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Danny, do you stand by your original build and the new monitor?

The build I posted above was just something a buddy put together, he is also an amateur. I will be playing BF3, Valve games on the Source engine, Bioware games, Skyrim and maybe some other miscellaneous games I have. Basic web browsing, school work which consists of mainly of using Microsoft...

Danny, how does this compare to your build? CPU Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor $187.99 Motherboard ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard $163.49 Memory G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $49.99 Hard Drive Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal...

Are you suggesting we should add/upgrade something else? Is there any room in the budget to make a significant upgrade? If not, I would prefer to keep it as close to 1k as possible.

Thank you guys, I think I will upgrade to the i5 2500 as Guru suggested. As far as the monitor goes, I am fine with 20", I find any bigger is too much for me. I have heard to try and go for the Radeon 6950, can we fit this in somewhere? Will the 6870 be capable of playing new games on high...

No I do not, Northern California.

Hey everyone, I have heard good things about you guys. I am looking to build my first gaming PC, I would like to play games like BF3 on high settings. Forgive me, I dont know a lot about computers so I will answer any questions the best I can. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming...

I believed I answered all the questions as best as I can.

Hey [H]ardForum! I have never built my own PC, all I own is my laptop. I have a resource available to help physically put together my PC once parts arrive. That's where you guys come in! I was told this was the place to ask for some build help, and I would appreciate it a lot. I realize in the...