First build $800+

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k. bridges

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Hi and thanks for all the advice you give on this forum, it has been a great help to me. I'd like to build my first gaming computer, Diablo III, TOR, etc. This build is about $800 with parts mostly from a nearby Microcenter. I have a little extra money to play with if you see any worthwhile upgrades.

Thanks!

Motherboard $105
ASRock Z68 Pro3-M Socket 1155 Z68 mATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0367879

Intel Core i5-2500K $179
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na&AID=10521304&PID=4169961&SID=qvel98s9i9ol

OS $99 Newegg Windows 7 64 bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=windows+7&x=0&y=0

HDD $120
Barracuda 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0334293

Optical – $20
Lite-ON 24X SATA DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0322335

Power $40 Is 550w enough?
OCZ Technology Fatal1ty Series Modular 550 Watt ATX Power Supply
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0303417

RAM $60
Vengeance Series 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354611

Video $200 GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0356463

Case $70
CM Storm Scout ATX Gaming Computer Case
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0308296
 
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I like it all but if you can spend a bit more on the RAM and get Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz (2x4GB) it would be good http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354611 it's $59.99 for the set. Everything else is pretty solid and yes for the time being a 550W PSU will be fine but in the future you may want to upgrade too 600W+. OCZ is a pretty good brand (running a ZS 650W now from OCZ, it's good) so there's no issues there. What optical drive are you going to 'recycle' and which hard drive are you going to 'recycle'? Are they both SATA?
 
Vistakid10,
Thanks for the reply. I've changed out the RAM to the one you suggested.
My old harddrive:
Samsung HD501LJ ATA
DVD RW
TSSTcorp TS-H653B ATA

I'm going out on a limb here and guessing that I can't use these ATA devices?
 
Can I get a bit more help with this build please? I will be near the microcenter tomorrow and would like to go ahead and figure out what I need.
Will my ATA DVD Drive and ATA HDD work in my setup? If not, I will have to swap out the SSD for a new HDD.
Do you have any more recommendation for me?
 
I swapped out the SSD with a HDD and added an optical drive since I *think* my old ATA HDD and optical drive won't work?
Any suggestion at all?

Thank you
 
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