First Time Building a PC

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Hello forum! I recently decided to build a pc, but I have very limited space so I went for a mAtx build. This is what I

came up with. I also have a max budget of 830, with os and a monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JA0B

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JA0B/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JA0B/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($122.98 @ SuperBiiz)


Motherboard: Asus P8H77-I Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)


Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($42.39 @ Amazon)


Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)


Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($130.66 @ Newegg)


Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)


Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)


Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)


Monitor: AOC e2251Swdn 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)


Total: $836.94


(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)


(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-14 11:12 EDT-0400)

Also, PPP is glitching very weirdly, the gpu is 129 at newegg. I think the PSU might be a bit low for this, but

suggest any changes within my budget!

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Forgot to mention, I'll be playing Minecraft, ACIII, BO2, Far Cry 3, BF3, Skyrim and possibly Borderlands 2.

 

I'll also be recording Minecraft and Far Cry 3, I have a spare hard drive for that.

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No help :C

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bump

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Could you update your PCpartspicker link? It doesn't work.

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fixed

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do you realy prefer intel?, with it-x mainboard?

cause you can have a much better build for 800 with amd :) on atx

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I need the space, my room is too small

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ah okay thats a pitty otherwise i found this.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JFyg

performance is much better then the i3 :)

i can look if i can find something with a  micro atx and minitower

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im not rebating this build, it's not worth the time.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JFHl

this the best you can get for gaming  for  under 830 atthe moment. the i3 is crap

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why a 750w psu? 

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also, i want to keep the prodigy case :(

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then you better go with the i3 setup then :)

i cant find any  am3+ boards compatible with mini itx :)

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You should at least get 1600MHz memory! 1333 is on the slow side.

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and if you can the 2gb 650 ti as well

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The i3's are fine for gaming.

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All this looks just fine. Go for it and enjoy your gaming rig :). and stg44assault, You will never feel any difference in real world going with faster RAM, it is only when benchmarking that you will see a little difference, the RAM you have here is just fine. I have 8GB of 1333MHz RAM in my gaming PC and has never had any problems with my RAM being slow or anything.