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coldspider131313   02-09-2012 at 08:37:45 PM

So this is my 1st gaming build and I would like some advise. I have about a $800 budget that's with OS. Everything was priced at Newegg. My biggest concern is the CPU, Motherboard and Graphics card.

Case - COOLER MASTER Elite 430 $49.99
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68ATX $117.99
Video - SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express$134.99
PCU-COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US 500W ATX12V v2.3 $34.99 after rebate
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) $209.99 With free tool $14.99
RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $49.99
HD - Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $84.99
Optical - ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A7T/BLK/B/GEN - OEM $18.99
Cooler - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 $29.99

Win7 Home 64 $99.99
$831.90 with OS
$731.91 without OS

I might have an OS so I hope to save the $99 there.

Should I upgrade to the 2500k for overclocking ability?

Is 500w enough power?

Motherboard?

At $134 is SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 a good card for games such as WoW and SWTOR.

Any other info would be great. Looking to get this going in the next few days.

Thanks all,
Shawn


Message edited by coldspider131313 on 02-09-2012 at 10:17:47 PM
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g-unit1111   02-09-2012 at 09:00:42 PM

When I clicked on the link it said "This wish list is empty".

This is what I typically recommend for an $800 build (does not include OS/keyboard/mouse/monitor):

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 - $59.99
PSU: Corsair CX600 - $69.99
Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3 - $121.99
CPU: 3.30GHz Intel Core i5-2500K - $229.99
Cooler: Hyper 212 Plus - $29.99
RAM: PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $44.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $89.99
Optical: Samsung DVD Burner - $15.99
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 - $169.99

Total: $833.94

------------------------------ Corsair Graphite 600T | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 950 | Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H | Core i5-3570K | EVGA Supercooler M020 | 16GB Corsair RAM | Intel 320 SSD | 1TB Caviar Green | Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB | Plextor B940 | Vizio 42"
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