Looks very good to me. The motherboard has some very good reviews at Newegg. It supports Intel Smart Response Technology, so you could even add a small - like 40 GB - solid state drive at some time in the future. The ISRT uses it as a cache drive and it really speeds things up. We did that with the computer my grandson and I built. It also has Lucid Virtu to even make use of the graphics built in to the CPU along side your discrete graphic card. And the Ivy Bridge Core i5 is going to give you tons of performance.

Looks like a good build with lots of room for future upgrades to me!

Keep in mind that a build from eCollegePC is just as though you built it yourself. The computer will come with zero bloatware like trials of anti-virus software, games, Microsoft Office etc. You will have to download and install the software programs yourself. If you use any of the Windows Live Essentials programs such as Live Mail or Messenger, you will have to download them too. You will also get all the driver CDs and your operating system DVD. Make good use of the Help and Support link in your start menu.

I've already copied the installation files for a few programs I use regularly on to an external hard drive, so I won't have to redownload them, along with all my music, pictures and text files. Also email addresses and website bookmarks.

Sounds like you are ready to rock and roll!

Nvidia is supposedly coming out with GeForce driver updates specifically for Guild Wars 2 players either this week or next.

So, did you order a new computer or are you waiting for a while?

Waiting a bit for Arenanet to optimize Guild Wars 2 and hopefully announce recommended (not just minimum) stats.

Dang. The 460 is gone from ecollegepc now I don't know what graphics card to get.

You should get at least a 600 series card - nothing less!

Tom's Hardware is a great resource for comparison of graphics cards. I'm not sure, but I think Nvidia stopped making the 400 series graphics cards some time ago, so eCollegePC probably just used up their current stock. I put a 560Ti in the computer my grandson and I built and it's a really, really good one. But, budget plays a role, so I would do a little research on the ATI cards and the Nvidia cards and find the one the gives you the best bang for your buck.

Tom's Hardware Graphics Cards

Switch back to Radeon HD 7770?

Guybrush, here is the most recent "Best Graphics Cards for the Money" from Tom's Hardware.

August 2012

My son just picked up a 560 Ti - we're putting a build together. Looks like a nice card.

Nvidia's web site's Guild Wars 2 page recommends GTX 560 as the least card to get.

ecollege pc has 3 different GTX 560s.

GTX 560SE
GTX 560
GTX 560 Ti

The last is more than I can spend right now.
What's the difference between the SE and the not SE? The price difference is $45.

That Toms Hardware list had GTX 560SE but when I clicked on review link it went to 560Ti instead which didn't help me.

Unfortunately Raedon web doesn't seem to have any suggestions that I could find.

Nvidia's a Guild Wars 2 sponsor, they give away each other products so makes sense they have a section on what to get for the game.

Guybrush, read the reviews of the GTX 560 cards in the August 2012 link I posted. They compare all three of them. The SE is listed in the $115 - $150 cards and the other two are in the $160 - $270 category.

I keep trying to find ways to put more money into graphics cards. How does this build from ecollegepc look? Somebody at Tom's Hardware said that if I'm not overclocking 3450 is same as 3570.

Intel Core i5-3450 3.1Ghz 6MB Cache Quad-Core
Stock Intel LGA1155 Heatsink and Fan
GIGABYTE GA-H77M-D3H (Intel H77, HDMI, 2xPCI-E, 6xSATA, 4xDDR3)
8GB (4GBx2) PC3 10666 DDR3 1333Mhz Memory Lifetime Warranty
500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA3 6Gbps (Major Brand)
24X LG SATA Dual Layer DVD /-RW/CDRW w/Nero
1GB GeForce GTX 560 GDDR5 PCI-E Dual-DVI/HDMI (Major Brand)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition (4 5.25, 5 3.5) Fan, Audio/USB
500watt Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus
Onboard LAN included
Onboard Sound included
120mm Case Fan
Wires and Cables neatly tied up away from fans
3 Year Parts and Labor Warranty

Looks fine to me, unless you want an extra case fan. I don't know which computer case you're getting with it.

I think I see an additional 120 mm case fan towards the bottom. That case comes with one 120 mm rear fan, but you can add another on either on the front or on the top. I don't know where they will put one additional one.

This looks excellent to me, Guybrush.

I have an extra fan listed there, I could add another one wouldn't add much to the cost.

One would probably be enough, but a third couldn't hurt! They are cheap.

I'd have to say it looks like a pretty good build. I doubt you'll have any issues gaming on it.

When you get it all set up and running look for a CPU/GPU temperature monitor, if things seem to run hotter than normal then you can pick up that additional fan. My GTX 460 run at 30°C under normal loads and tops out at 56°C when gaming.

I use Speccy from Piriform - the same people who make CCleaner to monitor temps.

Oh great another reason to get a new system, Nvidia is no longer updating drivers for my current systems card.

The gaming gods are trying to tell you something, Guybrush!

I finally did it, placed order with eCollegePC.

Good for you, Guybrush! Hard to part with the money, but oh, the rewards!