yep.. i went there with the title

so i'm planning a PC build... going to be a mostly complete build no reusing anything from the current system (except maybe the video card for now) and the budget is ~$1000

i already have the PSU purchased

right now this is what i've been looking at
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128706
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231666
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820228115
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236625
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

for the case my shortlist includes these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156299
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156296
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133253

debating on if i want to bump the RAM up to 16GB now or just get the 8GB and increase later

and i am considering swapping over the GTX660 from my current pc and then getting something better a few months from now

edit: parts ordered, went with thermaltake case

look, guy, it's not a PC it's a Rig. May the ghost of Tracer log back in and chastise you.

Why does saberopus always forget that the original Q&A with my new rig was posted by lightside?

I haven't, but Tracer was the trend enforcer.

If you buy that SSD you are literally hitler.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-250GB-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-7TE250BW/dp/B00E3W1726
Speed should be better and a LOT less prone to be a piece of **** for reliability.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231550
Get this RAM instead of yours. The frequency is lower, but the timings are much better. Anandtech did an article a while back and 1866 is basically the sweet spot for timing and frequency.

I don't love the mobo reviews but I don't really have the effort to look for something better.

What are your current specs? I mean if this is for gaming and you're just going to reuse the 660 for now.. I'd just wait until you can afford also upgrading the GPU cause what's the point? If you really need to upgrade because you have CPU bottleneck or something then by all means, sir. Sadly you missed all the deals by about a month.

Intel E8400
Gigabyte EP35-DS3L
4GB Kingston HyperX PC2-6400
GTX660

so yeah the 660 might be held back a little by the current setup

also i'm looking for router recommendations... i've been using the same wrt54g since 2008 and it's due for retirement