Here's pretty much what I hope my build will become, but it's always good to have a second opinion. My main goal is to make this as affordable as possible, while having something I can game on with reasonably higher settings. I do not have to worry much about extra HDD space, since I have an external drive where I store my videos, music, and pictures. The only difference is that the motherboard will be bought from the tigerdirect store nearby, if I can get it in the mad rush, for $80 instead of of the $110.
Edit: oh yea, I'm taking the optical drive from another computer. OS, monitors, and the like are also not an issue.
Edit v2.0: I'll probably change the PSU at some point as well, but I'm kinda lazy and busy at the moment.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor | $114.99 @ NCIX US |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard | $109.99 @ Microcenter ($80.00 @ TigerDirect) |
| Memory | Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $34.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $49.99 @ Newegg |
| Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card | $194.99 @ Amazon |
| Case | NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case | $49.99 @ Amazon |
| Power Supply | Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply | $39.78 @ NCIX US |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $594.72 ($564.72 if at mobo from tigerdirect) | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-20 17:12 EST-0500 |
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