an SSD for faster boot/load times.
Video Card - Went for the ASUS GTX 670, it comes with Borderlands 2 for free, which is a huge plus as I was going to purchase that. I have a 1920x1080 monitor, and I hear that the Geforce cards are better for lower resolution, so that's good. A lot of current popular games are also engineered for Nvidia, like BF3, Skyrim, and Borderlands, and I mostly play those games. When it's not as good as the 7970, it's really close to it, and most of the time it's above 60fps anyway so who cares. I also hear more good things in general about Nvidia, so gonna go for that card.
Sound Card - Don't need one, I'm not a sound engineer.
Case - Heard a lot of good things about the Storm Scout case, so I'll go for that as it's a good case for it's price.
Power Supply - I went for a modular 600w PSU that's 80+ certified, and I heard it's a good one, not as good as the Corsair or Seasonic ones, but those are 3 times as expensive, and the OCZ is still good.
Optical Drive - Just went for the cheapest one, who gives a ***.
Monitor - Already have one, 1920x1080p 27", was a christmas present.
OS - Dad works at Microsoft, so I'm set.
Keyboard - Already have the Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard
Mouse - Already have the Logitech G9x
So what do you guys think?
I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on my build, and tell me whether or not it is the best I could get or $1000. So here it is:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.03 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.25 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1037.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-16 20:07 EDT-0400)
I am planning on using this build for gaming and just general computer use such as surfing the web and watching videos. My budget is around $1000. Let me explain my philosophy for each part I chose:
CPU - Went for the 3570k obviously, best gaming CPU of 2012
CPU Cooler - Decided to save money and not buy one yet, I'll purchase one later when I plan to overclock in a while.
Motherboard - Went for the Z77 Extreme4, one of the most popular Z77 chipset boards, so I'm gonna follow the bandwagon.
Memory - Went for some Ripjaws 1.5V 2x4GB 1600 RAM, 1.5v for my CPU, dual channel for my mobo, and 8GB and 1600 is all you need for gaming anyway.
Storage - Went for the very popular Caviar Black 1tb 7200rpm HDD, to store everything on, and later, I'll upgrade and add an SSD for faster boot/load times.
Video Card - Went for the ASUS GTX 670, it comes with Borderlands 2 for free, which is a huge plus as I was going to purchase that. I have a 1920x1080 monitor, and I hear that the Geforce cards are better for lower resolution, so that's good. A lot of current popular games are also engineered for Nvidia, like BF3, Skyrim, and Borderlands, and I mostly play those games. When it's not as good as the 7970, it's really close to it, and most of the time it's above 60fps anyway so who cares. I also hear more good things in general about Nvidia, so gonna go for that card.
Sound Card - Don't need one, I'm not a sound engineer.
Case - Heard a lot of good things about the Storm Scout case, so I'll go for that as it's a good case for it's price.
Power Supply - I went for a modular 600w PSU that's 80+ certified, and I heard it's a good one, not as good as the Corsair or Seasonic ones, but those are 3 times as expensive, and the OCZ is still good.
Optical Drive - Just went for the cheapest one, who gives a ***.
Monitor - Already have one, 1920x1080p 27", was a christmas present.
OS - Dad works at Microsoft, so I'm set.
Keyboard - Already have the Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard
Mouse - Already have the Logitech G9x
So what do you guys think?