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#1 Wolfetan
Member since 2010 • 7522 Posts

So my budget is $1000 and just wanted to see if the parts are good and if there are any upgrades. And I want to overclock so any cpu cooler recommendations are welcome. And I have a keyboard, mouse, monitor, and OS.

Coolermaster HAF 932

EVGA GTX 670 FTW

Rosewill Green Series 630W

G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB DDR3 1600

MSI 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Motherboard w/ UEFI BIOS (Wasnt sure which one to get, does this motherboard look good?)

Intel Core I5 Ivy Bridge 3.4 Ghz

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB

Thats about $1050. So the CPU Cooler cant be that much $$. Thanks!

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#2 Rocker6
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I don't like that motherboard,H61 isn't a chipset you put in a gaming rig(it doesn't support overcloking).I see you're going with Ivy Bridge,Z77 chipset would be the most fitting...

Also,maybe you should find an ATX motherboard,to have more room for future uprades,if you wish to SLI,etc...

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#3 zaney
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1. HAF 912 60$

2. EVGA gtx670 Standard non-OC 400$

3. CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 90$

4. G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB 1.5V 47$

5. MSI Z77A-G43 LGA 1155 120$

6. I5 3570k 240$

7. Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 75$

8. COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO 34$

Total=1066$

I would spend more time looking into these parts, but I think this is better than what you have so far. The 932 is a great case, but not for a budget. You don't need a full tower unless you will use SLI. I tried to keep the GTX670 in the equation, which I really wouldn't consider for a budget build. I am not familiar with Rosewill power supplies, but Corsair is generally held in high regard. You have to spend some money on the motherboard, people skimp on this and it is arguably the most inmportant part. I have not used the G43 board, but I have the MSI Z77A-GD65 and it has been good so far. I selected the G. Skill Ares ram because it is low profile, which will ensure clearance with the coolermaster Hyper EVO CPU cooler. I use G.Skill ARES and haven't had issues with it. Prices pulled from Newegg.