Originally Posted by AwkdShellfish
Min. $1,300 Max. $1,500.
For all the important parts, minus the case.
Thanks for the replies, at least it gives me some "footing" to ground myself.
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$1,300? I'll make something up with that right now.
I'm assuming you are near the Micro Center in Tustin for this build.
From Micro Center:
Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor -
$189.99
ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard -
$94.99 (w/ $40 discount combo with the 3570K)
Subtotal - $307.78 w/ tax
From Newegg:
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224BB -
$17.99
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive -
$109.99
Gigabyte GTX 670 -
$389.99
PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W Modular Power Supply -
$89.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 -
$61.99
SAMSUNG 840 Series250GB SATA III (SSD) -
$189.99
Subtotal - $924.44 w/ tax
Total = $924.44 + $307.78 = $1232.22
With Micro Center having the CPU and motherboard bundle you can get a 3570K and Z77 motherboard cheaper then you could get a lower end quad core and mobo from Newegg. Its worthwhile going there for that.
In terms of the video card I put a GTX 670 in there due to it fitting into your budget. What games are you going to be playing when you do game? Depending on what it is you could step down to a 660 Ti to same some money or even a 7870. I like the fact you can get $50 in station cash buying the Nvidia cards at the moment, so that's good for PS2.
For storage I think you are best off getting 250GB+ SSD, like the one I linked here. I included a 2TB drive as that is what you had in your own build. I'm assuming you actually need all that space.
PSU is expensive, but its a quality unit unlike what you have now. Its a bit higher wattage then you need, but it allows for any kind of expansion you may need in the future.
Power usage I wouldn't worry much about that. The GPU will be mostly idling from you downloading. I don't see the CPU having much of any difference while downloading in using a 3570K vs that 3550P either.
With the case get what you want. That Corsair one you linked is a very good case IMO.
I can't believe how much ram prices have gone up over the past few months. Me getting my 8GB was a steal @ $30.