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[endlessmike133]

NZXT Source 210 Elite Black Steel -50

GTX 460 - 160

Corsair CX430 - 45

G.SKILL 4GB RAM - 26

ASROCK H61M-VS - 60

Intel Celeron G530 - 57

Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB - 90 (sigh....)

Any suggestions?

I'm planning on running this @ 1366x768 for a month and then picking up a 1080p monitor...new GPU (probably around GTX 570 tier, I know it'll be bottlenecked) around March and better CPU late 2012.

 

[BoomerD]

Building a computer is SOOOO hard...

 

[mfenn]

Seems fine if you count the rebate on the GTX 460. You can get the 7200.12 1TB for $75 at Amazon though.

 

[mnewsham]

Building a computer is SOOOO hard...

lol'd pretty frickin hard.

 

[lehtv]

Swap the Asrock to a 3-year warranty Biostar board ($58).

us.ncix.com has free shipping on orders >$50, I'd get these two from there:
RAM Mushkin 8GB $33 AR
Case Antec 300 $45

Corsair CX430V2 only has one PCIe connector, you'll want two for that GTX460. CX500 V2 $35 after promo and rebate

See if you can find a better HDD deal via http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#sort=a7&t=2,4,1&f=0&s=8,6,11,7,5,10,4,19,17

 

[endlessmike133]

Building a computer is SOOOO hard...

It was all overwhelming to take in back than but I think I've learned alot.

Seems fine if you count the rebate on the GTX 460. You can get the 7200.12 1TB for $75 at Amazon though.

Nice! Definitely gonna get that that HDD, thanks!

Swap the Asrock to a 3-year warranty Biostar board ($58).

us.ncix.com has free shipping on orders >$50, I'd get these two from there:
RAM Mushkin 8GB $33 AR
Case Antec 300 $45

Corsair CX430V2 only has one PCIe connector, you'll want two for that GTX460. CX500 V2 $35 after promo and rebate

See if you can find a better HDD deal via http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#sort=a7&t=2,4,1&f=0&s=8,6,11,7,5,10,4,19,17

Ahh, thanks for the heads up on the CX430!

 

[mfenn]

Corsair CX430V2 only has one PCIe connector, you'll want two for that GTX460. CX500 V2 $35 after promo and rebate

That is a good price on the CX500. The CX430 has enough amps on the 12V for a GTX 460 so you can also just use a molex to PCIe adapter (a couple come with the card).

 

[lehtv]

The CX430 has enough amps on the 12V for a GTX 460

Barely... Only 336W. GTX 460 can use well over 200W when overclocked, add to that the CPU and you're already almost maxing it out.

 

[trexpesto]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139027 - oh lehtv posted it too..

 

[endlessmike133]

Anyone have any recommendations for a Gaming Keyboard? Preferably relatively cheap.

I'm thinking of getting the Microsoft Sidewinder X4...

 

[Skott]

Keyboards are like mice. Its a personal preference thing. I'm not into programable keyboards but I do like ones that have keys that light up. I been using nothing but Saitek Eclipse last several years. Ever since they first came out. I think they are up to version 3.0 now. I'm still using their 2nd gen the Saitek Eclipse II on all my machines. They are not what I consider cheap though. To me cheap means something less than $20. A basic 101 keyboard can be had for $10 and sometimes less. What is your budget for a keyboard? And how programable do you want it?

 

[endlessmike133]

No more than $50.

I don't care about programming or whatever.

 

[mfenn]

Something like the Razer Arctosa is a bit better than your standard $20 keyboard, but I dunno if it is twice as good.