Gaming PC, 2013, $750 Recording

[zsollila]

I would like a PC that I'll build within the next couple of weeks. My goal is to record gameplay for the following games:

Dishonored
Saints Row: The Third
Grand Theft Auto IV
Bioshock Infinite
Just Cause 2
Kerbal Space Program
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Minecraft

Suggestions?
Thanks in Advance.

 

[PP Mguire]

So it's not 2 months anymore?

 

[zsollila]

Nope! I finally got the money to get a $750 gaming PC. 186.99 will go to games, an the rest will go to food.

 

[PP Mguire]

Well, what quality are you going for? Recording high end gameplay takes resources that 750 bucks isn't going to buy, but if you don't mind half screen under FRAPs (or 720p) recording then that's fine. It appears the trend of recording gameplay is a big thing right now.

 

[zsollila]

I can record 720p. It'll render faster.

 

[PP Mguire]

Alright here you go.

CPU:
Intel Core i3-3220 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637i33220 - Newegg.com

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM:
Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX - Newegg.com

GPU:
EVGA 02G-P4-2668-KR GeForce GTX 660 FTW 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Newegg.com

PSU:
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com

Case:
Rosewill REDBONE Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

HDD:
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Newegg.com

OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Newegg.com

$743

Now if you can swing it, I suggest spending a little extra and getting this GPU instead.

Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2763-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

 

[zsollila]

Thanks Migure.

 

[PP Mguire]

Also, I didn't include a DVD drive because they are getting rather pointless these days. If you need one, any cheap SATA DVDRW will work. Think Asus has one for 17 bucks.

 

[zsollila]

Or just install Windows off a thumb drive. Which is what, $8?

 

[PP Mguire]

Yea you need an 8GB.