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r/buildapc • … • u/BlueLine_Haberdasher

[Build Ready] ~$1k Build needs a look-over before I pull the trigger

[Part list permalink](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6tgP) / [Part price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6tgP/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6tgP/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623i52500k) | $179.99 @ Microcenter **Motherboard** | [ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z68extreme3gen3) | $129.86 @ Newegg **Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f310666cl9d8gbxl) | $39.99 @ NCIX US **Hard Drive** | [Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-hd502hj) | $60.99 @ Amazon **Hard Drive** | [OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-vtx325sat3120g) | $139.99 @ NCIX US **Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-012p31570ar) | $284.99 @ NCIX US **Case** | [Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc692kkn2advanced) | $69.99 @ Newegg **Power Supply** | [Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu650txv2) | $74.99 @ Newegg | | **Total** | Prices include shipping and discounts when available. | $980.79 | Generated 2012-04-05 08:46 EDT-0400 |

I'm considering a 680 but I'm sure it'll be overkill for me, so i'm going with an EVGA card and if I change my mind in the next 90 days I'll use their step up program to upgrade. I don't plan on overclocking right now so I shouldn't need a cpu cooler, correct?

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