Need some pointers please

Hi all,

I would like to get back into PC gaming as well as have a decently powerful every day pc, so far the componets I have in mind so ar are :

MSI Z77A-GD65 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (newegg)

intel i5 2500k sandy (also newegg),whatever associated memory for above motherboard maxed.The tower something mid size probably and completely unkown for graphics card. Considering the last actual computer game I played on pc was flight sim 2003, its been a while, but dont need to run everything on super duper ubber settings. Im looking for more than my 360 which is freezing alot, but also powerful enough for some nice looking games and being able to do photo editing etc.

Just wondering what types of recoomendations you have, price TBD not boat loads though, like dont wanna pay $450 for graphics card, but like$200 or less possibly. And one last question, could I reuse old componets from an older computer, like HD (has 200gb) , memory card reader, and possibly the case itself? Thanks for your time.

Hi all,

I would like to get back into PC gaming as well as have a decently powerful every day pc, so far the componets I have in mind so ar are :

MSI Z77A-GD65 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (newegg)

intel i5 2500k sandy (also newegg),whatever associated memory for above motherboard maxed.The tower something mid size probably and completely unkown for graphics card. Considering the last actual computer game I played on pc was flight sim 2003, its been a while, but dont need to run everything on super duper ubber settings. Im looking for more than my 360 which is freezing alot, but also powerful enough for some nice looking games and being able to do photo editing etc.

Just wondering what types of recoomendations you have, price TBD not boat loads though, like dont wanna pay $450 for graphics card, but like$200 or less possibly. And one last question, could I reuse old componets from an older computer, like HD (has 200gb) , memory card reader, and possibly the case itself? Thanks for your time.

bri000

Case and card reader can be re-used. Memory also when we're talking DDR3. Speaking of which; LGA 1155 boards support up to 32 or even 64GB of RAM, but it's no use maxing that. 8GB is largely sufficient, even when doing some serious photoshopping or video rendering. When doing the latter, better go for a 2600K processor. It has HyperThreading, meaning it reads-out like an Octacore CPU.

For graphics, maybe look at the 6870 or 7870 from ATI or a GTX570/660ti from NVidia.

Case-wise, a CoolerMaster CM690II Advanced USB3 would be kinda perfect.