Can SSD have more space than 120GB? Never had one, though I'm interested. I bothered getting a 1TB HDD though for video recording space.

SSD's can have more gb, but it is very expensive compared to hdd's. I would add a storage drive for backup/downloads.

Wouldn't scimp on the power supply. 530 watts is enough to power that rig but you won't be able to upgrade really or do any kind of SLI in the future. Not much experience with micro-ATX but I'd imagine physically building the computer would be a pain for cable management and future upgrades.

Nothing terribly bad with the build, but I don't think it would hurt to at least get a better PSU, something with 650 watts or so, but I guess that depends on what you want to do with it now and in the future.

SSDs are great, but pricy. I use mine as a boot drive, I have a 1 TB HDD that I forgot to add into the list.

The build runs at like 300W, and the most upgrading I plan to do is an upgrade to a 660/670, or a mobo upgrade + 660/670 + RAM. SLI isn't something I really plan on doing, and putting a micro-ATX build together is a pain in the ass.

Can you also rate my build?

CPU: Intel Core i3-2105 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz
CPU Cooler: Default Fans
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB
Video Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 430W ATX12V

All of this is about $600 including shipping and tax.

I would never make a build without SSD's in this day and age. Taking longer than 15 seconds to boot up is passe. When sales are around you can easily get 2x120 GB for 120 bucks. That's $0.50 per GB. You can still have your 1 or 2 TB storage and even better, an external drive that you can plug into any computer.

Haha yeah, I have a 750 GB External for even more storage. I just love SSDs :3

It's the best thing ever, I can't believe I waited so long to move to SSD.

There's an entire subreddit for builds (suggestions and troubleshooting)

reddit.com/r/buildapc

looks good

I cried a few days ago when I saw a 3570k bundle with water cooling and my GPU on Tiger direct for 660 :( I was on a budget though, so AMD was my company of choice C:

I made a post there too :3

Edit : Wanted to avoid double posting

If possible get a quad core i5 processor. They are worth the extra money over an i3.

I suggested you return the processor and upgrade to the FX-6300. It's a little bit more, but well worth the extra cost. It has more cores plus higher performance per core with comparable power consumption.

Yeah, I was actually about to RMA mine to get a 6300, then I saw I have literally 0.74$ left in my paypal, so I wouldn't be able to afford it :(

Ok, so I thought about the build and decided to go with an AMD CPU. Here is my updated build.

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8 GHz Quad Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Default
Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 Desktop Motherboard Socket AM3+
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard
Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100357LP Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 Ready Low Profile
Case: Raidmax SMILODON Extreme Black
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 TR-500 500W

buy an after market cooler later on for overclock. that looks really good otherwise. nice build man!

FX-6300 should only be like $10 more. Well worth the upgrade if you can still change it.