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First build need Help and feedback

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July 5, 2013 6:36:40 PM

CPU-Intel Core-i5 3350P Quad-Core Processor 3.1 Ghz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637i53350P
($179.99)
Graphic Card- Either EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1024MB GDDR5 128bit, Dual Dual-Link DVI, Mini HDMI, Graphics Card ($144) or
or EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP Graphics Card 02G-P4-2662-KR
($199)
Case- NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid Tower Case, Black 921RB-001-BL
($69)
Power Supply- Corsair Builder Series CX 430 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX430)($39)
Hard Drive- WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX
($66)
MotherBoard-MSI LGA1155/Intel H77/DDR3/SATA3&USB3.0/A&GbE/ATX Motherboard ZH77A-G43
($84)
Ram- Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit for Core i3, i5, i7 and Platforms SDRAM CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
Total price range: $ (600-750)


Any feedback would be awesome because this is my first build and am tight on money and am looking to do some gaming ex. LoL,Crysis 3, Far cry 3 and all the new games. I know i wont be able to play them on high graphics but i would like to be able to play them on at least high. PLease if u see something that i can upgrade for cheap or something you would like to improve please give me feedback.I am also wondering if all of this stuff is compatible with each other and will work well.
Keep in mind this is my first build!
Thanks in advance

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July 5, 2013 8:57:57 PM

All of that is a great build. You will probably want to go with the 660 Super clocked, or even maybe get a GTX 760 if you can get it in there. The 760 is ~a 670, maybe faster.

Also, personally, I would look into getting a i5-3570k, so that way in the future if your CPU starts to bottleneck, you have room to overclock. That may require a better PSU, but that is in the future. With my recommendations it should be no more than $800.

Otherwise, its a great build. ^_^

EDIT: ALSO! Word of advice. Western Digital doesn't make as good Hard Drives as you think. They may write and read a little better, but their failure rate is much higher than say Seagate. I would recommend getting a 1TB Seagate Barracuda. They should be going for about $50-60 so you'd save yourself a couple bucks, lol. Even if you can, get a 2TB. You'll have much more room for games and other things for $100, which is much less per Gigabyte. I have a 1TB just for games, and its almost full. Game files are getting much larger nowadays.
July 6, 2013 1:02:45 AM

Thanks so much for the feedback and help
July 6, 2013 10:14:54 AM

No problem. Hope it all goes well. Ganbatte!
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