Meatshield
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Hi! I'm trying to build a new rig for under $1300. Over the past month or two, I've been looking over every website and forum I could to compare parts. This is what I've come up with, & all the parts are from newegg. Would you guys please give my build a look over and give some advice? I'm looking to buy either this month or maybe next month. I'll be playing at 1080p and just plan on doing some minor overclocking down the road. Thanks!
Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black
$149.99
Mobo: MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
*I don't know much about mobo's, but from what I've read this is one of the few boards with pci express 3.0 compatibility. Is this something I should try to get if possible for future upgrades?
$179.99
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K
$205.99
CPU cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
*The Frio's and V6 models look absolutely gigantic
$25.99
GFX: GIGABYTE GV-N570OC-13I Rev2.0 GeForce GTX 570
*Seems like a really good design with a good overclock already applied
$315.00 after rebate
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2
$114.99 after rebate
HD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
$59.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
*Is this a good option?
$51.99
DVD Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
$18.99
OS: Windows 7
$99.99
Grand total: $1,263.55 shipped
I'm most uncertain about the ram & mobo choices
Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black
$149.99
Mobo: MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
*I don't know much about mobo's, but from what I've read this is one of the few boards with pci express 3.0 compatibility. Is this something I should try to get if possible for future upgrades?
$179.99
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K
$205.99
CPU cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7
*The Frio's and V6 models look absolutely gigantic
$25.99
GFX: GIGABYTE GV-N570OC-13I Rev2.0 GeForce GTX 570
*Seems like a really good design with a good overclock already applied
$315.00 after rebate
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2
$114.99 after rebate
HD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
$59.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
*Is this a good option?
$51.99
DVD Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
$18.99
OS: Windows 7
$99.99
Grand total: $1,263.55 shipped
I'm most uncertain about the ram & mobo choices