Final thoughts on my gaming build

[Kaori Cpu]

Ok, I used some pretty damn good Combo deals here to get my final build. The Total price with all of these parts in my Cart come to $1020.00 USD Just let me know if I did good or if you guys have any suggestions.


http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GjcX

 

[skitz9417]

pretty good hope u have fun with this build

 

[Gennaios]

good build have fun!

 

[ARICH5]

the psu is a little overboard if your not planning to sli

 

[stickmansam]

I wouldn't grab a caviar black as they are generally slower than the 7200.14 and the wd blues

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gjxu

Make sure you put the ram in before the cooler as its harder to fit the ram after cooler is installed

You can drop down to a 550-650w PSU if you don't plan to CFX/SLI

 

[Kaori Cpu]

This will be my 4th gaming PC build. I thought the 7200 RPM caviar black's were the fastest WD hard drives from WD ? I am getting the cx 750 because I will be overclock the CPU and the GPU and also, its part of the COMBO deal that I am getting

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[AleisterCrowley]

I think this would be a stronger system:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.55 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.14 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1052.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-27 10:50 EST-0500)

 

[AleisterCrowley]

sorry i made a mistake with the ssd:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.55 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($92.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.14 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1055.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-27 10:52 EST-0500)

 

[g-unit1111]

I wouldn't grab a caviar black as they are generally slower than the 7200.14 and the wd blues

No they're not. All 7200 RPM drives pretty much perform at the same level, and I've never seen anything that would tell me otherwise.

Personally I'd go for the Gigabyte Windforce 670 over the MSI TwinFROZR, but otherwise the original build looks good. You don't really need an SSD to start with - you can always add one in later.

 

[Marcopolo123]

Hd 7970 is better then gtx 670