2013 Desktop Build

Hardware Build a PC
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Hi all. I've been researching a lot lately about a variety of PC parts and which would be best and so on and so forth, but I think it's coming to an end as I have finished my build parts list and am really happy with it. I have a few slight concerns with my set-up, and I will explain those below the build. These are the parts I have chosen:


CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77-UD5H

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1866Mhz Low-Profile

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB

Case: Zalman Z11 Plus

PSU: SeaSonic 620W Modular PSU

Optical: LG UN12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, CD/DVD R/W

Monitor: ASUS VK228H-CSM 21.5"

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 OEM

Total Cost: $1,430



So there's my build. I am extremely happy with the parts I have chosen and I have already purchased the Zalman Z11 Plus Case, and it's scheduled to arrive in a few days. The majority of these parts will most likely be purchased around late summer/early fall of this year as I don't have the money right now. Here are the concerns I have with this setup:


My only concern would be price. I would like to shave it down a bit, but after looking and looking, based on what I need and want, there isn't much I could shave down. I will most likely purchase some of the oddball parts (5.25" drive, case and monitor) at a different time than the bulk of the hardware to ease up on the amount of money spent at one time so I don't have as much of a problem.



Anyway, let me know what you think of this build. I will, of course, be using it for some heavy/moderate gaming, moderate video editing, and a general entertainment machine built to handle whatever I would need to throw at it. I hope you all like my build, and I hope if you don't, you can tell me why and suggest what could make it better. Thanks to all who took the time to help and/or read my thread, the help is appreciated.

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Go for a asus VE247-H as a monitor instead its great for the money and you dont need low profile ram if you are not getting a after market cpu cooler that will block the ram so I would get like some kingston beast instead!

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I'm going to get a aftermarket CPU cooler not too long after my build, therefore I made sure I planned on LP so I won't have issues later on.  I like that monitor, but as I said, my price is high enough as it is, and that monitor is $10 more expensive, and doesn't have much except a larger screen.

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I love seeing so many people choosing the zalman Z11 plus its such a good case for the price!

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Could save some cash by going AMD build instead or dropping the i7 to an i5. All depends on your need/preferences tho :)

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I think I'll stick with the i7 Namix, but I sure appreciate trying to help, most people have trouble with even that lol.

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Haswell is coming out on June second.  If you are not purchasing until then, get one of the haswell chips.