Creating a gaming build

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Sep 9, 2012
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10,510
Approximate Purchase Date: This coming saturday

Budget Range: Under $800 after rebates/before taxes

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Basically gaming and video editting for school.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: N/A

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Buying instore in microcenter

Location: NY Long Island westbury

Parts Preferences: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/izdc Current build

Overclocking: In the late future

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: I'm not sure... If it helps I'm using my dad's hi-def tv?

Additional Comments: It can look like crap for all I care, I just need it to run Guild Wars 2 and games with similar graphic requirements well.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I need a new computer for a bit.
 

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Sep 9, 2012
6
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10,510
Thing is that they don't have that psu/ram at micro...
Is it a big difference? I was told corsair/crucial were good psu and ram companies respectively.

EDIT: Also the gpu you listed is 250 at mc...
 
This build allows you to add another one of those cards later on in SLI.


http://www.microcenter.com/product/383857/Three_Hundred_Two_ATX_Mid_Tower_Gaming_Computer_Case $57.99
Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case

http://www.microcenter.com/product/361181/High_Current_Gamer_750W_Gamer_Power_Supply_HCG-750 $79.99
Antec High Current Gamer 750W Gamer Power Supply HCG-750

http://www.microcenter.com/product/387554/Z77_Extreme4_LGA_1155_Z77_ATX_Intel_Motherboard $134.99 ($84.99 when bundled w/3570K)
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.microcenter.com/product/388577/Core_i5_3570K_34GHz_LGA_1155_Processor $189.99
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-120mm-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=pd_cp_e_0 $27.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

http://www.microcenter.com/product/382101/Ballistix_Sport_8GB_DDR3-1600_(PC3-12800)_CL9_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Two_4GB_Memory_Modules) $42.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit Two 4GB Memory Modules)

http://www.microcenter.com/product/382892/22X_DVD%C2%B1RW_Burner_with_Dual_Layer_Support_-_OEM $17.99
Samsung 22X DVDRW Burner with Dual Layer Support - OEM

http://www.microcenter.com/product/391067/SDSSDP-128G-G25_128GB_SATA_60Gb-s_25_Internal_Solid_State_Drive_(SSD) $79.99
SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive SSD)

http://www.microcenter.com/product/399210/Barracuda_ST1000DM003_1TB_SATA_60Gb-s_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_-_Bare_Drive $74.99
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Bare Drive

http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-WINDFORCE-PCI-Express-Graphics-GV-N66TOC-2GD/dp/B008UG2W20/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1348710824&sr=1-4&keywords=gtx+660+ti $299.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 660 Ti WINDFORCE 2X OC Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express 3.0 2x DVI / HDMI / DP SLI Ready Graphics Card Graphics Cards GV-N66TOC-2GD
Core Clock 1032MHz
Boost Clock 1111MHz


Total: $956.90


http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-PCI-Express-Displayport-Graphics-GV-N660OC-2GD/dp/B00942TK8I/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1348711438&sr=1-2&keywords=gigabyte+gtx+660 $229.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 3.0 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/Displayport SLI Ready Graphics Card GV-N660OC-2GD
Core Clock 1032MHz
Boost Clock 1111MHz