Gaming build under $750
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I'm a total beginner here—please, go easy on me. If anything I've picked won't work together or isn't compatible, just let me know how to fix it rather than jumping straight to the hate... 🙂 Since I have some extra time on my hands, I’m looking to put together a decent gaming rig for about $1833. Here is what I'm thinking...
Intel Core i3-4130 Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-4440 Processor, 3.9GHz, AM4, Box, Black Edition
MSI A85M-P65 Motherboard or maybe a Gigabyte GA-A88X-UD3
Western Digital Blue 1TB Hard Drive, 64MB, ST1000DM003
SANDISK X110 64GB SSD, 2.5" 7mm, SATA 6Gbps, Seq Read/Write: 505 MBps / 445 MB/s, IOPS max: 81000, MLC, Retail
Crucial RAM DDR3 SDRAM Non-ECC 8GB, 1600MHz, KVR16N11/8
Silverstone Strider Essential ST70F-ES AC 90-264V, 47/63Hz, DC 3.3/5/±12V, 700W, Retail, Active PFC, 1x120, Efficiency 80%
Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU Cooler
Corsair VS Series mid tower case
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
+ Just a basic optical drive
Intel Core i3-4130 Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-4440 Processor, 3.9GHz, AM4, Box, Black Edition
MSI A85M-P65 Motherboard or maybe a Gigabyte GA-A88X-UD3
Western Digital Blue 1TB Hard Drive, 64MB, ST1000DM003
SANDISK X110 64GB SSD, 2.5" 7mm, SATA 6Gbps, Seq Read/Write: 505 MBps / 445 MB/s, IOPS max: 81000, MLC, Retail
Crucial RAM DDR3 SDRAM Non-ECC 8GB, 1600MHz, KVR16N11/8
Silverstone Strider Essential ST70F-ES AC 90-264V, 47/63Hz, DC 3.3/5/±12V, 700W, Retail, Active PFC, 1x120, Efficiency 80%
Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU Cooler
Corsair VS Series mid tower case
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
+ Just a basic optical drive