building first gaming computer

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mrcrazyshoes

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Hey, this is my first gaming build and I was wondering if you had any suggestions for different parts, or just any predictions for what the performance will be. I want it to be cheap so my budget is around $500. Thanks!

DVD Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

Case: NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061

Hard drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

PSU: Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W ATX12V v2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182032

RAM: G.SKILL Value Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBNT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231423

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078

Motherboard: ASRock H61M/U3S3 LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236

Fans: 3 Rosewill RFA-120-K 120mm Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200048
 
Well the games won't be at high settings or anything. But you will definitely be able to play without too much lag, if you are on low settings. $500 is a tough gaming build budget, because if you want a good graphics card, that takes about a third of your budget.

If you can maybe save up a little more and build in a month or two to increase your budget to even like $700-$800, that would help tremendously.
 
There is no point getting a 6gb hdd as a mechanical drive will never ever reach that speed anyway.

The 5770 will play most games on high and others on max, i know because i owned (1 only) for a long time and played on 1920 x 1080.

The i3 will go well in games and beat most other cpus at the moment for that purpose.

I would suggest a P67 based mobo and a much better PSu as advised previously.

This will be fine in terms of psu as the 5770 has low power requirements, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046

Spend your saved money on the p67 mobo, get a standard sata II hdd and if you have any extra cash a 2500k would be a good option.

Also i am assuming you have a retail version of Windows, otherwise you will need a 64bit version as well (oem is fine).
 
if you can't fit the 2500k in then at least try for a 2400 which is 40 less, but the 2500k is 10 off now for 205 too so i'd look at that strongly so you will be able to overclock.
 
i think ill stick with the 2100 just because its so much cheaper.
hows this mobo? MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130571
And this PSU? COOLER MASTER Elite 460 RS-460-PSAR-J3 460W ATX12V V2.31 Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681
And this hard drive? Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
 
decent low end mobo,

no cooler masters, get a corsair/antec/silverstone/seasonic/xfx/pc p&c which are much higher quality and won't make the comp blow up.
 
too bad it won't run any real gpu, if you still plan on that 6770 (same price as a 5770 with some newer tech so go with the 6770), luckily they have low power needs so spend the extra couple to get the 500w version and you'll be good.
 
jonnyp11 said:
too bad it won't run any real gpu, if you still plan on that 6770 (same price as a 5770 with some newer tech so go with the 6770), luckily they have low power needs so spend the extra couple to get the 500w version and you'll be good.
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Thats not true, it has 28A on the 12V rail which is heaps for a 6770 which has a TDP of 146W (12.16A) leaving over 15A on the 12V rail for the rest (180W). So the Corsair is fine for the current setup, however you might want to go higher if you plan on upgrading in the future.
 
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