Hey, I have been out of the hardware scene for quite some time. The last system I build had a 2.13ghz E6xxx something cpu that I overclocked to 3.2ghz. Anyways, I'm looking for a budget setup that will play current games. I'm currently playing on my XPS15 laptop that has an i5 cpu and a gt525m gpu, 8bg ram. I don't think the cpu is really the problem, but the graphics card is holding me back. I like the looks the the COOLER MASTER Elite 120 case. All I plan on putting in the system is an SSD hard drive and gpu, going with air cooling, nothing fancy. I would like some overclocking capabilities.
ITX vs ATX? I need to investigate.
For CPU: 3570k? http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577
For GPU: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0402813
For motherboard: I don't need more than two sata ports. I've never used Asrock, how is this: http://microcenter.com/product/392374/H77M-ITX_LGA1155_H77_mini_ITX_Intel_Motherboard
Ram: http://microcenter.com/product/3851...el_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Two_8GB_Memory_Modules)
Case: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0399001
PSU: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0361181
What's a decent SSD in the 60-120gb range? http://www.microcenter.com/product/399499/Vertex_3_SSD_Series_90GB_25_Solid_State_Drive
Grand Total $708.15
Any help would be appreciated.
ITX vs ATX? I need to investigate.
For CPU: 3570k? http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577
For GPU: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0402813
For motherboard: I don't need more than two sata ports. I've never used Asrock, how is this: http://microcenter.com/product/392374/H77M-ITX_LGA1155_H77_mini_ITX_Intel_Motherboard
Ram: http://microcenter.com/product/3851...el_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Two_8GB_Memory_Modules)
Case: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0399001
PSU: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0361181
What's a decent SSD in the 60-120gb range? http://www.microcenter.com/product/399499/Vertex_3_SSD_Series_90GB_25_Solid_State_Drive
Grand Total $708.15
Any help would be appreciated.
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