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[stahlhart]

...for general usage / FPS gaming:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589

179.99

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0355841

79.99

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0340562

59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229

159.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226217

73.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

39.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510

179.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216

79.99

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

49.99

TOTAL: $903.91 (after rebates)

 

[Kristijonas]

It looks perfect. Are you going to overclock? I'd only suggest adding an additional cheap and low-noise case fan or two and possibly some kind of a cooler for HDD, as it is a fast one (it's not necessary!)

 

[Doclife]

1). Z68 chipset motherboard is better than P67 motherboard and the price difference is not much. I'd get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128502

or this if you want eSATA, 1394, extra 6.0Gb/sec SATA ports and front USB 3.0 header

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128498

2). Get the least expensive DDR3 1333MHz RAM since memory speed don't impact system performance. I'd get this GSkill Ripjaws X series for $65 (after $15 off w/ promo code EMCKDKA22, ends 6/15)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231426

3). CX series PSU is the lowest end of Corsair's PSUs and 600W is overkilled for your system. I'd get this high quality Seasonic's built 520W Antec PSU for $59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371047

4). You can buy the same Samsung 1TB 7200RPM HDD at Newegg for $49.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

 

[stahlhart]

It looks perfect. Are you going to overclock? I'd only suggest adding an additional cheap and low-noise case fan or two and possibly some kind of a cooler for HDD, as it is a fast one (it's not necessary!)

It's actually a list for a build that my sister wants to do -- probably not a lot of overclocking up front, but I wanted to make the option available.

Performance PCs carries the CM fans that are stock for this case, so i'll let her know that; she'll probably need to add a couple.

 

[stahlhart]

1). Z68 chipset motherboard is better than P67 motherboard and the price difference is not much. I'd get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128502

or this if you want eSATA, 1394, extra 6.0Gb/sec SATA ports and front USB 3.0 header

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128498

2). Get the least expensive DDR3 1333MHz RAM since memory speed don't impact system performance. I'd get this GSkill Ripjaws X series for $65 (after $15 off w/ promo code EMCKDKA22, ends 6/15)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231426

3). CX series PSU is the lowest end of Corsair's PSUs and 600W is overkilled for your system. I'd get this high quality Seasonic's built 520W Antec PSU for $59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371047

4). You can buy the same Samsung 1TB 7200RPM HDD at Newegg for $49.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

Thanks very much for the suggestions; I'll pass these along as options. I went with MC for the drive mainly to avoid having it shipped.

 

[mfenn]

1). Z68 chipset motherboard is better than P67 motherboard and the price difference is not much. I'd get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128502

or this if you want eSATA, 1394, extra 6.0Gb/sec SATA ports and front USB 3.0 header

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128498

2). Get the least expensive DDR3 1333MHz RAM since memory speed don't impact system performance. I'd get this GSkill Ripjaws X series for $65 (after $15 off w/ promo code EMCKDKA22, ends 6/15)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231426

3). CX series PSU is the lowest end of Corsair's PSUs and 600W is overkilled for your system. I'd get this high quality Seasonic's built 520W Antec PSU for $59.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371047

4). You can buy the same Samsung 1TB 7200RPM HDD at Newegg for $49.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

:thumbsup: The savings there will let you bump up to a GTX 560 Ti.

Thanks very much for the suggestions; I'll pass these along as options. I went with MC for the drive mainly to avoid having it shipped.

Well, the HDD is going to be shipped either way. Either to the MC store or direct to you. I doubt that an individual MC store gets enough of a particular HDD SKU such that they would get a whole pallet.