Guys, I am planning on building a new rig. This will be the first time I have built one myself in about seven years and I just wanted some opinions on my selection of hardware.
Components:
Case: Coolermaster HAF 912
PSU: Seasonic M12II 620W 80 PLUS BRONZE MODULAR POWER SUPPLY
MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H 1155
PROCESSOR: INTEL I5 3570K IVY BRIDGE - 3.4GHZ-3.8GHZ
MEMORY: 8GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR3 1600 MEMORY
OPTICAL DRIVE: LITE-ON DVD BURNER
HARD DRIVE: SEAGATE 1TB 7200 RPM 6/GBS
OS: WINDOWS 7
Please note: I am not planning on overclocking this processor until I get an aftermarket cooler for it. Aftermarket cooler will probably be Coolermaster Hyper212 EVO. Also, I am going to run the processor graphics for a couple of months until I can save up an additional $250 for a high-end video card. Planning on NVIDIA GTX 660.
Would anyone suggest getting a SSD as well? If so, what would be a good selection for around $100? Do all of these parts appear to be compatible? Please, if you have any better suggestions for hardware, tell me. Keep in mind I am trying to keep this build right at $1000. My components right now without video card and aftermarket cooler are around $730.
One last question! I saw the i5 3570k processor on microcenter.com for $169.00. Compared to the newegg.com price of $219, this seems too good to be true. Does anyone have any experience with this website? How are they able to offer such a low price on this?
thanks guys,
Components:
Case: Coolermaster HAF 912
PSU: Seasonic M12II 620W 80 PLUS BRONZE MODULAR POWER SUPPLY
MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H 1155
PROCESSOR: INTEL I5 3570K IVY BRIDGE - 3.4GHZ-3.8GHZ
MEMORY: 8GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR3 1600 MEMORY
OPTICAL DRIVE: LITE-ON DVD BURNER
HARD DRIVE: SEAGATE 1TB 7200 RPM 6/GBS
OS: WINDOWS 7
Please note: I am not planning on overclocking this processor until I get an aftermarket cooler for it. Aftermarket cooler will probably be Coolermaster Hyper212 EVO. Also, I am going to run the processor graphics for a couple of months until I can save up an additional $250 for a high-end video card. Planning on NVIDIA GTX 660.
Would anyone suggest getting a SSD as well? If so, what would be a good selection for around $100? Do all of these parts appear to be compatible? Please, if you have any better suggestions for hardware, tell me. Keep in mind I am trying to keep this build right at $1000. My components right now without video card and aftermarket cooler are around $730.
One last question! I saw the i5 3570k processor on microcenter.com for $169.00. Compared to the newegg.com price of $219, this seems too good to be true. Does anyone have any experience with this website? How are they able to offer such a low price on this?
thanks guys,