Need help with pc build

[hjmario]

ok so ive decided i might try building my own pc instead of buying a prebuilt because it seems a lot cheaper and efficient.

My budget is around 1,500 and im looking to play games in the max settings with good fps and im also looking to render videos. I prefer intel processors.

 

[PP Mguire]

Already had this in my cart from another build. This will do what you want it to do easily.

CPU:
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM:
Newegg.com - Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PV316G160C9K

GPU:
Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2670-KR GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

PSU:
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

SSD+HDD:
Newegg.com - Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F180GBGT-BK 2.5" 180GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Case:
Newegg.com - Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

BD:
Newegg.com - LG Black 10X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal 12X Blu-ray Combo Drive Model UH12NS29 - Blu-Ray Drives

OS:
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems

 

[hjmario]

thank you!

 

[Tigerken]

That's a great build, PP Mguire!
But since hjmario's budget is 1500 and your build is "only" 1444 dollars, I'd like to suggest looking at a more high end case like the Corsair Carbide 500R instead of the 300R...

Cases normally last quite long so it's nice to invest in a good one! And it's only 30$ more

 

[PP Mguire]

I leave room for people to chose their own case if they will on a budget like this since cases are pretty personal preference. For instance, I think the 400 and 500r are ugly, yet the 300r sports a clean look.