I haven't built a computer in a long time and I have been reading as much as possible.
I am building this to play games and use as a htpc. Trying to build the best HTPC I can for under $1000.
This is my current list of hardware:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard-$120 newegg
GPU:XFX Core Edition FX-785A-ZNL4 Radeon HD 7850-$175-newegg
Case: silverstone gd-05-$95 amazon
Power supply-SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W -$89 newegg
HDD-Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB-$150 newegg
CPU-Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz-$219 newegg
SSD- Either a samsung or ocz 128gb
optical drive- Asus BC-12B1ST-$59.99 newegg
I need recommendations on ram. And anywhere I can save some dollars by going with cheaper components. The only thing that is set in stone is the cpu and case.
Thanks for looking.
I am building this to play games and use as a htpc. Trying to build the best HTPC I can for under $1000.
This is my current list of hardware:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard-$120 newegg
GPU:XFX Core Edition FX-785A-ZNL4 Radeon HD 7850-$175-newegg
Case: silverstone gd-05-$95 amazon
Power supply-SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W -$89 newegg
HDD-Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB-$150 newegg
CPU-Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz-$219 newegg
SSD- Either a samsung or ocz 128gb
optical drive- Asus BC-12B1ST-$59.99 newegg
I need recommendations on ram. And anywhere I can save some dollars by going with cheaper components. The only thing that is set in stone is the cpu and case.
Thanks for looking.










