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Case: Antec 300
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 LGA 1155 ATX Motherboard
Storage: WD Blue 750 GB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA III, 64 MB Cache
Ram: Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory
Optical Drive: Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive
CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics
PSU:CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Videocard: ?
SSD: ?

again first build so dont make me feel like a noob =).....also recommendation on a video card and a SSD would be greatly appreciated, I play WoW and would like to atleast run on high and ultra if the price isnt crazy

Budget: 250-275 (for GPU an SSD)
 
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

Forget about ssd. Add that later. Get yourself a nice fast gpu like the 7950

or if you prefer nvida

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127697

However if your only playing WoW really any decent gpu will easily max that

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202004

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045

ssd and 7850 come in your budget

However id rather get a 7950 which is much faster graphic card
 
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it will mostly be WoW unless some thing catches my eye on Steam but what would you sau to this.....http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125446
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AUP2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AUP2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AUP2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($242.76 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: NZXT HUE RGB Led Controller
Total: $611.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-01 19:41 EST-0500)

 
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The $199 is better has dual fans however the single fan one is a better brand. However both brands a decent. The rest of your build is very good

You got yourself a i5 cx 600w Everything is perfect. Gtx 660+i5 will play games easily

You said you have a budget of around $270. This gpu is $199

Theres also the amd 7870 for $214

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150605

Choose between the gtx 660 $199 and the 7870 $214 The 7870 is a faster. Id take it for $14 more.

However really The 7870 is $14 more and faster. But it depends whether you prefer amd or nvidia take your pick. Both are great cards

 
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I would love to throw the extra 50 bucks out there for that gpu but im workin with a limited budget and would really like an SSD aswell...but what would be the difference in the i5-3450 and the i5-3570k?
 
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i dont think ill ever need to overclock the only thing i see it doing is givin a lil umph and i think my build now will suffice for what i need to do...really appreciate the recommendations im pretty set on the gtx 660 and i was looking at that same ssd except its the pro series for an extra 40 bucks
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AWbe
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AWbe/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AWbe/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Other: NZXT HUE RGB Led Controller ($32.99)
Total: $561.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-01 22:12 EST-0500)

that should work :D

 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AXF3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AXF3/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AXF3/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Other: NZXT HUE RGB Led Controller ($32.99)
Total: $601.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-02 00:37 EST-0500)

the 7870xt is a bit faster than the 7870 and closer to 7950 performance for less than 244$ :)

 
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Gigabytes cooling is great. and it comes with bio shock and tomb raider Get that and im sure you will be happy

7870 ghz gigabyte+i5 Now thats a gaming setup :D
 
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