This is part 3 of our Build a PC 2011. We build a mid-range PC for $1500. This video covers installing all of the parts into the case. We got excellent performance from fairly inexpensive parts by choosing the socket 1155 over the socket 1366. We do plan to upgrade the hard drive to a SSD in the near future to speed up our system boot times and game loads, but we feel that we hit the mark with the budget for the build.

The parts used for our build.

• ASUS Sabertooth P67 Motherboard $220
• Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4 GHz LGA 1155 Processor $329
• Cooler Master Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler $35
• Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 memory (8GB) $105
• EVGA GTX 570 video card $359.99
• Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB Hard drive $60
• SilverStone Raven 3 (RV03) case $139
• SilverStone ST85-P 850W PSU $149.99
• Samsung SH-S223 DVD Burner $20
• Windows 7 64bit OEM $140

Total build price $1557.98

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