New Build Advice

[TopMark]

Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: around 700 w/ windows

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: all

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Parts Preferences: none

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: no

What do you think of this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/IgRQ ?

 

[sharkbyte5150]

Overall, I think this is a stronger build (better power supply, better RAM, better GPU) if you can afford it.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ICF3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ICF3/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ICF3/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 2GB Video Card ($144.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $715.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-09 18:02 EST-0500)

 

[TopMark]

Which would be better, 8GB of ram at 1333 or 4 GB at 1600?

 

[realchaos]

I went with an AMD cpu to get a better gpu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $696.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-09 21:21 EST-0500)