Computer Build Options?
I want to build a computer and I have a few builds that I can't decide between. It is my first build and I am hoping someone with more experience can help me out. I already have a 1TB Hard Drive, Power Supply, And DVD Drive from another comptuer that should all work. They are all sata, and the power supply is a 500Watt. I am building this to play games (like skyrim) and to do work. I am a programmer and sometimes run virtual machines and CPU intensive programs.
Option 1 - Buy Parts Seperatly
-Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core $229.99
-ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS $174.99
-Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX 8GB Desktop Memory Kit - DDR3, (2 x 4GB), PC3-12800, 1600MHz, CL9, Intel XMP Ready $39.99
-GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $179.99
-Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans $49.99
Total: $674.95
Option 2 - Buy A Barebones Kit
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3857947&Sku=B69-1427
-Comes with My I5 Processor, Motherboard(A different variation of the one above), Case, Power Supply (that I don't need), only 4GB of Ram. $499
-Would have to buy Graphics Card $179.99
-Would want to buy 8GB Ram to Replace $39.99
Total: $718.98
So my question becomes, is it risky to buy the parts seperatly and hope they will work together in option 1, or is it worth the extra $43 to get the kit and be more or less sure that all the parts will work together. (And is this the case?). I have reachearched the options 1 parts farily well and they should all work together, but if anyone has any reason otherwise I would very much like to know.
Thanks for any and all opinions.
URL's Of Parts I am buying:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7104116&CatId=4534
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500196
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
URL of Kit:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3857947&Sku=B69-1427
Thanks so much. Both of you offered motherboards that had free ram included. And I hadn't noticed that my original motherboard was a Z68. I am for sure getting a Z77