Hello, first off, let me say this is a repost since the first post didn't get much response. I have been thinking of purchasing a gaming PC for a very long time now and I think it's time to go through with it. Since January of this year, I have been planning to purchase a gaming PC on Black Friday. My build has changed a lot from then so I need your help in rating my proposed build and making changes to it. This would be my first build/computer ever so I do need a lot of help. Here's a brief overview of me. I'm a 14 and a freshman in high school. I enjoy computers and I think it would be an awesome experience building one. I plan to use the PC for gaming, schoolwork, surfing the web, and editing photos/videos. Since it's my first PC, I will need a new monitor, OS, keyboard and mouse. I think I need help on deciding the mobo, hdd, ram and psu.
Approx. Purchase Date: Black Friday
Budget Range: Less than $1350
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Preferred Websites/Places for Parts: 1) Actual MicroCenter Store 2) microcenter.com 3) newegg.com 4) amazon.com
Selected Parts:
CPU: i5 3750K - $170
GPU: GTX 660 Ti - $300
MoBo: GA-Z77X-D3H - $135 (after rebate)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $100
RAM: Corsair Vengenace 8GB DDR3-1600 (1.5v)- $43
PSU: SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W - $90
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 - $100
CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 or COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus - $30 each
SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB - $92
Mouse: Logitech G9x - $65
How is the build overall? Feel free to make any recommendations/changes! I have a few more questions:
1) Is it better to have 1.65v or 1.5v RAM?
2) For those of you who have windows 8, what are your thoughts? Is it good for gaming? Should I buy it?
3) How is NCIX.com?
I really need recommendations for a good keyboard and monitor, all help is appreciated!
Approx. Purchase Date: Black Friday
Budget Range: Less than $1350
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Preferred Websites/Places for Parts: 1) Actual MicroCenter Store 2) microcenter.com 3) newegg.com 4) amazon.com
Selected Parts:
CPU: i5 3750K - $170
GPU: GTX 660 Ti - $300
MoBo: GA-Z77X-D3H - $135 (after rebate)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $100
RAM: Corsair Vengenace 8GB DDR3-1600 (1.5v)- $43
PSU: SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W - $90
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 - $100
CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 or COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus - $30 each
SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB - $92
Mouse: Logitech G9x - $65
How is the build overall? Feel free to make any recommendations/changes! I have a few more questions:
1) Is it better to have 1.65v or 1.5v RAM?
2) For those of you who have windows 8, what are your thoughts? Is it good for gaming? Should I buy it?
3) How is NCIX.com?
I really need recommendations for a good keyboard and monitor, all help is appreciated!