850$ gaming pc

ik0dy

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Nov 20, 2012
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10,510
What do you guys think. anything im over spending on? is it alright for the bugget? im from canada so the prices are a bit higher. so if ur gunna post a link of a item make sure its a .ca thanks



Hdd- Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

cpu-Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

os-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM


sata cable-OKGEAR 18" SATA 6 Gbps Cable, Straight to Right Angle W/Metal Latch, UV Blue, Backward Compatible with 3 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123111

gpu-SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition OC 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card (11201-02-20G)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102968

psu- OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular Gaming Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

ram-G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231461


MOBO-ASRock B75 PRO3-M LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157329
 

g-unit1111

Titan
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Yes, I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like B75.

I'd also say do not mess with low voltage RAM on a Sandy Bridge / Ivy Bridge build. You need at least 1.5V.

For that budget I'd suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.69 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($86.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $853.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-20 12:39 EST-0500)