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krimson4eva

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I'm looking to build my 1st gaming rig this April but so far these are all the part I found and I was wondering if this was good so far I'm welcoming comment tips and opinions from experts also if anyone does mind recommending a good brand of ram and power supply. Also if someone could recommend me a video card that would enable 4 screens if the one I have listed doesn't enable them thanks

Rosewill Blackhawk Gaming ATX Mid Tower case
Gigabyte Gv-n430-2gi GeForce GT430
MSI B75a-G43 LGA
Intel i5-2500k or i5-3570k
 
and this one with OC...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (In store pick-up) ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V200 Series 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($56.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (In store pick-up) ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $880.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-16 01:58 EST-0500)

Note: if Microcenter store is near you, then go for this one (Recommended).
 
only gpu and storage is changed...

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 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.85 @ Compuvest)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V200 Series 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($56.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $895.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-16 13:41 EST-0500)