Finish my Build!

[kimmeleh]

Hello, I am just looking for some suggestions and guidance on what else to pick up to finish off my rig. It is being built for some light gaming(Diablo 3/GW 2) at Medium settings and some internet surfing. I currently have an operating system, and most of the components just need a PSU/Motherboard. Right now I have these parts:

Case: Thermaltake Commander Snow Edition
PSU: >>>>?<<<
CPU: I3 3220 3.30Ghz
Motherboard: >>>?<<<<
Memory: Kingston Hyper X Genesis(2x4gb)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
Monitor: 24" Viewsonic 2ms Delay
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow(Should I get a different mechanical keyboard?)
Mouse: Tt Esports element gaming mouse
Operating system: Windows Vista/7 (Not sure yet)

Any and all help will be appreciated, that being said all my components are BNIB and can be exchanged and upgraded.

 

[digitalmiget]

First off get Windows 7. Get a Z77-Extreme 4 motherboard or Gigabyte Z77-D3H and i think a 500watt PSU should be good enough http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027&Tpk=corsair%20500w

 

[BreadWhistle]

Your PSU should be the Corsair CX430 and the motherboard a ASRock H77 Pro 4/MVP
Both are very reliable products, and should last a long while. But if you plan on adding a decent video card, you would want a larger PSU. In that case, I'd recommend the XFX Pro 550w PSU.

And I'm not sure why you would even consider Vista. It's terrible. Even worse than Windows 8 if you ask me. Errors and bugs everywhere. Get Windows 7.

 

[loresr97]

Your PSU should be the Corsair CX430 and the motherboard a ASRock H77 Pro 4/MVP
Both are very reliable products, and should last a long while. But if you plan on adding a decent video card, you would want a larger PSU. In that case, I'd recommend the XFX Pro 550w PSU.

And I'm not sure why you would even consider Vista. It's terrible. Even worse than Windows 8 if you ask me. Errors and bugs everywhere. Get Windows 7.

+1 Vista is horrible,but when I say horrible I really mean horrible.

 

[kimmeleh]

Thanks for the quick input!

I asked about Vista just because I had the cd's lying around and wasn't sure about size of the OS.

I see that everyone recommends the "77" Mobo's why is this?

One last question about PSU's though, I noticed a big difference in Price for a modular as compared to a non-modular PSU. What are the differences? just cable management?

 

[AgeOfEpicness]

I don't see your graphics card, and if you haven't decided what is your budget for a gpu?

 

[maestro0428]

I would go Seasonic for a psu. I can't really tell ya what wattage though as you have no gpu listed.

 

[BreadWhistle]

Thanks for the quick input!

I asked about Vista just because I had the cd's lying around and wasn't sure about size of the OS.

I see that everyone recommends the "77" Mobo's why is this?

One last question about PSU's though, I noticed a big difference in Price for a modular as compared to a non-modular PSU. What are the differences? just cable management?

Because they are the newest thing with motherboard chipsets. I'd recommend the B75 too, but H77 is a bit more suitable. I wouldn't recommend X79 because each motherboard is ~$200 at least and the cheapest CPU for that is the 3820, at around ~$300