$800 PC Build - Hardware & Software

Here is the list I have, My limit is $800. (I'm a little bit over and don't know what to cut back) This computer is going to be used mostly for video games. Any suggestions? I already have things like the monitor and mouse and all of those things. I'm currently in the US [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/zAWiSQY.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/eJF7IG7.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=27285527[/URL]

what games are you going to be playing and what resolution is your monitor

I've got dual monitors both 1680 X 1050. Games: Most source games, Minecraft, Arma 3, Company of Heroes, Metro, Borderlands 2 and games of that nature

I've got the same case for my pc it's amazing!

You should get a FX-6300 instead of that FX-6100 you have there, the extra $40 will get you much more better performance. Also, I recommend getting a Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB instead of that Seagate, I've heard that lots of people have had problems with Seagate. In Australia the WD Caviar Blue 1TB is the same price as the Seagate Barracuda 1TB (around $70?)

There's nothing wrong with Seagate drives, the only tradeoff between a barracuda and caviar blue is a tiny increase in reliability among blue drives and tiny speed advantage for barracuda drives.

A while ago on /g/ they told me to get this: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/htjdDvm.png[/IMG] I am not a computer guy so I hope this is good.

That build looks fine, except it doesn't make sense not paying that little extra for 3570 / 3570K

Or even a cheap 2500K!

[QUOTE=Sidewaykill;40241749]Or even a cheap 2500K![/QUOTE] 10$... really?

[QUOTE=Killervalon;40241414]That build looks fine, except it doesn't make sense not paying that little extra for 3570 / 3570K[/QUOTE]I'm going to get showered in boxes for this but I don't know why everyone here pushes for people to get the 3570K. Intel processors tend to have similar price/performance ratios and I know personally how hard it is to keep budgets in check. That buiild is already $47 over budget. I chose an i5 3330 for my build and I had people trying to push the 3570K on me too while I was already $70 over budget. (Also, to justify having the unlocked processor he would have to get a more expensive motherboard)

[QUOTE=Castiel451;40237099]I've got the same case for my pc it's amazing![/QUOTE] I got the HAF 912 Plus, it is very user friendly, allows you to install a 200mm fan or 2x 120mm fans, and 120/140mm fan on the side. I defnitely recommend this case for beginning PC building.

If you're not going to overclock, don't bother paying more for anything unlocked, it's stupid.

Possibly drop down to a lesser model PSU? CX-500 is at 49.99 CX-600 is at 64.99 with a 10$ rebate. Sure they may not have as many features the TX-650, but the system you have listed will run fine on either the CX-500, or the CX-600. If you feel more comfortable with the 600 then pick it up, but it knocks some of the cost down. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027[/url]

So I changed up what I was planning to build since I got a little bit more money and wanted something a little bit different after some research. What do you guys think of this? it's still going to be used for the same things as before, video games and so forth. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/EfLtBKH.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/yIc74fp.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=27285527[/URL]