Hi all,
Im making a pc tower for the first time over my Xmas break this year with a $1200 budget and wanted some feedback. I started with the Ars Technica (2013) Budget suggestions and did some research on the specs they gave me and modified it to a few degrees to give me more quality with high performance games such as MMO's similar to WoW and for future games coming out with the next Gen gaming consoles (Xbox One and Ps4) such as CoD Ghosts, etc etc etc. These are my specs, and keep in mind I am VERY new to all of this. Also keep in mind my budget and the fact that my total price is including monitor, mouse, keyboard.
tldr; Here's my build specs, plz give feedback for highest gaming performance under a $1,200 budget.
Core: i3-3220 = $125
Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 = $85
Memory: Crucial 2x4gb (8gb) DDR3-1600 CL9 1.5v = $77
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2gb = $170
SSD: Samsung 840 500gb = $330
DVD: Lite-On 24x DVD RW = $20
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 = $45
Power: Integra R2 650W = $70
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit = Have not looked into price of Windows 7 yet. I know it can be under 100 I think
Total: $922
Moniter: Asus VE228H 21.5" = $140
Speakers: Logitech X-140 = $30
Mouse/Keyboard: Logitech MK120 = $20
Total: $190
Final Total: $1,112
Major Conscerns: They suggested a different PSU in the original build they gave me (Corsair CX430 500W) and I was concerned as to whether or not the Case would be able to hold the different PSU I chose because its a bigger power supply. I believe it should though because I found it on Fractal's website. I was also concerned as to wether 650W will be enough to power the different graphics card I chose and the higher gb SSD I chose.
Any and all feedback will be greatly appreciated as this is my first build and I am tired of playing heavy MMO's on a bootcamped mac with inadequate graphics, ram, and speed. Thank you so much
Im making a pc tower for the first time over my Xmas break this year with a $1200 budget and wanted some feedback. I started with the Ars Technica (2013) Budget suggestions and did some research on the specs they gave me and modified it to a few degrees to give me more quality with high performance games such as MMO's similar to WoW and for future games coming out with the next Gen gaming consoles (Xbox One and Ps4) such as CoD Ghosts, etc etc etc. These are my specs, and keep in mind I am VERY new to all of this. Also keep in mind my budget and the fact that my total price is including monitor, mouse, keyboard.
tldr; Here's my build specs, plz give feedback for highest gaming performance under a $1,200 budget.
Core: i3-3220 = $125
Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 = $85
Memory: Crucial 2x4gb (8gb) DDR3-1600 CL9 1.5v = $77
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2gb = $170
SSD: Samsung 840 500gb = $330
DVD: Lite-On 24x DVD RW = $20
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 = $45
Power: Integra R2 650W = $70
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit = Have not looked into price of Windows 7 yet. I know it can be under 100 I think
Total: $922
Moniter: Asus VE228H 21.5" = $140
Speakers: Logitech X-140 = $30
Mouse/Keyboard: Logitech MK120 = $20
Total: $190
Final Total: $1,112
Major Conscerns: They suggested a different PSU in the original build they gave me (Corsair CX430 500W) and I was concerned as to whether or not the Case would be able to hold the different PSU I chose because its a bigger power supply. I believe it should though because I found it on Fractal's website. I was also concerned as to wether 650W will be enough to power the different graphics card I chose and the higher gb SSD I chose.
Any and all feedback will be greatly appreciated as this is my first build and I am tired of playing heavy MMO's on a bootcamped mac with inadequate graphics, ram, and speed. Thank you so much
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