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[HUEY350]

I plan on building a new PC, But for a budget around 750-800ish and need help/suggestions for it.

here are the parts I plan on getting for the build.

MOB: MSI H77MA-G43

CPU: i5-3470 ivy

GPU: Sapphire hd 7850

PSU; Corsair TX650 v2

MEMORY: Kingston Hyperx blu 8gb (2x4) ddr3 1333


Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Gremlich Johns]

Check out pixiedust's post

Edited by Gremlich Johns, 01 January 2013 - 11:32 AM.

[Vulpesveritas]

Well, let's take a look at the $775 price point then, and since given the title suggests you won't be getting it quite soon, I won't include promo codes or sale combos in my recommendations.
Case: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811235037
Good case for the price with decent cable management options

PSU: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817182262
Lower wattage (still significantly higher than what you need) but higher quality, and modular for easier assembly / better airflow.

Motherboard-
AMD: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813157280
Intel: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813157304
AsRock boards come with more features, while boards at this price point aren't oriented to overclocking the Xfast features can be quite useful for daily use.

CPU-
AMD: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819113285
Intel: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819116782
A little less price put to the CPU for room elsewhere, you really won't see a difference in the 100mhz on the i5, and since you're running a stand-alone GPU you won't mind the lack of an integrated GPU. AMD option is there if you are interested in overclocking in the future or will do a lot of non-gaming tasks.

GPU: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814161426
Cheapest 7850 on newegg at this time and from a high quality brand.

RAM: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820231416
Faster RAM which matches the AsRock motherboard colors for only $2 more.

HDD: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16822136769
High quality 500GB drive for a decent price. Still not below pre-flood prices yet sadly.
ODD: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16827151256
Cheap, basic optical drive from a good company.

OS: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16832116986
Windows 7 is more suited for gaming / desktop tasks vs W8.

Heatsink: stock
TIM: Stock
Given your CPU choice it doesn't seem like you'll be overclocking. Though if you want a quieter/cooler system, you may consider investing $20 into this;
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835233082

Edited by Vulpesveritas, 01 January 2013 - 11:39 AM.

[HUEY350]

thanks for the feedback! I'll probably save up for the build you showed me. thanks again!

[Az0r]

Vulpes advice is good, only thing I would take into consideration, MWO uses ~1.4GB of Video RAM at 1920x1080 so if you can afford an extra $20-$30 for a 2GB HD7850 I'd recommend it.

[Werewolf486 ScorpS]

Wait for Haswell socket and CPU due out in Q2....

Newer stuff, better performance with Haswell.

or

Price drops on current stuff and you get more for your budget.