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    New build $800 budget

    I have been reading various threads trying to put together a new build. I currently run a Q6600 and 5770 gpu, it's pretty old. Here is what I came up with, but it's way over budget:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139009
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233143
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115233
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157330
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139020 I would prefer a modular one though.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136533
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835181032
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150605

    I want that case and the cooling. I want something that will run most games at decent settings. I run at 1920x1080 on my 23 inch Monitor. I play the usual stuff, COD, BOP2, Guild Wars 2, Arma II, DayZ etc. Thanks in advance for any advice!

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    Get a 3570k, you can get a seasonic 520m for a few bucks cheaper, you could drop the case down to a corsair 300 or even something like a 50-60 dollar haf 922, 8Gb low profile vengeance would be fine, drop the h100 for something like a cm hyper 212 evo, u could drop down to a 500Gb blue drive and throw in an SSD (samsung 830/840 or Crucial m4 128Gb). If you are only going for a single GPU and not a super extreme OC you could get away with a z77 pro 3 board. All those modifications could save you quite a bit a cash.
    CPU:i5 4670k@4.3Ghz GPU:Gigabyte GTX760 WF3 Mobo:Asrock Z87E-ITX RAM:8Gb GSkill Ares@1600MhzCase:Atomic Orange Bit Fenix Prodigy Cooling: Corsair H100i HDD:1Tb WD Cav Black SSD: Samsung 830 128Gb PSU:Seasonic M2II620 KB:Razer Black Widow Mouse:Razer Naga 2014

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    I have an HX 620 Corsair PS in the PC I currently use. Would that still do the job?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hendor View Post
    I have an HX 620 Corsair PS in the PC I currently use. Would that still do the job?
    Yes, there is no need to replace that.
    Intel i5-3570K @ 4.7GHz | MSI Z77 Mpower | Noctua NH-D14 | Corsair Vengeance LP White 1.35V 8GB 1600MHz
    Gigabyte GTX 670 OC Windforce 3X @ 1372/7604MHz | Corsair Force GT 120GB | Silverstone Fortress FT02 | Corsair VX450

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    Awesome, thanks for the help. Got it down to a little over $800.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hendor View Post
    that would work nicely and save a nice chunk of money. if you put aside aesthetics (case, fancy ram) you can pack alot more into your sub 800$ pc. there are plenty of good cases for half of the corsair.. try and fit a SSD in the build if you can imo. also, if you are parting out your old PC some more of that stuff can be of use..like CD drive, and hard drive.

    is OS included?
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
    CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9900ALED Ball Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.92 @ NCIX US)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
    Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
    Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.52 @ NCIX US)
    Total: $702.39
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-09 16:51 EST-0500)

    i cant get it to show the non-microcenter price for some reason, but the total would be 750$ without MC discount.
    Last edited by jmacphee9; 2013-01-09 at 09:58 PM.
    Intel i5-2500k@4.4ghz
    Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
    Gigabyte N560OC 1gb gpu
    Corsair 2x4gb
    Antec v2 Two Hundred
    Razer Blackwidow Ultimate
    Razer Naga

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    Yeah, I am gonna use the Power supply and burner from the old one. It has a 500GB HD but it's nothing special, not sure if will affect/bottleneck anything with the new one. I don't know much about SSD's, do you put your OS on that and use the reg HD for files etc? Do you prefer the G. Skill over the Corsair ram? I will check my HD tonight and post back what kind it is. Thanks again everyone!

    ---------- Post added 2013-01-10 at 09:02 AM ----------

    My old HD is a Seagate Barracuda 7200 500G. Should I use that and add a 128G SSD to the build?
    Last edited by Hendor; 2013-01-10 at 03:01 PM.

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