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AbyssalVortex

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Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus V Formula – 279.99 (shipping: 8.95)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131854

CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K Sandy Bridge – 289.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

RAM: GSkill Ripjaw 8GB DDR3 1600 (2 x 4GB) – 45.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 – 79.99 (after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 550Ti Fermi 2GB – 139.99 (after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652

HDD: Western Digital Blue Caviar 500GB 7200RPM – 69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Case: Antec Three Hundred Black – 54.99 (shipping: 2.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

Cooling: Rosewill RCX-Z1 CPU cooler – 14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200014

DVD writer: Asus DVD Writer – 14.99 (shipping: 4.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Monitor: ASUS VE228H 21.5” - 134.99 (after MIR)(shipping: 8.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236100

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Wired Mechanical – 74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114011

Mouse: Razer Naga Molten – 74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153064

Total w/ shipping: 1301.80

Also, I will be using Windows. The point of this build is just to be cheap yet half decent.
 
 
did you switch out any of the parts that I listed? Just wondering what you were looking at for a build.

Also you link is dead.
 
I recommend:

2500K (2600K is not necessary unless you really need hyperthreading for some purpose)
Z77 motherboard (upradeable to Ivy if need be)
8-16 GB of RAM (8GB is arguably enough)
GTX 560 Ti minimum. Recommend you wait till August for GTX 660
60GB SSD minimum with a 500GB minimum storage drive
80Plus Bronce PSU minimum - 600 Watts is more than enough - from a quality manufacturer
Case of your choice (buy something with good cable management)
 
OK. So here's what i've come up with. and sorry for the dead link.

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 – 114.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K Ivy Bridge – 229.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

RAM: GSkill Ripjaw 8GB DDR3 1600 (2 x 4GB) – 45.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

NEED A GOOD PSU
PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 – 79.99 (after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

GPU: XFX Radeon HD 6870 2GB – 179.99 (after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150563

HDD: Western Digital Blue Caviar 500GB 7200RPM – 69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Case: Antec Three Hundred Black – 54.99 (shipping: 2.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

Cooling: Rosewill RCX-Z1 CPU cooler – 14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200014

DVD writer: Asus DVD Writer – 14.99 (shipping: 4.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Monitor: ASUS VE228H 21.5” - 134.99 (after MIR)(shipping: 8.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236100

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Wired Mechanical – 74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114011

Mouse: Razer Naga Molten – 74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153064

Total w/ shipping: 1107.85

I changed the MOBO, CPU, and GPU. I need a good PSU. I really have no knowledge of what's good. I want over 500W. So some help with that would be great. I was also thinking of an SSD, for the OS and a game or two. I was thinking Corsair 60GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233193 suggestions would be nice though.
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

one of the best coolers especially for the money, same as the one you picked with shipping

Look at the cooler master haf 912 case and the corsair 300r, a little more but a lot nicer and have good cable management.

the tx650 is great and if you buy it now it is 15% off, not sure how long that will last though.

Also, if you plan to overclock i'd spend a little more on the mobo, wolfeking on here has the extreme4 and a 2600k and he's had issues with the voltage, the mobo can't keep them stable, and the mobo just isn't the best, the bios are scrambled and funky, although great looking, not very functional. this one is 160 in the combo and a great mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1018643

if you order the drive tomorrow this one is faster and 10 cheaper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
 
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