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Well this is my first build ever so tell me if I'm missing something and tell me what you think of everything.
-Case
Rosewill Blackhawk Gaming ATX Mid tower case

-Power Supply
Seasonic M12II 620 Bronze 620w ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI ready 80 plus

-CD/DVD Drive
Lite-on Black 18x DVD-ROM 48x CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM

-HDD
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3GB/s 3.5" Internal Hardrive

-Processor
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Proscessor Intel HD graphics 4000

-Mobo
GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6.0GB/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

-Graphics Card
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Crossfirex Support Video Card

-RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)

And maybe if I have some extra money

-Monitor
ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5MS WideScreen Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor

Please tell me if I'm missing something and if all these are compatible with eachother as I'm new to this. Many thanks in advance and +rep for anyone that helps me out.
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The Intel Core i5-3570K is not compatible with any AMD motherboard. It is an Intel CPU and requires motherboards with a Z77 chipset or a very select few Z68 motherboards. Since the price difference is almost zero, it'd be wise to go with Z77 since it offers more features like PCI 3.0 and full utilization of HD 4000. The rest of the best is good. That Asus monitor is probably a fantastic TN panel, but you can get LG IPS panels that are matte and have better viewing angels for around the same price. Also, a lot of people forget, but you'd need an operating system - a lot of people torrent it but you can buy an OEM copy for $100, whether or not it's worth it or not is debatable. Check out the MSI-Z77 G43, the best board you can get for the price.
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Generation wrote The Intel Core i5-3570K is not compatible with any AMD motherboard. It is an Intel CPU and requires motherboards with a Z77 chipset or a very select few Z68 motherboards. Since the price difference is almost zero, it'd be wise to go with Z77 since it offers more features like PCI 3.0 and full utilization of HD 4000. The rest of the best is good. That Asus monitor is probably a fantastic TN panel, but you can get LG IPS panels that are matte and have better viewing angels for around the same price. Also, a lot of people forget, but you'd need an operating system - a lot of people torrent it but you can buy an OEM copy for $100, whether or not it's worth it or not is debatable. Check out the MSI-Z77 G43, the best board you can get for the price.
Thanks for replying and helping out +rep and on the operating system I'm just going to get a torrent.
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Also if anyone knows should i go with a Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Proscessor Intel HD graphics 4000 or an Intel Core i5-2550K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Without IGP
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Alumni wrote Also if anyone knows should i go with a Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Proscessor Intel HD graphics 4000 or an Intel Core i5-2550K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Without IGP


The only difference is the integrated graphics processor ( IGP ). The new IB chips use Intel HD 4000 and isn't actually too bad. But since you selected a AMD 7850 which is a dedicated video card, it isn't needed. The only advantage would be if your video card suddenly dies or is DOA, you have that as a backup.
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No offense but made my laugh alil that you want a intel to go with a amd.The card needs some working on. I say get a Nivida GTX 460 (120$) it's cheap but it plays almost all new games.
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JetMagnum wrote No offense but made my laugh alil that you want a intel to go with a amd.The card needs some working on. I say get a Nivida GTX 460 (120$) it's cheap but it plays almost all new games.


Everyone makes mistakes, especially people who are newer to the hobby. It's like me laughing at someone who is new to programming because he made a mistake for example - it's foolish. Anyways, a GTX 460 is 2 generations old and isn't going to last as long as a much more powerful 7850. Plus, if the OP wants to play a game like BF3, 1gb of VRAM will not be sufficient if he wants to play on high with some MSAA. With a gaming build you want to focus as much money as you can towards a strong single GPU.
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