I ordered my budget gaming build $430

[spillz1123]

After of about a week and a half of research and trying different combos, reading reviews of Gpus, and asking opinions I finally ordered my computer.

This is not my first built but the most excruciating and fun at the same time.

Some conditions I had.

Intel 1155 socket Cpu, giving me the option to upgrade to an i5 next year. ( A lot of people said go for a 3 core or 4 core Amd, but I had my mind set on Intel.)

Mini Atx board/case

Gpu (Preferred Nvidia for Physx (Supposedly not that special but generally liked the reviews I saw for nvidia) that can play the newest games at high FPS on a 20-22 inch tv/monitor.

Be a half way decent PSU.

Be at or around $400.

Didn't need Cd drive.

So this is what I ordered:


Rosewill R102-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147111
$29.99

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
$39.99

Galaxy 60XGH3HS3CUD GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162052
$129.99

Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016
$54.99

Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003
$6.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310
$29.99

Bgears Fan Filter 120mm Fan filter with easy removable cover and washable foam filter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811995048
$5.99

ASRock H61M-VS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241
$59.99

Intel Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80623G620
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241
$77.99


APEVIA CF12SL-BGN 120mm UV green LED fan w/3-pin and 4-pin connectors and black grill
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835228013
$7.99

Subtotal: $443.90

- $15 for 2 promo codes,

428.90

So I would say that I did good, and I only added that extra fan, fan filters and that type of thermal compound because my father (I'm 29 in University not living at home) offered to pay for it, but I still didn't want to break his back so I stayed close to my target.

I plan to use that money I didn't spend to buy a gaming mouse, a fan controller, and a Pci wifi adapter and then saving the rest. =)

I like this mouse: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Thermaltake-Tt-eSports-BLACK-Wired-Professional-Gaming-Mouse/16332570

 

[ps3hacker12]

everything there is great, only thing i might be a bit worried about is if that card will fit in the case, but it should since the 465 isn't that long of a card.

 

[hermz1337]

I have that motherboard and I am very happy with it, albeit you lose a few features but overall great mobo.

 

[spillz1123]

everything there is great, only thing i might be a bit worried about is if that card will fit in the case, but it should since the 465 isn't that long of a card.

Yeah I thought about that but than it slipped my mind before I ordered, I did remember the card was not that long.

This is the EVGA size of the 460 (should be the same), 4.376" (H) x 8.25" (L) and this is the size of the case (L)15.00" x (W)7.50" x (H)13.80".

Someone mentioned them having a 8800gt in the review, which I think is length : 9 inches / 288.6 mm, so I think it'll fit. If not I'll just cut off some of the internal hard drive bays... =)