Advice on computer upgrades for my hubby?

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Alright well I really wanted to do some nice things for my husband since he has just graduated basic and will be gone training for the military until December. I just bought him a new laptop and laptop case and am planning on buying him a new computer desk, a watch, and doing upgrades to his computer.

This is what was suggested to me to do for upgrades.Qty.	Product Description	Savings	Total Price
1		ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813131801
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy	 -$30.00  Instant
$339.99
$309.99
1		EVGA 04G-P4-3673-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW+ 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814130824
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy		 $459.99
1		Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820
Item #: N82E16819115229
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy		 $299.99
1		SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD250KW 2.5" 250GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820147186
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy		Click for details
1		CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9
Item #: N82E16820233299
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy		 $139.99
1		Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Item #: N82E16822148844
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		 $134.99
1		CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) Water Cooler
Item #: N82E16835181030
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	 -$22.00  Instant
$81.99
$59.99

Obviously this will be a little expensive but what do all these items do and which would be the most important? Also are there any comparable less expensive parts I could sub in for any on the list?

? · Accepted Answer

That would make one NICE machine. 

The parts are just the brain (processor) memory, storage, and the base for it all.

But what i did notice is they recommended 2 Hard drives (storage) I would keep the SSD but not get the seagate barracuda. Saving 134$ 

And you could half the price of the graphics card, with a gigabyte with  windforce which are about $200 and still PLENTY powerful.

Marduk · Answer

Get a new desktop.   Unless he is an avid gamer a nice 800 dollar machine would be just fine.  If you don't know what you're doing it is gonna be a waste of money when the whole shebang don't work.    Have you ever built a computer?   OMG!   Go to MaximumPC.com or PCGamer.com and see what they recommend for a good gaming build.   If you've never built one I really don't recommend it.   As I say you can get a nice desktop for 800.   I paid 800 for my Gateway and I've had it 5 years and it does well.  Of course I have 3 machines that I built but that's for fun, I don't rely on them.  My last build is a little flakey and gets blue screens, no problem as it runs fine for what I want it for.  I am hoping my next build will be better.  If you go to Newegg.com you will find building tutorials also on PcGamer.com.   It's fun but don't be surprised if build fails.

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