Computer build

[Rockon20000]

Ok so i have the money and am ready to order the parts.

This is what i have.

ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2N0C2

What other hard drive is good other then the western digital caviar blue?

Can someone recommend a good optical drive?

also what's the difference between the Asus GTX660-DC2-2GD5 and the Asus GTX660-DC2O-2GD5?

[Cyrops]

Op's build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($199.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $733.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-05 01:21 EST-0500)


Unless you are super tight on cash, paying 15$ for 100mhz is worth, in my opinion.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($144.33 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($199.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $729.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-05 01:25 EST-0500)

And you want external optical drive, it will last you through all future builds
http://www.amazon.ca/External-Combo-...tical+drive+lg

[Rockon20000]

Thanks, why do most optical drives say they only support up to windows vista? Also i may order everything from one place instead a bunch of different places, and newegg is sold out of caviar blue, what is another good hard drive?

[Cyrops]

Thanks, why do most optical drives say they only support up to windows vista? Also i may order everything from one place instead a bunch of different places, and newegg is sold out of caviar blue, what is another good hard drive?

Caviar Black, but it's gonna cost a bit more.
Not sure about the support for optical drives, I haven't used one at home for over 6years, and the one we have at work works from win XP to win 8.

[Rockon20000]

Thanks for the info, probably going to go with the 4330. do you know the difference between the GTX 660's?

Can anyone else recommend an optical drive? all of the ones i've looked at say they support up to windows vista.

[Deleted]

Thanks for the info, probably going to go with the 4330. do you know the difference between the GTX 660's?

Can anyone else recommend an optical drive? all of the ones i've looked at say they support up to windows vista.

The "O" Version (Asus GTX660-DC2O-2GD5) is overclocked from the get go. Apart from that i don't see any difference.
I'd suggest getting the overclocked version except it is far more expensive in your country, but i doubt it.

[Rockon20000]

Ok thanks, do you know any good optical drives that would work with windows 8.1?

[Deleted]

Ok thanks, do you know any good optical drives that would work with windows 8.1?

99% of drives should work out of the box, with no additional drivers needed. Just put it in, lock it in place, plug the cables in and start up.

[Cyrops]

99% of drives should work out of the box, with no additional drivers needed. Just put it in, lock it in place, plug the cables in and start up.

He talking about external one, I assume?
But still they should all work with Win8.

[Deleted]

usually they should work flawlessly ... i've you want to be on the save side, order the drive from a retailer that allows easy returns like amazon.