$975 Gaming Rig, Look Okay?

[paparhino]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair C70 Arctic White (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($88.53 @ Amazon)
Total: $974.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-07 15:11 EST-0500)

Everything look alright to you guys?

 

[FinneousPJ]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/353572-13-build-upgrade-advice

 

[bruce555]

Looks solid to me.

 

[the great randini]

not bad,
no ssd or cd/dvd? i would spend a bit less on the case and more on the motherboard.

that caseyou picked on newegg is only $109 and mobo is $74.99 dont know why prices are wrong.


ASRock Z77 Pro4

NZXT Phantom 410

 

[DarkSable]

Good picks, but I'd do everything I could to get an SSD in there somehow - it makes the single largest difference in perceived speed of the computer, and even if it's just for gaming, the SSD is SO worth it.

 

[Rebel_Justin]

not bad,
no ssd or cd/dvd? i would spend a bit less on the case and more on the motherboard.

that caseyou picked on newegg is only $109 and mobo is $74.99 dont know why prices are wrong.


ASRock Z77 Pro4

NZXT Phantom 410

different country maybe and what is the advantage of a SDD i plan on getting one could you recommend a good one?

 

[paparhino]

not bad,
no ssd or cd/dvd? i would spend a bit less on the case and more on the motherboard.

that caseyou picked on newegg is only $109 and mobo is $74.99 dont know why prices are wrong.


ASRock Z77 Pro4

NZXT Phantom 410

Remember that the pcpartpicker list prices are after shipping. I want a case I can potentially carry to LAN parties, the C70 handles are nice. No CD/DVD drive, I'll be installing Windows from USB, no need for discs.

Good picks, but I'd do everything I could to get an SSD in there somehow - it makes the single largest difference in perceived speed of the computer, and even if it's just for gaming, the SSD is SO worth it.

I'd like to get one down the road, I'm not terribly concerned about it right now and 64-128GB SSDs are just too expensive for that little amount of space for me right now. I'm more concerned about graphics quality than load times to be honest.

 

[Taeran]

I'm in the same situation atm, I'm going to order a SSD later on as well.

In general, storage and RAM are good things to wait on because they both depreciate in value as well as appreciate in quality (In the future we'll get more for less, obviously)

 

[Jolow99]

Get this pcie wifi card
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-WDN4800
Im currently using it, its super fast have download speeds up to 4.5 mbps.
Also since ur using only dual channel ram get this motherboard instead
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8B75M_LE/