Advice for a new gaming PC

[haris25]

Hi People

Wanted your help with my first computer build. My selection of components is as follows:
Processor i3 3570k, Motherboard Gigabyte GAZ77X - UD3H, RAm Corsair Vengeance 4gb, Power Supply Cooler Master GX 650, Hard Drive Western Digital 500Gb, Chasis Thermaltake Nvidia Edition V Element, GPU preferably a NVIDIA GTX 660 2gb.

Please provide your views about my build. I will be grateful to all of you.

 

[slomo4sho]

I would honestly wait for Haswell if you are able to wait another month.

 

[Onus]

That CM PSU was summarized by HardOCP as a "polished turd in a box." A GTX660 doesn't neet a 650W PSU, so you could get something around 500W instead. I'd recommend something built by Seasonic (their own, XFX, some Antec, some PC P&C), FSP (their own, some Antec), Enermax/LEPA (their own), or Super Flower (Rosewill Capstone, new Kingwin).

Oh, and you'll probably want a 120mm CPU cooler if you intend to overclock. I have good results with my Xigmatek Gaias. It often goes on sale too, sometimes for as little as $20.

 

[haris25]

That CM PSU was summarized by HardOCP as a "polished turd in a box." A GTX660 doesn't neet a 650W PSU, so you could get something around 500W instead. I'd recommend something built by Seasonic (their own, XFX, some Antec, some PC P&C), FSP (their own, some Antec), Enermax/LEPA (their own), or Super Flower (Rosewill Capstone, new Kingwin).

Oh, and you'll probably want a 120mm CPU cooler if you intend to overclock. I have good results with my Xigmatek Gaias. It often goes on sale too, sometimes for as little as $20.

Thank you Onus. Besides the PSU, what do you think about the other components

 

[Onus]

Assuming you meant "i5-3570K" (it's not an i3), I think it would do well.

 

[haris25]

Yes it is will be an i5 3570K. What are your thoughts about the motherboard.

 

[Onus]

I've never used one, but Gigabyte is a good brand. You might see if any tech sites have reviewed that one, and if they had any problems, and what kind of OC they got with it.

 

[haris25]

One final question,the rest of the components (except the PSU) are fine right? I checked anandtech regarding the motherboard. The review was good.

 

[Onus]

Anandtech does good reviews. If they liked it, it should be fine.

 

[haris25]

Thanks for the help, first pc build, tons of excitement.