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Rig built.. and it runs great! The Corsair 300R case is huge... plenty of room, easy to work with, great for cable management. I'm not complaining as it works great,and looks great to me, but it is big I am sold on SSD. The computer boots to the desktop in less than 5 seconds... and powers...

Parts Ordered tonight. I got the Corsair 300R case instead of the 200R and I did find the Samsung 120GB SSD on Amazon for $101, so I ordered it from there. I also happened to have $100 of Reward Points to use on Amazon so I'll consider that one a free item for the computer :) I'll let you...

I appreciate the info... not that I would know what would happen, but I would have hated to underpower the components or over work the PSU.

Got sidetracked on ordering my parts... I now need to order my parts in the next 24 - 48 hours. I do like MFENN's suggestions on the sticky. the Samsung 120GB SSD is OOS though Am I good? i5 3570K $215 AP Biostar TZ77B + free 8GB RAM $100 Samsung 840 250GB $185 Reusing a Seagate 1TB Toshiba...

I now agree with MFENN's suggestion to just order the parts when I could have. Thinking that Black Friday or Cyber Monday would be a great time to pick up the parts has left several items as Out of Stock. Ugh... Maybe I can find a decent balance between Newegg and Amazon to get everything now.

THe 7850 seems like a great card, and since it will work with my 500W Power Supply, I'll add that one to the build. Thank you for sharing the knowledge and listing parts. You've managed to keep it all under $1000 and that includes the 24" IPS monitor. I know that I'll be happy. I should have the...

Hello to you too... I live in Provo and work in Millcreek. Any major differences between the ASRock board vs the Biostar? If the quality and reliability are the same or better then I'll use it based on the lower price.

I am happy to upgrade for $15. Any disadvantage to a single fan card vs. a dual fan? Or is it safe to assume if the card is built with one fan it will be sufficient for its cooling needs? Also would I need to upgrade my existing 500W power supply for this card?

Finalizing my parts & prices: Newegg Parts CPU i5-3570 $219 Mobo Asrock H77 Pro4/ MVP $80 RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 2x4GB $25 GPU Sapphire 7770 Vapor-X $115 AR. SSD Samsung 830 128GB $104 DVD Lite-On DVD-RW $16 Monitor Dell UltraSharp U2412M Black 24" $279 Case Antec P280 $109 Reusing HDD...

This case jumped up to $109 today... other recommendations?

Unfortunately the nearest one is about 500 miles away in Denver, CO... and I live in Utah I will look to get the items between Amazon & Newegg... I will post up my sales results and my progress. If a great part at a great price comes available as a substitute/upgrade... dont hesitate to post...

Last question is when to actually purchase the items. It looks like the parts recommended will be coming from Newegg and Amazon to get the 'best' prices. Is it going to be best to order on the Friday after Thanksgiving? I am fine waiting if it will make a difference in some of the prices...

I do like the suggestions Lehtv. The PSU really hasnt been taxed with anything significant... around 2008-09 I had eventually opted for the Earthwatts 500W after 3 RMAs over 3 years with previous Antec SmartPower 450W. The Earthwatts has been a solid PSU so far. The i5 + Asrock Mobo seems to...

My current computer built circa 2005 Epox 9NPA+ Ultra AMD Athlon 3000+ Venice 3GB Corsair RAM PC3200 Nvidia GForce GT240 Antec Earthwatts 500W (upgraded to this in 2008) 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm (added in 2009) 80 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm Antec Case Piano Black II PLEASE when you...

Thanks for the advice... I opted for a refurbished E2500... I am sure it should do the job for my setup.