Low Budget - Gaming Build

[Admiraloftheblack]

 

[Dangman]

Which Windows 7 do you have? Pro or Home?

 

[Admiraloftheblack]

Ultimate

 

[Dangman]

$190 - Intel Core i5-3450 CPU
$120 - Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 ATX Motherboard
$42 - Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$65 - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$17 - Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE SATA DVD Burner
$40 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Black ATX Case
$26 - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus HSF for LGA 1366 and LGA 1156
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Total: $500 shipped.

I went with Amazon.com as much as possible since they do not charge CA residents tax. Even though the above setup is only capable of a very light OC, I included a 3rd party HSF anyway since Southern California is hot as balls during the summer. Hell it's hot now: I've had to resort to turning off my PC when I'm not using it for long periods of time due to how hot it's been lately.

 

[Admiraloftheblack]

think it would be worth it to spend an extra $50 and get http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2JKZI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

also reading the reviews on newegg about that motherboard seems to have tons of problems I'm not sure if its common or not but it seems to be frequent?

 

[Dangman]

think it would be worth it to spend an extra $50 and get http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2JKZI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Totally if 128GB of space is enough for your needs.

also reading the reviews on newegg about that motherboard seems to have tons of problems I'm not sure if its common or not but it seems to be frequent?

It does have issues but overall it's not bad. Another option would be the MSI Z77A-G43.