First Build- Ready yes or no

[Pignosedturtes]

-LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

-Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

-Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

-EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1557-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support

-CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power

-CORSAIR Vengeance LP 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M1A1600C10

-ASRock Z77 Pro4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

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

-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit

This is a total of $840.91

I want to keep in that price range, or lower if possible. PC is primarily for gaming but also animation and video editing. Note this is first build. If possible If anyone can find better parts (cheaper) that would be great. The games I will be playing on this range from dayz, farcry 3 and battlefield 3. Additional things will be added later.

 

[nix327]

looks good..except for the gpu..even a 7770 will do better than the 550ti..what is your monitor resolution?

 

[PANZER4]

Definitely go for a better GPU.

 

[zander1983]

What Nix and Panzer said, get a better GPU.

If your budget allows, look at 7850, 7870, 7950 or 660ti

 

[Hazle]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t2C2

granted, i can't exactly vouch for the build quality of the motherboard or the OCing potential, but 4 eggs from 90+ reviewers isn't so bad.

520w is enough for a single card setup, but if you're looking to run the card in SLI/CF;

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=62330&vpn=EA750%20GREEN&manufacture=Antec&promoid=1285

otherwise, if you don't want to cheap out on the board, a 7850 is a good and better option over the 550ti.

 

[PANZER4]

I agree on the 7850, easily one of best bang for cards right now.
If you can't afford it, cut the 'K' CPU, and that should lend an extra 30$ to the video card
Of course, if your that desperate...

 

[Pignosedturtes]

looks good..except for the gpu..even a 7770 will do better than the 550ti..what is your monitor resolution?

Im actually playing in my T.V until i get a moniter but most likely in 1080p, also I'm thinking about the 560ti. But I will definitely upgrade it later

 

[Pignosedturtes]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t2C2

granted, i can't exactly vouch for the build quality of the motherboard or the OCing potential, but 4 eggs from 90+ reviewers isn't so bad.

520w is enough for a single card setup, but if you're looking to run the card in SLI/CF;

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=62330&vpn=EA750%20GREEN&manufacture=Antec&promoid=1285

otherwise, if you don't want to cheap out on the board, a 7850 is a good and better option over the 550ti.

Thanks I'm loving that build you sent me, I will most likely stay with one card for now, but the case is big enough for an upgrade.

 

[Pignosedturtes]

I agree on the 7850, easily one of best bang for cards right now.
If you can't afford it, cut the 'K' CPU, and that should lend an extra 30$ to the video card
Of course, if your that desperate...

Well I'll really know when Christmas comes around, i have around 400 dollars now, and I usually get around 400-500 from friends and family. I all depends on how much I get. I really like the built hazle sent me.