Review on 1600$ Gaming Build [ First Time ]

[GenesisZero]

Approximate Purchase Date: 1st week of May

Budget Range: ~1600$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming , Internet Surfing

Parts Not Required: Keyboard , Mouse , Monitor , Headset/Speakers , SSD , HDD

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com ( Will just base our country's price on this site )

Country: Philippines

Parts Preferences:

Intel CPU & GPU


Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1440x900 atm ( Will upgrade to 1920x1080 in the near future )

Additional Comments: Needs to look good also in the inside , and of course not too noisy .


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So here is my final build , some of the prices of the parts are way high because of taxes ( courtesy of our tax evaders and corrupt politicians ) in our country but Im fine with it . I don't need an SSD atm and I already have an Optical drive , need to save me some bucks first .

Chassis : Cooler Master Storm Trooper - 167$ in our country

Mobo : Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 - 169$ in our country ( Should I get Extreme 6? )

CPU : i5-3570k - 243$ in our country

Cooler : Corsair H100 - 128$ in our country

HDD : WD Caviar Black 1 TB - Have it already

RAM : Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2x4gb ddr3 1600 CL9 - 70$ in our country

GPU : Gainward GTX 680 Phantom - 600$ in our country ( Pretty damn expensive , thanks to effing taxes )

PSU : Seasonic 750w M12II-750 80PLUS Bronze (Modular) - 121$ in our country ( Should I get X760 ? Or just save me some bucks ? )

~1500$


Need some opinions

 

[g-unit1111]

Yea its 239 over here. If you want a good board, ASRock Extreme boards are nice and come with similar features

Yeah I'm heavily considering getting the Z77 Extreme 6 for my system - I'm just waiting for IB i5 CPUs to drop before I make my decision on which upgrade path I'm going.

 

[GenesisZero]

ASRock's boards looks very cool IMO

 

[Rockdpm]

You mean drop into market, or drop in price? its gonna be a while for price drops... Also the 2600K is 279 right now at Tiger. Sounds like Sandy Bridge 2700K or Ivy i5 for me!

 

[Rockdpm]

ASRock's boards looks very cool IMO

Yea and the components they use are good. Gold Caps means good power control and a good overclocking board. Tho i doubt you plan to overclock. The Extreme series from ASRock is a good family to live with

 

[GenesisZero]

I maybe overclocking ( asking for help from friends ) , Im quite young for my age ( 14 ) , so I don't get to mess with OCing that much .

 

[Rockdpm]

Thats understandable. Never take on something unless your absolutely confident to do it.. Or you know what your doing

 

[GenesisZero]

Well , I'd be asking them also to teach me how to OC , so in the future , I'd be able to handle it all by myself .

 

[Rockdpm]

Well once you figure it out... You will catch the hang of it on your own. Its just a simple change of a few settings and done.