Home Built Gaming Rig

[trevor1030]

Hi guys! Now i have been down the road to buying alienwares and pre built custom gaming rigs but i want to make my own... Anyways i have done some research i came up with this let me know if this will work well what needs to be changed and all help is appreciated! I am using this computer for hardcore gaming and thats one of the only things i need it for.



Case - Thermaltake Level 10 GT VN10001W2N No PS Full Tower Case(Black) - Thermaltake

Motherboard - ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Asus

Ram - Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B - Corsair

Psu - Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Core i7 and Core i5 - Corsair

CD blue ray - Asus Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive (BC-12B1ST) - Asus

HD ssd - Crucial 256 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT256M4SSD2 - Crucial Technology

bracket? SILVERSTONE SDP08 3.5 to 2 X 2.5-Inch Bay Converter - Silverstone Tek

Vdieo card looks like the best? EVGA GeForce GTX670 SuperClocked 2048MB GDDR5 256bit, 2x Dual-Link DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, 4-Way SLI Ready Graphics Card 02G-P4-2672-KR - EVGA

cpu - Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K - Intel

hd - Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX - Western Digital

 

[trevor1030]

Hi guys! Now i have been down the road to buying alienwares and pre built custom gaming rigs but i want to make my own... Anyways i have done some research i came up with this let me know if this will work well what needs to be changed and all help is appreciated! I am using this computer for hardcore gaming and thats one of the only things i need it for.



Case - Thermaltake Level 10 GT VN10001W2N No PS Full Tower Case(Black) - Thermaltake

Motherboard - ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Asus

Ram - Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B - Corsair

Psu - Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Core i7 and Core i5 - Corsair

CD blue ray - Asus Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive (BC-12B1ST) - Asus

HD ssd - Crucial 256 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT256M4SSD2 - Crucial Technology

bracket? SILVERSTONE SDP08 3.5 to 2 X 2.5-Inch Bay Converter - Silverstone Tek

Vdieo card looks like the best? EVGA GeForce GTX670 SuperClocked 2048MB GDDR5 256bit, 2x Dual-Link DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, 4-Way SLI Ready Graphics Card 02G-P4-2672-KR - EVGA

cpu - Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K - Intel

hd - Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX - Western Digital

Second option

Thermaltake Level 10 GT (VN10001W2N) Black SECC / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Four Fans-1x 200mm Colorshift side fan, 1x 200mm top fan, 1x 200mm front fan and 1x 140mm rear fan

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5

BYTECC Bracket-35225 2.5 Inch HDD/SSD Mounting Kit For 3.5

(2) MSI N660 Ti PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML16GX3M2A1600C10

ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS

CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

Second option was done on Newegg.com i tried the i5 3570k because its 100$ less then the 3770 i7 and im not sure if there is a huge difference in performance at that point. If anyone can chime in let me know thanks!