- Dec 4, 2012
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Hello folks,
Forgive any spec posting standards I may fail to conform to here, as I am a new member and this is my first post. What brings me here is I'm hoping for some feedback and/or second opinions on this draft of a gaming PC I am building for my brother.
This is basically a $1000 build-a-rig challenge, and I have striven hard to make sure I am getting the best quality parts possible, at the best price, without sacrificing too much of the current gen technology that is out there to maintain longevity.
I am a relative amateur at this, so any advice is appreciated.
PREBUILD:
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge
MEM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
VIDEO: EVGA 02G-P4-2660-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
CASE: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
SSD : Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III
PSU : CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W (Semi Modular)
OTHER: cpu fan (coolermaster Hyper 212 plus) ; 64 bit windows 7 home premium OEM ; generic SATA dvd drive.
Total: $1019.00
Finding excuse to build a rig: Priceless
One thing I am aware of is there is no storage HDD here. This is because my brother doesn't collect a ton of media, and if he does he can always buy a generic disc drive to throw in there at some point. I didn't want to sacrifice any important stuff just to squeeze in a stupid disc drive.
Another note is that I am pre-building this about a month ahead of time.
So, anything I am overlooking? Any better ideas?
EDIT: Another note that i think may be important. He plans on hooking this up to a 1080p HDTV for display, just for any other system strain that may add. Also wants to be able to play ROME: Total war 2
Forgive any spec posting standards I may fail to conform to here, as I am a new member and this is my first post. What brings me here is I'm hoping for some feedback and/or second opinions on this draft of a gaming PC I am building for my brother.
This is basically a $1000 build-a-rig challenge, and I have striven hard to make sure I am getting the best quality parts possible, at the best price, without sacrificing too much of the current gen technology that is out there to maintain longevity.
I am a relative amateur at this, so any advice is appreciated.
PREBUILD:
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge
MEM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
VIDEO: EVGA 02G-P4-2660-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
CASE: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
SSD : Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III
PSU : CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W (Semi Modular)
OTHER: cpu fan (coolermaster Hyper 212 plus) ; 64 bit windows 7 home premium OEM ; generic SATA dvd drive.
Total: $1019.00
Finding excuse to build a rig: Priceless
One thing I am aware of is there is no storage HDD here. This is because my brother doesn't collect a ton of media, and if he does he can always buy a generic disc drive to throw in there at some point. I didn't want to sacrifice any important stuff just to squeeze in a stupid disc drive.
Another note is that I am pre-building this about a month ahead of time.
So, anything I am overlooking? Any better ideas?
EDIT: Another note that i think may be important. He plans on hooking this up to a 1080p HDTV for display, just for any other system strain that may add. Also wants to be able to play ROME: Total war 2
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