Thursday, February 14, 2013

Build the Best PC For Your Buck

So funny that I came upon this article today about the best built computer for your dollar...  Seems that I was just about spot on.....

CPU: 

  • Recommend:  Intel Core i5 3570K

  • Purchased:  Intel Core i5 3570


VIDEO CARD:

  • Recommend:  Gigabyte GTX 660

  • Purchased:  Gigabyte GTX 660


Motherboard:

  • Recommend:  Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH

  • Purchased:  ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155


SSD:

  • Recommend:  Crucial M4 256GB

  • Purchased:  Samsung 120GB


Hard Drive:

  • Recommend:  Seagate Barracuda 3TB

  • Purchased:  Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD6000BLHX 600GB


CASE:

  • Recommend:  NZXT Phantom 410

  • Purchased:  NZXT Phantom 410


RAM:

  • Recommend:  8GB DDR3/1600 or DDR3/1866

  • Purchased:  G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600


COOLER:

  • Recommend:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

  • Purchased:  Stock Intel Cooler


Power Supply:

  • Recommend:  Corsair CX600

  • Purchased:  Rosewill Lightning 1300W

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