So recently I decided that it is about time for me to build a new desktop and I just need some advice. This computer is going to be mainly used for gaming (skyrim, sims 3, diablo 3, etc.) and coding (just declared as a CS major
). I plan on running the computer on two 19 inch monitors (but will hopefully buy another 23" in the near future). I will also overclock everything. I'm trying to keep it as close to $1200 as possible. After a good weeks worth of research and price checking this is what I have come up with:
Case Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 59.99
Fans Scythe SY1225SL12L 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan 32.97 (3 of them)
Motherboard P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard 159.99 (with insurance)
Graphics Card SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP(11200-00-20G) 263.99 (with insurance)
Power Source Unit SILVERSTONE ST50F-ES 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply 49.99
CPU Core i7 3770k 3.5GHz LGA 1155 Processor 289.99
Memory (Ram) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 94.99
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 84.98
CD/DVD Burner LG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X 17.99
HSF COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus 14.99
Keyboard and mouse Mircrosoft Wireless Desktop 2000 31.49
SSD Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 89.99
Speakers Logitech X-140 2.0 Speakers 24.61
So I have a couple questions:
1) Are all the Parts compatible? (pretty sure they are but just checking lol)?
2) Is there anything that you think I should change about the build?
3) Are there any (cheap) tricks to making my computer quieter?
4) Do you know of anywhere that I can buy the parts for cheaper?
5) Any general advice or warnings will be highly appreciated
Thanks for all the help in advance.
). I plan on running the computer on two 19 inch monitors (but will hopefully buy another 23" in the near future). I will also overclock everything. I'm trying to keep it as close to $1200 as possible. After a good weeks worth of research and price checking this is what I have come up with:Case Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 59.99
Fans Scythe SY1225SL12L 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan 32.97 (3 of them)
Motherboard P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard 159.99 (with insurance)
Graphics Card SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP(11200-00-20G) 263.99 (with insurance)
Power Source Unit SILVERSTONE ST50F-ES 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply 49.99
CPU Core i7 3770k 3.5GHz LGA 1155 Processor 289.99
Memory (Ram) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 94.99
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003 84.98
CD/DVD Burner LG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X 17.99
HSF COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus 14.99
Keyboard and mouse Mircrosoft Wireless Desktop 2000 31.49
SSD Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 89.99
Speakers Logitech X-140 2.0 Speakers 24.61
So I have a couple questions:
1) Are all the Parts compatible? (pretty sure they are but just checking lol)?
2) Is there anything that you think I should change about the build?
3) Are there any (cheap) tricks to making my computer quieter?
4) Do you know of anywhere that I can buy the parts for cheaper?
5) Any general advice or warnings will be highly appreciated

Thanks for all the help in advance.









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