Need new system ASAP.. Hows this look?

[xakic]

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP Ordering today or tomorrow

Budget Range: <$800 (less is better but thats my limit =)

System Usage: Gaming (well mostly for other stuff but gaming will be involved)

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts i Dont need: HDD (Have a 120g SSD and a 500gig 7200 rpm plenty for me)

Do you need to buy OS: Nope got windows 7

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any really i guess but i like newegg but have to pay tax with them so keep that in mind

Location: Central California

Parts Preferences: Compatible ? =)

Overclocking: No likely but not out of the question

SLI or Crossfire: nope

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900 (two of them) currently gonna upgrade down the road to 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Would like something quite and NOT bright as the computer sits on the desk next to my monitors. Main gaming i do is minecraft and Star Wars the Old Republic (MMO)

Why I'm Upgrading: Current computer is 6 years old and the video card (8800 gts has gone out for the 2nd time)


Heres what i have found so far, any changes or suggestions are what i'm after =)

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1
DVD: LITE-ON DVD Burner
PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3
MB: GIGABYTE GA-Z77-DS3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo Boost)
CPU cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-R785OC-1GD Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit

Total after tax and shipping: $790.22

Am i forgetting anything?

Like i said looking for biggest bang for the buck =)

 

[tiny voices]

Get an h77 motherboard and drop the CPU cooler because you won't be overclocking that CPU and it looks good.

 

[blackjackedy]

It's mostly pretty good, the main thing is the cpu and cooler. Non-k Intel cpus don't like being overclocked at all, even a few percent can make the system unstable.

This means that the 3470 isn't overclockable either. If you think you might oc down the road, you'll want to upgrade to a 3570k (I see you said you might).
Alternately, if you don't care much for ocing you can drop the 212 evo from the list and run the stock cooler with the 3470, as ivy and sandy run sub 70c on stock cooling at full load.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

If you are going to spend $199 on a processor anyway you might as well add $19 and get the 3570K so you can overclock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Also bumping the graphics up to an HD 7870 would not hurt although that 7850 is a great value with those 3 games included.

Here is an HD 7850 for $50 cheaper with the same games.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150642

7870 with the same games for the same price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025

 

[xakic]

Ok.. well i swaped a few things around..

New stuff
MB: GIGABYTE GA-H77-DS3H LGA 1155 Intel H77 - H77 vs Z77 due to not needing to OC or SLI
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit - Went to 7870 from 7850 and from 1gb to 2gb
And dropped the CPU cooler as i'm not OC'ing stock should be antiquate

Price change is cheaper by about $10 making it $784.02


Hows it look now?

Gonna be ordering it tonight by the looks of it =)

Not to though a wrnch into things.. whats the view of AMD cpus and such? it it really worth the $100 to stick with Intel?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Looks fine. You will be able to overclock the CPU 400Mhz via the Turbo Boost function. You will not need aftermarket cooling for an OC that small. You can still do that with an H77 board as well.

The 7870 is a better choice especially at 1920 x 1080.

Looks good! Enjoy!

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Ok.. well i swaped a few things around..

New stuff
MB: GIGABYTE GA-H77-DS3H LGA 1155 Intel H77 - H77 vs Z77 due to not needing to OC or SLI
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit - Went to 7870 from 7850 and from 1gb to 2gb
And dropped the CPU cooler as i'm not OC'ing stock should be antiquate

Price change is cheaper by about $10 making it $784.02


Hows it look now?

Gonna be ordering it tonight by the looks of it =)

Not to though a wrnch into things.. whats the view of AMD cpus and such? it it really worth the $100 to stick with Intel?

Intel will give you a much more future proof system for gaming. I usually upgrade graphics cards about twice for every CPU upgrade. The AMD FX series are just not good gaming CPUs in general. They do well in a few certain situations but overall Intel is a better choice.

You can compare benchmarks here.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2