Just put this together because I wanted to be able to game without going overboard on money. Comments, complaints, opinions, and the like are appreciated.
Permalink to PC Partpicker:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wVEw
As for the CPU cooler, I realize the hyper 212 evo will probably get me the same performance for less, but it would be nice if someone could confirm if this is true. Plus, I do rather like the aesthetics of the Gemini.
Thanks in advance.
No real gripes with this build, but you can easily pick up a 1TB drive from newegg for like 80 bucks.
Good sir, here it is: http://images.tweaktown.com/content/4/2/4277_23_cooler_master_geminii_s524_cpu_cooler_review.png
The 212 plus is over 4degrees C under full load cooler then the S524 so i would imagine the new 212 EVO to spread that gap even wider. You have quite a healthy system build, a good ton of graphic horsepower with just a hint of processor horsepower.
You also can keep the S524 if you want, it is not a terrible cooler as long you are willing to accept the extra small cost and temps difference.
Thanks for the help both of you; I opted for the evo and 1 TB storage as suggested. Permalink has been updated to reflect changes.
EDIT: Also, I was wondering if someone would have any lower-capacity (<90GB) SSDs to reccomend for a boot drive.
I would suggest at least getting an FX-6300 for the cpu.
I honestly want to, but for the time being, I'm trying to keep the cost as low as I can without sacrificing too much performance.