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Hi guys

A real noob here so please be gentle :-p I've been wanting to build a custom gaming rig for a while now but I need some help. Please could someone tell me if the below hardware will work together and whether or not it will be a decent enough rig to play most games on their highest settings? As follows:

Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz Processor - $226
Asus’s P8P67 - $122.10
Gigabyte GVN560OC-1GI Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM - $252
8GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE CL9 DDR3-1600 RAM - $50
WD Caviar Blue 1TB [WD10EZEX] 3.5" 7200rpm 64MB SATA3 - $65
CORSAIR ENTHUSIAST SERIES CMPSU-650TX - $110
RACTAL DESIGN CORE 3000 - $89
SAMSUNG SH-B123 12X BD-ROM DRIVE - $85

I've managed to nail this right on the $1000 mark. If anyone has any suggestions to make this a better system for the price then please let me know.

Cheers guys

I would recommend this motherboard and processor for you a Core i5-3570K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504 and a ASUS Z77 motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131823 since it sports latest Intel chipset and will be better than the P67 board you chose. Another change I would make would be to go with a Gigabyte 660 video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443rather than the 560Ti. The 660 is the same price as the 560Ti and performs better than it.

Those look like really good prices, where are you finding those deals?

Thanks!

Yeah the cheapest I can find the Gigabyte 7950 is $325!

Hi guys, could anyone tell me if the below components will fit in any of these cases:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?mai ... s_id=19881

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?mai ... s_id=19679

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?mai ... s_id=19843

Motherboard - ASUS P8Z77-V LK Intel Z77 ($135)

CPU - Intel Core i5-3570K ($220)

RAM - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (DDR3 1600Mhz) ($48)

Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (2GB) ($280)

Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 1TB (7200 RPM, 64MB Cache) ($80)

Optical Drive - Samsung Internal DVD Writer ($18) & SAMSUNG SH-B123 12X BD-ROM DRIVE - ($85)

Power Supply - Corsair CX600 V2 CX Series (600 Watts) ($60)

I just need to know whether it will fit, and all work well together to be able to play demanding games. Thanks again

Can someone tell me if the above will work???

To answer your question yes your above build will work, but you'll need to update the motherboard's Bios for your 3570K to be compatible with your P8P67 motherboard. Here is a link http://support.asus.com/Cpusupport/List.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=P8P67&p=1&s=39&hashedid=Qx3PdnZI9Pq9BcIU to ASUS's website for your motherboard's page here you can download the latest Bios for it. The Bios you will need to download is 3207, this will make your board compatible with Ivy bridge processors.

On a side note: All your other parts will work together as well, so you don't need to change anything if you don't want to.

would a ASUS P8Z77-V LK Intel Z77 be better?

Yeah the Z77 ASUS board will give you Intel's latest chip set and will give you a PCI express 3.0 channels too over the p67 board you selected earlier.

Here's another board that you might want to think about getting it's an ASrock Z77-Extreme6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295.

I'm not sure how to help with the actual build, I'm just looking at recommendations already posted for myself, but I know a website to find the best prices.

www.pricewatch.com

I always use that site, typically always order from the same places that always have the lowest prices.

To save on shipping I'd try to order as much as you can from one place though. A few dollars here or there difference is probably not as much as the cost of shipping from a different place. Newegg has always been a good place that I've ordered from too but I'm sure that comes as no surprise to anyone.