$1000 Mini-ATX Build: GTX 770 + SSD Thoughts?

[Doulos7]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35FkO

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35FkO) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35FkO/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35FkO/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53470) | $179.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah77nwifi) | $104.79 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl) | $76.50 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $89.89 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $57.99 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc) | $329.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc130kkn1) | $44.99 @ Mwave
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m) | $49.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $84.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1019.12
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-07 09:23 EST-0500 |

 

[woltej1]

Why are you going with a 3rd generation intel?

500w might be pushing it with a 770. 600 would be comfortable. Plus the CX series is average so you don't want to put it at a high load too much.