New Gaming Build

[schulmanworks]

I'm working on my first gaming PC build. Here's what I've decided so far:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152244
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161402
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152040
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313266
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157314
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775

This totals up to about $495, call me cheap but I'm trying to stay under $500.00 and unless there's a really good deal out there. Any recommendations? I have an 80GB hard drive, some old cooling fans, a disk drive, 2x512 MB RAM cards, and an modem/router combo (I didn't think that was relevant but maybe it is.) lying around as well. I plan on playing games like Skyrim, Assassin's Creed, Battlefield, etc. How can I improve and stay close to my price range?

 

[camohanna]

You can probably get away with 4gb of ram. If you are planning to get ac3 get this card- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130840 cause you get it for free with it. Plus its better than that 7770..

Not sure about that case, looks like that cheapest thing around. Go for one of these
-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061
-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146076

Much better psu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256061

That should suit you fine for your needs.

 

[schulmanworks]

You think the psu is better even though it's 80 plus as opposed to 80 plus bronze?

What about this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161414 it's a new model. My monitor resolution is only 1680 x 1050 so anything more powerful than the 7770 will probably go to waste don't you think?

Also I found this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121120. It's cheaper and I'm on a pretty tight budget right now.

 

[schulmanworks]

Oh also I was thinking about this PSU instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159125 I'm not really sure how to tell a good PSU from a bad one...

 

[schulmanworks]

Anyone out there?

 

[mrdowntownkiller]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($75.06 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($115.50 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $498.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-21 11:26 EST-0500)

 

[Ja3farQ]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352009&Tpk=fractal%20design%201000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157310
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121663
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148766
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045
Totals 523 Dollars
P.S: never go cheap on the RAM/PSU

 

[jonjonjon]

i always get the cheapest ram. there is always a deal for 2x4GB 1600 cas 9 memory for $30.