Hi, first build going for a midrange gaming pc (budget is around $1500 including everything). I live in Aus and everyone i know said the MSY was the best place to get parts from so i'm doing that. here's a basic draft of what i'm look at. Any changes? and if so can you explain why
Part list permalink:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2fBLPart price breakdown by merchant:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2fBL/by_merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-2500 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PRO3-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card ($378.92 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake 600W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1036.84
Also note the prices at MSY are pretty different and they don't have everything