Tips/pointers/reccomendations on my first build please

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but if you have a small budget go second hand on craigslist and get a phenom ii 955 with hd58XX rig

woops. ill post the individual items in one second thank you

dont know how to delete a post so i guess this acts as a self bump

this would be a better card for the money, toms hardware approved!
out of stock at the moment
PowerColor PCS+ AX7870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
but outside of that i like the build!!!

Your build is very reasonable as is.

If I could make one recommendation, it would be to use a SSD for the os and some games.
It will make everything you do feel so much quicker.

A 120gb SSD would do the job. It will cost about the same as the 1tb hard drive. You could defer on the hard drive and add one later when/if you need more storage.

Have you budgeted for an OS, about $100?

i dont need to buy an OS. and i think i would prefer the HDD over the lower SSD due to just plain storage and i dont believe i need the extra speed on it

much easier way to read your parts list
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CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8B75-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DVDE818A7T/BLK/B/GEN CD Reader, DVD Writer ($24.97 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor ($138.98 @ Newegg)
Other: SHARKOON Skiller 000SKSK ($29.99)
Total: $942.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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I will never build a pc without a SSD for the OS again.
Once you have one, you will neither.


With your budget, a SSD is entirely appropriate.
Add $100 to your budget if you need to.
Forget boot times, you only do that occasionally. Things like os install or maintenance will take an hour job down to 5-10 minutes.
Internet browsing is faster, and files open instantly.


But here is no reason why you can't start with just a SSD for the "C" drive and later add a hard drive of whatever size you might need.
A 120gb ssd will hold the OS an a handful of games. With 180gb or 240gb, you may never need a hard drive at all.