will this gaming setup work

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locke

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hi i have just planned a my first pc build and i was wondering if this would work and will it be able to play bf3 and other fps shooters.

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625

Seagate Momentus ST906403N1A1AS-RK 640GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148637

GIGABYTE GA-H77M-D3H LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128548

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Rosewill Blackbone Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2SB 500W ATX12V v2.2 Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.976443
 
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johnb35

johnb35

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I have some suggestions but would need to know what kind of budget you have. You would need a different video card, hard drive and power supply.
 
johnb35

johnb35

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You picked a laptop hard drive and not a desktop hard drive. So here is a desktop hard drive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

To play BF3 you need at least a 6870 or 560TI

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127616

I have the 6870 and can play BF3 decently.
With these being the recommended.

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 OR ATI RADEON 6950

Also, you'll need a better power supply.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
 
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locke

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this is probly wrong but since its a bare hardrive were am i gonna get the cables to connect it and which graphics card should i get?
 
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locke

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plus i just did the math and this goes over my budget is there anyway i could cut some things and lower the price
 
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kdfresh09

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dont forget to the OP. the h77 board you picked wont let you overclock the cpu...you will need a z77, z68, or p67 board for that. if your not going to overclock the cpu, then keep the board you chose, and get a non k cpu.
 
johnb35

johnb35

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You may be forced to go with an AMD build.

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128521 79.99

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727 119.99

Video card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...bb3r-_-Video+Cards-_-Sapphire+Tech-_-14102948 179.99

Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428 46.99

PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...na&AID=10521304&PID=4169961&SID=1v1l16r7njti8 69.99

Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023 39.99

HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...3r-_-Hard+Drives-_-Western+Digital-_-22136769 74.99

Still looking at around $611.93 without shipping.

Do you have the Operating system and a dvd drive to put in this build? You can only reuse the OS if its a retail version and not an OEM version.
 
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locke

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i might be able to get a copy of windows 7 from my brother and i chose that case because it was cheap so it dosnt realy matter what case i get
 
johnb35

johnb35

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locke said:
i might be able to get a copy of windows 7 from my brother
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If that copy is the retail version and is already installed on his system then you can't use it. It can only be installed on one machine at a time.
 
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