What parts are good for my build?

AppleFan123

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Jul 22, 2012
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Budget $1335

DATE: Christmas

Live in CA so there are taxes so I use Tigerdirect for no taxes.

I don't really need a SSD because I don't care about boot times or how fast
program load.

USES (Most to Least) : Gaming, Watching Youtube, and Video Editing.

It also has to include shipping into the price, and I can't change my budget.

Is this build great for my uses?

CPU: i5 3570k $219.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2373004&sku=I69-3570K

RAM: Corsair XMS 8GB 1600MHz http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6688614&sku=C13-1008

CPU Cooler: (Hyper 212 EVO) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4950641&sku=C283-2054

Anti Static Wrist Strap: (Kingwin Anti Static Wrist Strap) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6655942&sku=K450-2900

HDD: (WD Caviar Blue 1TB) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3232686&sku=TSD-WD10EZEX

PSU : (Corsair CX600M) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7564403&sku=C13-CX600M

Optical Drive: (Samsung) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4814646&sku=S203-8592%20OEM

SSD: (Samsung 840 PRO 128GB) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5247117&sku=S203-8007

Motherboard: (MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7983433&sku=M452-1160

CASE: (Corsair Carbide 300R Windowed Edition) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3844170&sku=C13-1583

GPU: (Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 DUAL-X) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5469329&sku=A271-7851

Sub Total : $1,296.80

GRAND TOTAL: $1,324.03 (With Shipping)


 

thasan1

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dude christmas is 6 months from now on, by then alot of new tech will be out like haswell and possibly Radeon HD 8000 series. so your better off posting it a month before christmas. and also you dont actually need an anti static wrist strap.
 
What is your max budget?
I can't connect with your all your links above.

Your setup is great, but do you have more in your budget? I suggest you to get better/higher PSU for your rig... :)
 

fastreaction

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Lol. Thats what I just wanted to say. I also suggest you to get a better PSU.

- Fastreaction
 

AppleFan123

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I'll just wait for Haswell and 8000 series.

 

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