Hey! This is going to be my first PC build and I am centering it around gaming. I'm very ignorant of quality parts and which are compatible with which so any and all feedback is appreciated. And if you have any changes you'd like to suggest please do. I plan to be able to upgrade this in the future, and not spend much more than 1000 on it now. Thanks.
Specs: Intel Core i5-3570, Zotac GeForce GTX 660, Rosewill BlackHawk - System Build - PCPartPicker
Case: Rosewell Blackhawk ATX Mid Tower Case
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 ZT-60901-10M
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5†7200rpm Internal Hard Drive
PSU: Raidmax 630W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Peripherals and Software:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Mouse: Undecided
Keyboard: Undecided
Monitor Undecided
Other Notes:
-Not planning to overclock
-Could install a SSD for booting but I have not decided on that either, so any suggestions...
-The SSD doesn't need to be huge. I was thinking the Samsung 830 or 840 Series with a capacity of 32GB-128GB
EDIT: As far as the SSD goes, I found this one with a price that is attractive to me.
Specs: Intel Core i5-3570, Zotac GeForce GTX 660, Rosewill BlackHawk - System Build - PCPartPicker
Case: Rosewell Blackhawk ATX Mid Tower Case
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 ZT-60901-10M
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5†7200rpm Internal Hard Drive
PSU: Raidmax 630W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Peripherals and Software:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Mouse: Undecided
Keyboard: Undecided
Monitor Undecided
Other Notes:
-Not planning to overclock
-Could install a SSD for booting but I have not decided on that either, so any suggestions...
-The SSD doesn't need to be huge. I was thinking the Samsung 830 or 840 Series with a capacity of 32GB-128GB
EDIT: As far as the SSD goes, I found this one with a price that is attractive to me.
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