Parts For A Gaming PC

[Craig Prince]

Hey I have been looking in to build my own PC recently, so I made a list of parts that would cost around $2100 to build and I wondered if the list I made was good.




CPU- Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core

FAN- Corsair Hydro series H50 High performance liquid cpu cooler

GPU- EVGA 04G-P4-2768-KR GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express

PSU- CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI CR

MOBO- MSI Z87-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0

RAM- CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

SDD- Crucial M500 240GB SATA 2.5" 7mm

HDD- Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive

OS- Windows 7 64 bit

OD- ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM

CASE- Corsair Obsidian Series 650D

MONITOR- Asus VE248H Black 24" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor

KEYBOARD- Razer DeathStalker Expert Gaming Keyboard

MOUSE- Razer DeathAdder 2013 Ergonomic PC Gaming Mouse



I know that this expensive, just tell me if you think it's worth it.

 

[OhSnapWord]

The 3770k is LGA1155 and will not fit in the LGA1150 board. You would need a 4770k.

 

[BK_123]

I'd go with the 4770K as it will give you a good upgrade path..

 

[BikerEcho]

yeah you might as well get a CPU from the newest CPU lineup available.
it's not gonna cost you much extra, and the performance and power usage difference is well worth the extra pennys.

 

[BK_123]

Also you don't need 16GB for a gaming PC unless you'll be recording and performing other tasks, 8GB would be fine..

 

[Craig Prince]

About the CPU, I should have double checked to see if my motherboard was a 1155 socket, well I'll make sure next time. Also I will change it to the latest lineup even if it cost more.

About the RAM, the reason why I went with 16gb is because it was only $55 more for double the RAM.

 

[Craig Prince]

Wow, I had no idea what I was doing back then did I? I guess not. Funny seeing this thread again, been almost a year. I've learned so much since then.