Mostly recommending the brand and model as a reference. Kinda expensive lately but you could probably shop around some and find it cheaper. HDD - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive for $140. You want the 550? HERE EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card for $122 after MIR. Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors Power Supply. ![]() Or 750 Watt - OCZ ZS Series 750W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom for $75 after MIR Oh ok you will need a wired USB keyboard Power on the v2 & keep tapping Esc key. ![]() Memory - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL for $47ĥ50 Watt PSU - Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply for $68 This item: PowerSpec 750W Power Supply Semi Modular 80 Plus Bronze Certified ATX PSU Active PFC SLI Crossfire Ready Gaming PC Computer Switching Power Supply, PS 750BSM 84.99 Only 8 left in stock - order soon. Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard for $115 There is also a BIG difference between the 520 and 550. However, I wouldn't recommend the XtremeGear SLI/CrossfireX ready power supply as from what little I've read about it it's not too dependable. If you are planning on going upgrade in the future and possibly Overclocking your cpu, (with a better heat sink of course lol), then a 750W or so will be great. Motherboard: CrossFireX/SLI MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/Lucid Virtu + Intel Smart Response Technology,OC Genie II,Winki 3& 7.1 Audio,Dual GbLAN,USB3. Also, If you are planning on running only 1 video card you can use a 500W or 550W and it will power your rig without and problems. ![]() I'm not trying to rebuild your computer for you but which gigabyte Z68 board are you looking at? Usually, in today's builds you'll find that you can get an 8 GB kit, (2 X 4GB), of memory for only $50 whole the 4 GB kits are around $45 so I would change that. The biostar board is a bit older in it's manufacturing specs and date compared to the Z68 version of any manufacturer's boards. KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse MOTHERBOARD: CrossFireX/SLI GigaByte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Lucid Virtu Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.Thank you and sorry for the multiple noob questions, I'm just starting to learn computers.I'm not an expert by any means but I don't doubt you found quite a few differences in those two boards. Should I get a hard drive cooling fan? Also is just 1 video card enough? Rosewill PMG Series, PMG1050, 1050W Fully Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Low Noise, Single +12V Rail, SLI & CrossFire Ready, Black. Power Supply: 600 Watts - XtremeGear Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready (it says and 600w power supply is recommended but should i go a little higher just incase?).Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive). ![]() Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA).Memory: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand).Motherboard: (3-Way SLI Support) MSI X58A-GD45 Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Triple-Channel DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, eSATA, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, IEEE1394a, 3 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI (All Venom OC Certified).Cooling Fan: XtremeGear Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA).Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more).CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-960 3.20 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366.Could I play Rift and DC Universe Online with this setup and would anything of these parts conflict?
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