Hello everyone, I am currently trying to decide on which parts for a PC I wish to build in the near future, so far I have only decided on the following:

Intel Core i5-2500K Processor ~ $215

Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B ~ $100

Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT128M4SSD2 ~ $125

Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive ~ $130

That leaves about $630 for the rest of the build, what would you guys (or girls) suggest for the rest of the build, all input is appreciated. Also, feel free to revise the parts listed previously.

Hello man, I think that for $1200 you could get better stuff than that, here is my suggestion to you (based on prices from eBay, Ill put the links aswell)

CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K - 3.4 GHz Quad-Core $261
www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-2600K-3-4...;hash=item46037d048f

Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe $53
http:/www.ebay.com/itm/New-ASUS-P8P67-DELUXE-R...;hash=item2c653099ee

RAM: GeIL Value PLUS 8GB $59.99
www.ebay.com/itm/GeIL-Value-PLUS-8GB-240...;hash=item46023dc61c

GPU: EVGA GTX 580 3072MB $455
www.ebay.com/itm/New-EVGA-GTX-580-Classi...;hash=item35bc0bef10

Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 620W $89.99
www.ebay.com/itm/SeaSonic-M12II-620-Bron...;hash=item460170db13

DVD: LG GH22 $25.79
www.ebay.com/itm/LG-Super-Multi-Secur-Di...;hash=item19d0c1e568

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB $129.99
www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Digital-Caviar-...;hash=item27c6d082dd

Case: Cooler Master CM 690 $86.03
www.ebay.com/itm/Cooler-Master-CM-690-II...;hash=item27c67c7221

A checkout of: $1160.79

You put in your topic a 1TB HDD but I think you dont need that much for a HDD I have 640 GB on my PC I have a LOT of stuff, programs, videos, games, music and I havent even reached the 50% of its capacity, I think 640GB its enough man but if you dont just change the HDD

Thanks man, I like stepping down to a smaller drive, but I would still like to keep the SSD for my OS, boots quicker and seems more stable in my opinion.

Yogurt Huevos wrote:

Then you have 2 options,

1.- You should try to save a little bit more money for it
Or
2.- Dont get the GTX 580 3GB and instead of it get GTX 560 1GB for $250 not so powerful but still good

When I have more time, I'll "try" to get back to the thread & help you out some more.

For now, rough build guide. www.kbmod.com/2012/05/07/pc-build-guide-may-2012/

MrAwesomePacman wrote:

Good link, thanks.

I'm creating a list right now, but what are you going to be using this computer for? Gaming, editing, just web surfing?

UDP7 wrote:

This will be a gaming, coding, and light graphic design machine.

pcpartpicker.com/p/830T

It's a little over your budget. If you want me to try to make it lower, I'll just switch out for a lower GPU.

UDP7 wrote:

That is the hard part, what kind of GPU can you get away with that can run Battlefield 3 at least at the mid-range, but is still affordable? That is my biggest dilemma at the moment. I understand all the other parts and what they do, but GPUs still confuse me a little bit (what you can and can't get away with).

edit: Actually, it makes it because I already have the OS. Any type of advice for overclocking other than research the hell out of it?

Oh, and thanks for putting sometime into this.

With that graphics card, you'll be able to run BF3 on the highest settings and get over 60+ FPS.

And for overclocking, just do research and look at YouTube videos.

UDP7 wrote:

Alright, thank you for your assistance!

here is another link for you. Very active forum and loads of info there forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4 you will find lots of recent threads about people building gaming PC's with the same budget as yourself. You should look at those to get an idea of what to get