Bulding my first computer ~ review my specs?

Rate this build

  • Pretty average ~ not going to do so well with any computing at all

    Votes: 1 33.3%
  • Pretty decent ~ will do well with some games, internet, and videos

    Votes: 2 66.7%
  • Pretty good ~ not the best computer out there, but a nice build with little gaming/video difficulty

    Votes: 2 66.7%

  • Total voters
    3

StaticEndo

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Hey everyone!
if you know me, you'll know ive posted about 5 or 6 different "review my specs" posts up but i swear THIS IS MY LAST!!! :)

so here it is; my final specs build

please tell me if you think it needs anything or if you find something you think is better but cheaper.
much appreciated :)
also you might notice for the OS i wrote windows 8 not windows 7, thats because im saving up/waiting until win8 comes out so ill buy that and get all my parts because the aim of my game is to build a windows 8 computer
Im going to order in all the parts from www.pccasegear.com
yes i would rather use newegg or tigerdirect but I live in Australia so they arent available to me. which is OK because pccasegear suits my needs fine.

WHAT I WANT TO USE THE COMPUTER FOR:

I want this computer to be a solid all-rounder, decent for gaming and watching videos and stuff, nice sound, and just a pretty fast computer.
I'm not aiming for this to be some freaking multiple-crysis-running insanity machine, by the way.

ok so here is the list:

PARTS:

Power Supply: Gigabyte Odin 585W ($62.00)
CPU: Intel Core i5 2400 {3.3 GHz and Quad Core} ($189.00)
Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB DirectCU ($152.00)
Motherboard: ASUS P8H61 Motherboard B3x ($95.00)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST31000524AS ($55.00)
RAM: G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT (2x4GB) DDR3 ($49.00)
Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B3ST 24X DVDRW Drive ($25.00)
Card Reader: Shintaro Internal Card Reader 3.5" ($21.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Home Premium Retail Pack ($239.00)

PERIPHERALS:

Case: NZXT Lexa S Mid Tower ($79.00)
Monitor: LG E2060T-PN 20in Widescreen LED Monitor ($109.00)
Mouse: Gigabyte ECO600 Wireless Laser Mouse ($34.00)
Keyboard: Cherry Infinity USB Keyboard ($35.00)
Speakers: Logitech LS21 2.1 Speaker ($26.00)

SUBTOTAL: $1,170.00


So go ahead and post a comment, tell me what you think, and thanks for reading.

Check out my Youtube channell :)
http://www.youtube.com/user/StaticEndo?feature=mhee
 
how much can you stretch your budget because i use pccasegear for my computer and for example you may want dual crossfire graphics to play crisis 2 with good fps (60+)

HIS Radeon HD6850 1GB for $169
HIS Radeon HD6870 IceQ X 1GB for $189
HIS Radeon HD6950 1GB IceQ for $229
HIS Radeon HD6970 2GB for $355
 
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