Opinions on following build

[thanosi]

Gaming on a budget of around $600. Done quite a bit of research but components are by no means set in stone. GTX 660 is currently on sale and I like a quieter card but have also considered 7850 and 7870. Thanks.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/16nar

 

[X79]

Shame to sell your GTX 660 for cards with nearly the same or identical performance in my view ^^.

I'd go for more like...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3210 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.26 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B75A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.23 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 (Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $588.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-14 14:35 EDT-0400)

Even though I don't know which parts you need.

There's no OS mind you.

 

[thanosi]

Shame to sell your GTX 660 for cards with nearly the same or identical performance in my view ^^.

I'd go for more like...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3210 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.26 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B75A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.23 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 (Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $588.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-14 14:35 EDT-0400)

Even though I don't know which parts you need.

There's no OS mind you.

Should have specified i'm keen on an SFF build so components were chosen accordingly. I meant the GTX 660 is on sale currently, rather than i'm selling it Thank you for your quick reply though. And I'm building from scratch.

 

[drewhoo]

That's going to be a really cool build. I have been wanting to set up a server in that Node 304 case. I checked all the part compatibility/clearance and couldn't find anything that wouldn't fit. I assume you already have an OS drive?

 

[thanosi]

That's going to be a really cool build. I have been wanting to set up a server in that Node 304 case. I checked all the part compatibility/clearance and couldn't find anything that wouldn't fit. I assume you already have an OS drive?

I was planning to crib the 500gb 2.5 drive from my laptop and hopefully transfer the windows 7 license from there too.