So I'm building a computer for the first time and could use any advice people have on the building process, the parts, all of it really.
Budget: $1200
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Games / Settings Desired: Wow and Counter Strike at Ultra settings. Possibly other Next-gen games too so just want the best i can get for my budget
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): Nope
Country: United States (California)
Parts that can be reused: None for computer. I have my monitor already
Do you need an OS? Yes
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? Yes to mouse, keyboard, speakers
Build (all prices are from newegg as of yesterday):
Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz $220
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX High Performance CF Intel Motherboard $80
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM $150
Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $190
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3
$110
Power Supply: Rosewill CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire Ready, Active PFC Power Supply $100
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD AV-GP WD10EURX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM $80
Optical Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM $20
Total: $950
I'm thinking I should spend more on a nicer motherboard, but need advice on good ones out there. I still need to factor in a mouse (played with the razor naga few years back and really liked it so prolly gonna get one of those), a keyboard and speakers/headset as well as an operating system (windows). thanks for any help given in advance. It's greatly appreciated.
- Kevin