VinceAnthony
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Im not too worried about building it, after researching im confident I can do it. I've picked out a few parts and posted them in my first post. Let me know what you think
While they are all great components that you've picked, you're going to go way over budget.
Using Newegg prices you're currently around $995.
RAM you can get for ~$40, so not a big deal, but if you need a copy of Windows thats $100.
And then there is the video card, which if you're a "big time gamer" you'll want to put $250+ into.
If you need to cut some costs I'd say:
(-$30) ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN 3 instead of the PRO version, you don't lose much.
(-$30+) Seagate Barracuda 1TB is quite a bit cheaper, or consider if you'll need all that space and get a smaller drive.
(-$60+) I know cases are personal preference since you're the one looking at it, but IMO the $ could be better spent elsewhere.
Im not too worried about building it, after researching im confident I can do it. I've picked out a few parts and posted them in my first post. Let me know what you think
building a computer really isnt that difficult, you put a square peg in a square hole and a round peg in a round hole, turna few screws, put a cd in the drive click next a few times and you are done. plus you got all of us here to help you with any quetions you might have during the process. just take your time and if something seems like its not fitting, its because it doesnt fit, dont force it
dont get a Z68 board, you arent going to be using the features it has to offer... get a MSI P67AGD55 motherboard. i heart that board.
if you can, i really would put more money towards a high end graphics card, a GTX 570 is a great card, now that the new generation cards are out, i would also look at a 6970.
if you can, get the 2gig version of the 570, it will help in very demanding games like BF3. but its not mandantory!
looks good man! the only other thing you are going to need is a CPU cooler.
the BEST bang for your buck cooler is the
Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus evo CPU cooler
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
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one last thing! i expect pictures when its done!
looks like a solid 2 year+ computer! way to do your research and ask questions!
the 2gig from amazon will do just fine
check overclock.net for buying used parts, thats where i bought all my parts. literally everything i bought from that forum used from members