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Gaming PC, About to order, need quick help/suggestions

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March 12, 2013 7:09:53 PM

Hello There, I am looking to buy a gaming computer, and here is my build ;

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $802.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-12 22:07 EDT-0400)

I already have the i5 3570k & The Motherboard, I just bought them off microcenter), i have a little less than $500 left to spend on the other parts, any suggestions on what to replace/is the build fine?

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March 12, 2013 8:41:11 PM

Everything looks really good.
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March 12, 2013 9:37:04 PM

Although the DDR3-2133 will show barely any performance compared to the DDR3-1600, they are about the same price so it's fine. Drop the PSU to the xfx 550w. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb...

If you can try to fit a HD 7950 which is about $30 out of your budget. But if you want to play Crysis 3, it's a good deal.
March 12, 2013 9:44:00 PM

Or you can buy a 7870 xt which can almost be a 7950 if you really overclock it but you will need an after market cooling system for your cpu if you would wish to do that. It's also always nice to get an SSD when you have the money, it doesn't effect gaming but it effects loading. If you want to spend more money on the PSU buy a fully modular PSU since some semi's are pretty much not modular, and with mid towers their pretty helpful.
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