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This is my first build I'm trying to stay as close to $1000 as possible. Mainly I want to play planet side 2 and moded skyrim. This is what I have so far, priced on newegg. Any thoughts would be helpful. 

Processor

-$230-Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

 

Motherboard

-$65- MSI B75A-G43 LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

 

Video card

-$175- SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card

 

Ram

-$65- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

 

SSD

-$110- SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

HHD

-$75- Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

 

Disk drive

-$20- ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

 

Power

-$115- EVGA SuperNOVA NEX650G GOLD 120-PG-0650-GR 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply

 

Software

-$100- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

-$60- bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2013 - 3 PCs / 2 Years

 

Case

-$60- AZZA Toledo 301 (CSAZ-301) Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

Keyboard

-$29.99-

Perixx PX-1000, Backlit Gaming Keyboard - Red Illuminated Backlight Keys - Full Size Layout - Black - 40/60/80 Words per Second input - Game Lock Keys - 4 Level Brightness Adjustment - 6 Feet Cable

 

Mouse

-$31.99-

Perixx MX-2000R, Programmable Gaming Laser Mouse - Red - 11 Programmable Button - Weight Tuning Cartridge - Omron Micro Switches - Avago 5040DPI ADNS-9500 Laser Sensor - Ultra Polling 125-1000HZ

 total:$1,137

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Excellent choice BUT if you are going with a 'K' series CPU then why are you going with a B75 chipset AND the motherboard is made by Asrock...

Also why are you going with a Ivybridge CPU and not haswell.

If you aren't a overclocker then go with a non 'K' CPU.

Instead I would recommend these:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21OpT

I kept it as close as price to yours as i could.

But if you wanna stay more towards $1000:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21OPT

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Dunno why you need antivirus as something like Avast! Free works perfectly well.

I normally recommend Ivy Bridge over Haswell for desktops, as they give almost identical performance, but Ivy is cheaper.

K is for overclocking.  If you're not going to be overclocking, just get the normal i5-3570.

B75 chipset doesn't really allow for overclocking. Look for something with the Z77 chipset.

$175 is pretty expensive for a HD 7870.  Something like http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r78702gd5toc would work just as well.

Also, I find it a waste of money to buy a relatively inexpensive "gaming" keyboard as usually the 10 dollar ones perform the same, minus the backlight.  I always buy the cheapest membrane keyboard, or go full on mechanical.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21Vo5

Here is the updated parts list. The 4570 is cheeper then the 3570 so I think ill go with that one, is the new motherboard good?

Also is xfx a good brand? I've never heard of them but they have a 7950 for $270

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Skip ssd, skip os(just pirate it) and skip the optical drive I mean for christs sake it's 2013. Heres a much much better build with two graphics cards that are way better than what you have and a processor thats whay better as well. You probably can find better parts such as the case, motherboard, ram and power supply but this a really good build thats only a little more expensive than what you have. You can lower the price by cheeping out on the case, cooling and power supply but I wouldnt recommend it.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/22nhA

Ive changed it, how's it now.

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Getting an ssd was the best decision i've made regarding my build. I would not advise skipping out on it. even like a cheap 80gb one.

 

also, wth? hitachi 5400 rpm? really?

he doesnt need 2 gfx cards for his budget.

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Yeah I just sorta put this together really fast and I couldnt find a seagate barracuda. Also an ssd doesn't give more frames, he can get that later. Also the point of this build is to get two really powerful gpus and an 8 core cpu with overclo king potential. Two gpus isnt in this price range? Didnt I just prove that two gpus is in the price range, it's only 60 bucks more than what he built.

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Also if you really don't want or need 2 graphics cards just cut it from the build and you'll have an extra 100 bucks or you'll save that 100 bucks. Also what's with this share bar appearing below where I type now, btw I'm on mobile right now, its really anoyying.

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well there is something realy wrong at this build

FX8320 powerhungry 8 core on that weak cheap ass Msi 970 board with only 4+1 powerphase and analog vrm, is realy a bad combination. this board has realy well known overheating  vrm´s and chokes issues. those cheap ass 970 boards are just not made for a powerhungry 8 core. also CF on a 970 chipset is pointless. you need a better mobo. Asus M5A99FX pro R2.0 is a board to start with.

For the rest it looks ok. but im personaly not a big fan of dual gpu setups. i would  spend the money on a highend single gpu.

i made this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/22nxD

grtz Angel ☺

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Boy arnt we full of bad advice today. Assassin really pirate your os and a ssd is the single most cost effective system improvement there is.

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I don't see why not I mean logan even says to pirate it, also ssds just give better load and boot times, youre really saying thats better than more fps or better settings options is lesser than load times. The motherboard and hdd are bad choices but then again j did this in a hurry that's what I said you can get better parts.

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If Logan said go jump off a bridge would you do it. A tall one that is. How much time is wasted ,lost just sitting around waiting on stuff to load. I cant go back to just hdd. Think about how much time is saved by the end of the day by not having to sitting around waiting on stuff to load. Its a big point.

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pssst i also use a pirated version of windows 7 X64 ultimate..

Please don´t call Bill Gatez for this.. lol ☺

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LoL , If do you probably shouldnt annouce it to the world on the internet. Let alone advise people publicly to so the same.

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indeed i would never recommend to pirate anything by the way ☺

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Put this together real quick you can cheap out and get a cheaper power supply if you want, and customize the case because that's a personal chose. 

Hears the link http://pcpartpicker.com/user/nscharmer/saved/2wWW

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an os IS expensive. aaand i use pirated windows 8, i used to have a legal version but I erased my hdd, i can't remember what happened.......

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/22s6X this is what i wood do if i were yew

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Shh, you're not the only one...