SETHD13'S NEW COMPUTER COMMISION

**yottabyte** · 05-17-2013, 09:29,

Agreed with Crazy.

Also, I forgot to include a DVD reader in my build. If you plan on buying windows you might want to get that.

sethd13 · 05-17-2013, 14:12,

Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($125.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
DISC:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
($17.99)

bvcxzmn · (This post was last modified: 05-17-2013, 16:56 by bvcxzmn.)

Remember! You can't get the i5 3570k at Microcenter!

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ($219.99)

Also, that Solid State Drive is overpriced, get this one:

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ($102.99)

and if you're willing to wait a bit before you install your OS, this is the best price to performance that I could find, but it doesn't become available to the public until May 28th.

Seagate 600 Series ST120HM000 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ($109.99)

**yottabyte** · 05-17-2013, 18:03,

SSD is not overpriced, it's higher quality than the Kingston you linked. Although you might want to go for the cheapest in a budget PC. Wutevs. You usually want to get an SSD that has been avaliable for some time so you know from reviews how stable it is. There are some drives that are known to be really unstable after a while. So yeah, don't get one on the release date.

If you really want to get the price lower, you could consider a cheaper case. I really just picked one at random that looked high quality for the price. I personally prefer metal cases over ones with lots of plastic parts like the NZXT ones. Makes the case look so cheap.

Also, you could save some money by getting a lower wattage power supply. It will limit your abilities to overclock and upgrade to SLI/crossfire configs, but will save you some money
The corsair cx500 is $50 than the other one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500

bvcxzmn · 05-17-2013, 19:28,

Just from my experience, I will always try to recommend something as future proof as possible. The CX600, the 600 watt version of the PSU yotta linked above, is on sale for only $10 more than the CX500. I would recommend getting that instead as long it is on sale. If not, then the one yotta linked would be better.

CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ($59.99)

**yottabyte** · 05-17-2013, 21:47,

The one I included in the original build is the HX650, not the CX600. The HX650 is in corsair's professional series and is modular. The CX series is kinda the budget version.

Still, a 600W is not far from a 500W. I wouldn't recommend running two graphics cards on a 600W psu more than I would a 500W. I don't really see the point of that upgrade. If you want budget, a 500W is good enough. If you wan't future proof and wider upgrade options, you might want to consider something like a HX850, which is way out of the price class.

bvcxzmn · 05-17-2013, 23:50,

The more wattage overhead you have, the longer the power supply will last because it will be generally cooler always use a lower percentage of the power meaning less stress on the system. That's the reason I have a 850W PSU in my computer when even if I got a second GTX 680 it would only be consuming 750W.

Also, you can get more overhead for overclocking or other things if you ever need it.

**yottabyte** · 05-18-2013, 00:27,

True dat, but if you're concerned about how long the power supply will last, you won't buy a budget PSU anyway. The quality of the components has a way bigger impact on lifespan than the wattage overhead. It really isn't that much of a concern anyway, since even the cheapest power supplies probably last at least 6 years.

I'd settle with the CX600. A 3570k and 660/660ti will not use more than 500W, but it could come close to it if you throw in a couple of harddrives, fans, etc.

Love,

sethd13 · 05-18-2013, 01:48,

So what is your final COMPLETE(os and disc drive) recommendation?

bvcxzmn · (This post was last modified: 05-18-2013, 02:23 by bvcxzmn.)

What is your absolute no matter what can't go over budget?

I just managed to put together a $1047 build with a GTX 670 in it. This would be significantly more powerful than either of the other builds, however it will not have an SSD(which is well worth it in my opinion). http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XZc8 Also, with the powersupply in it, you could just barely pull off SLI with 670s if you wanted to in the future.

Make sure to ignore the mail-in rebates if you didn't know before.

EDIT: Oh yea, make sure to wait to buy the graphics card until May 23. On May 23, Nvidia will be revealing their 700 series desktop graphics cards which will significantly drop the price of the 600 series graphics cards. If they drop enough, you might even be able to get gtx 660s in SLI right off the bat, which is more powerful than a GTX 680.