New gaming build Advice $800-1100 Budget

darkx1731

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Ok so This is my first build and i was wondering what you guys thought of it and to see whether it needs to be tweaked or not.

Budget Range: $800- 1100 ~ Can go over a little bit

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming - bf3, farcry etc./ livestreaming maybe/ casual stuff

Are you buying a monitor: Yes im thinking either one of those two resolutions would work 1680x1050, 1920x1080 and any suggestions for a specific monitor would be helpful

Parts:
CPU: i5 - 3550 or i5 2500 or i5 3570(non k) not sure which one to get

Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ram - http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=40739&CatId=4534

MOBO: No idea about this part, so any help would be appreciated

GPU: Msi Twin frozr GTX 660 2GB NOT OC

PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2

SSD: not sure any suggestions. I dont need it too be too much prob 64-128 GB is fine because i'll get an HDD

HardDrive: not sure which ones are good so any suggestions here would be helpful pref 500GB or up. i take up alot of space :p

Do you need to buy OS: Yes but wont worry about this too much

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or tigerdirect

Location:Westminster California

Parts Preferences: for the Case i prefer cooler master.
For ram and the psu i prefer Corsair but they dont really matter

Overclocking: NO

SLI or Crossfire: NO

Additional Comments: Thanks for the help guys its much appreciated. Also for the case i hope you guys can suggest something that has lots of airflow and easy for a first time builder like myself. I would prefer if it had a filter.

So i want to see what you guys think about what i have so far and whether u guys think i should change some parts or what not. Anyway Thanks again :D
 

butremor

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($312.86 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($53.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1051.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-25 05:18 EST-0500)
 
This is an excellent price for an extremely good gaming build that will play pretty much everything you throw at it at high to ultra settings.



CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($232.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $989.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-25 06:35 EST-0500)
 

mrdowntownkiller

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the build is solid , but i prefer to change the 2tb HDD to a 500Gb and a SSD
also butremor build is good.