Hello all, this is my second time building a gaming rig and it will not be for myself. It is for my sister with a budget of $800, OS included. I have an extra 500GB HDD somewhere so this build will not need one. My first build I used a list of parts I found online, this will be my first time picking the parts myself to fit the budget. No OC will be done. Her main requirement will be for it to run Sims 4 comfortably though a lot of other gaming will be done with current games, ex/ Skyrim with Mods. This is what I got since this future title does not have it's requirement released yet. Thoughts?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rHNJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rHNJ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rHNJ/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($175.66 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $741.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 19:03 EST-0500)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rHNJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rHNJ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rHNJ/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($175.66 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $741.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 19:03 EST-0500)