First Gaming PC Today

[Planb]

I will be ordering my first PC today and I just wanted to make sure everything checks out ok. I can't post the link to it because I haven't posted enough.

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX 450W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer

Price: $874.67 (Includes windows 7) $40 MIR
Note if you find any changes my price can't increase.

[AvaEve]

You can at least copypaste the pc's price, specs and components.

[Kilma]

I just got this:

If you live close to a microcenter <50miles they have a deal for 3570k and Extreme 4 ~ $300 bucks which would bring down to your price level.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($90.65 @ Amazon)
Total: $899.55
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-07-19 14:56 EDT-0400)

[llDemonll]

Get the PSU that Kilma posted and your build will be fine, Planb

[demonskies]

The video card requires/recommends at least a 500w. If you orderered that 450 you're probably gonna have a bad time.

[Vargur]

And you'll want to add more terrabytes.

[Planb]

Get the PSU that Kilma posted and your build will be fine, Planb

I would but I need the same price or lower :/

[demonskies]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/540?vs=549

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

You could always get a 6870 youd lose a little bit of FPS but then you could up your psu. Id highly recommend getting a better psu though. If you have to save for another week-month it would be well worth it.

[Deleted]

I would but I need the same price or lower :/

You didn't state the price of the PSU.

[Kilma]

I would but I need the same price or lower :/

When I looked at your list a few things stuck out to me:

The case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...20Merc%20Alpha
Looks like its new and even though it won an "award" there are no user reviews... kinda sketchy. The case is one of the more important parts because you deal with it on a daily basis. If you get a "bad" case it will just cause headaches.

The PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0450W%20ATX12V
Only because I like to have some headroom on PSU incase of things like OC'ing and maybe an extra video card down the road. This one will probably do alright.

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157297
It only comes with one PCI-E 3.0 socket and 1 PCI-E 2.0 x4, which is bad if you ever plan on upgrading later. Its not a board recommended to do any significant overclocks. (3.8 to 4.0 range) rather than (4.3 to 4.5 and above). It will get the job done if you just want a computer up and running.

I agree with Demonskies getting a 6870 will give you a bit more money for a better case/psu.

[Planb]

I managed to get my build with your psu. I probably won't be able to change the case.

[n0cturnal]

When I looked at your list a couple things stuck out to me:

The case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...20Merc%20Alpha

Looks like its new and even though it won an "award" there are no user reviews... kinda sketchy. The case is one of the more important parts because you deal with it on a daily basis. If you get a "bad" case it will just cause headaches.

Who cares about user reviews when it gets praised by professional reviewers?
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Review/1413/7
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/444...ew/index8.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4913/b...h-can-39-can/7
http://www.kitguru.net/components/ca...ssis-review/7/

It is an amazing case for the price, the only thing that can compete is perhaps the NZXT Source 210 Elite.

[Kilma]

Who cares about user reviews when it gets praised by professional reviewers?

I have been served!

I take back what I said about the case. Grats on PSU upgrade. You should be good to go.

Have Fun!