1 x ($64.99) RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
700W is a little too much. A friend of mine runs 2xGTX560Ti SLI with an OCed i5-2600k 4.5GHz on a 750W PSU. If you don't plan on using CrossFire and overclock, 550W will be more than enough. Maybe you can save some money here. Aside from that everything seems to be fine.
D3 has really low requirements. That PC I described is so much overkill. You can play BF3 on high with no problem at all, don't know about ultra though. BF3 is terribly optimised.
Motherboard ASUS P8H67-M LE(rev 3.X) LGA 1155, mATX
cheap, good chipset, 4xSATA2, 2xSATA3, 4xUSB2.0, 2xUSB3.0, PCI-E 2.0 x16, up to 16Gig 1333MHz RAM, pretty much everything you need. Costs about $80 in Moscow (further prices I provide are from our local store).
CPU INTEL Core i5 2400, LGA 1155, oem
4 cores, 3.1GHz, 1MB lvl1 cache, 6MB lvl2 cache. i5 are great, in games they perform as good as i7 do. Take a look at benchmarks, or google a little, you'll know what I mean. i5 2600k is the best for gaming, but you don't need that much power, even i5 2400 is over the top, but it's great and not as expensive - around $185. May as well stick with core i3. AMD is not my choice, Intel is better at the moment.
THERMALTAKE CL-P0556-B
Much better than standard Intel coolers, cheap, $10
2x KINGSTON VALUERAM KVR1333D3N9/4G DDR3- 4GB, 1333, DIMM, Ret
I recommend 8GB and 1333MHz, the gains from 1600MHz are minimal, yet they are more expensive. Also don't spend your money on expensive "gaming" memory, it's overpriced and you don't need it for D3. Samsung and Kingston are more than enough. Price is about 2x$25.
AEROCOOL Strike-X 600, 600W
Or any other good 550-600W PSU for about $80, Thermaltake are also good. 500W should also be enough for this config, though I'd take 550W just to be sure.
ATX CASECOM Texconn 5788, Midi-Tower
Or any other cheap Midi-Tower(this one is $45). Make sure it's open enough, Aerocool and Thermaltake are good, though more expensive. This one is a bestseller in our store. You can also use your old chassis.
GLACIALTECH IceWind GS12025
One or two decent 120mm chassis coolers, $4 each
SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.12 ST500DM002, 500GB, HDD, SATA III
A good $80 HDD, or you can use your old one. Or both.
Well, that's over $700 if you buy a new HDD, and prices may differ, but this should give you an idea. Read some reviews, choose good stuff and don't pay for fancy brands and unnecessary lights all over your stuff. That's my 2 cents.
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Motherboard ASUS P8H67-M LE(rev 3.X) LGA 1155, mATX
cheap, good chipset, 4xSATA2, 2xSATA3, 4xUSB2.0, 2xUSB3.0, PCI-E 2.0 x16, up to 16Gig 1333MHz RAM, pretty much everything you need. Costs about $80 in Moscow (further prices I provide are from our local store).
PCI-E 2.0 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560, GV-N56GOC-1GI, 1GB, GDDR5, OC, Ret
Overclocked GTX 560, 830MHz GPU, 4008MHz memory bus, 1GB GDDR5 video memory, $180
CPU INTEL Core i5 2400, LGA 1155, oem
4 cores, 3.1GHz, 1MB lvl1 cache, 6MB lvl2 cache. i5 are great, in games they perform as good as i7 do. Take a look at benchmarks, or google a little, you'll know what I mean. i5 2600k is the best for gaming, but you don't need that much power, even i5 2400 is over the top, but it's great and not as expensive - around $185. May as well stick with core i3. AMD is not my choice, Intel is better at the moment.
THERMALTAKE CL-P0556-B
Much better than standard Intel coolers, cheap, $10
2x KINGSTON VALUERAM KVR1333D3N9/4G DDR3- 4GB, 1333, DIMM, Ret
I recommend 8GB and 1333MHz, the gains from 1600MHz are minimal, yet they are more expensive. Also don't spend your money on expensive "gaming" memory, it's overpriced and you don't need it for D3. Samsung and Kingston are more than enough. Price is about 2x$25.
AEROCOOL Strike-X 600, 600W
Or any other good 550-600W PSU for about $80, Thermaltake are also good. 500W should also be enough for this config, though I'd take 550W just to be sure.
ATX CASECOM Texconn 5788, Midi-Tower
Or any other cheap Midi-Tower(this one is $45). Make sure it's open enough, Aerocool and Thermaltake are good, though more expensive. This one is a bestseller in our store. You can also use your old chassis.
GLACIALTECH IceWind GS12025
One or two decent 120mm chassis coolers, $4 each
SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.12 ST500DM002, 500GB, HDD, SATA III
A good $80 HDD, or you can use your old one. Or both.
Well, that's over $700 if you buy a new HDD, and prices may differ, but this should give you an idea. Read some reviews, choose good stuff and don't pay for fancy brands and unnecessary lights all over your stuff. That's my 2 cents.