Build Recommendations: High-End

[RickyTick]

*UPDATED* 02/18/13

Since everyone seems to have different tastes when it comes to cases, I decided to just offer a few of my favorites as suggestions.
There are many more cases out there that are just as good as most of these. This is a great place to start.

$60 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233) COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1

$80 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196) COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP

$90 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216) COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced

$90 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197) COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP

$160 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160) COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP

$140 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194) COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP

$190 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119245) COOLER MASTER CM Storm Series Trooper SGC-5000-KKN1

$190 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225) COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1

$70 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066) Antec Three Hundred Illusion

$70 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180) Antec Three Hundred Two

$100 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021) Antec Nine Hundred

$60 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018) Corsair Carbide Series 200R

$100 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008) Corsair Carbide Series 400R

$180 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139006) Corsair Obsidian Series 650D

$100 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112239) LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62

$100 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352008) Fractal Design Arc Mini



High-End Build

Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139016) CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750

Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837) ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77

CPU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504) Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz

CPU Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015) CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Ram (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127697) MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB

SSD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193) SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive

Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697) Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Optical Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204) ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW


Total is around $1250. Just remember, this doesn't include the case, operating system, keyboard, mouse, or monitor.


If that's just a little more than you really wanted to spend, then take a look at this system.

PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139031) CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W

Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837) ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77

CPU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115234) Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz

Ram (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127697) MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB

Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697) Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Optical Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204) ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW


Total is about $875, keep in mind that it doesn't include a case, OS, mouse, keyboard, or monitor.