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I have T-Mobiles ZTE Zemax 5.7" smartphone and I like it. If you don't mind the size increase, it's an overall good phone for 200. It has a near stock Android KitKat OS, a quad core 1.2ghz CPU, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, Micro SD slot and a beefy 3400mah battery (non-removable) The S3...

I agree. .4mm increase from the 5.1" on the S5 to 5.5" on the S6 would be too big of a jump. I would guess a 5.3" size screen with QHD. Make the bezels slimmer to have its physical dimensions to be similar to the GS5

Get this HP Pavilion p7xt system. You got 90 day return policy also...

Lets go with this. Get the Core i5 2500K + Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H combo for $289.98 from microcenter http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/17ffca68#/17ffca68/27 The Gigabyte is the original mobo that you specified in your OP. Plus, it can run dual X8 mode on the PCI-E slots Then, get these parts...

That's because the Asus monitors are TN (twisted nematic) panels that suffers from poor horizontal/vertical viewing angles vs the 1080P lcd/tv that you have which is either an S-PVA or IPS display panel. Consider either 3 x HP ZR24W 24" displays or 3 x Dell U2412M 24" IPS monitors

You haven't mentioned price. What about this combo for $250 Corsair TX650 + Powercooler Radeon HD 68710 1GB both for $249.98

You can swap the cpu + psu combo with this AMD Phenom II X4 955 + EVGA Geforce GTX 550Ti both for $247.98 The Geforce GTX 550Ti is still overall faster than the Radeon HD 5770 Oh, I would say stick with the Radeon 6870 1Gb video card if you want to consider gaming on a 24" 1920 x 1200 res. You...

$500 budget with those components and gaming, you'll have to go AMD Quad. Right under $500 CASE - COOLER MASTER Elite 430 for $39.99 w/free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227 MOBO - MSI 870S-G46 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s for $79.99 w/free shipping...

If you want that Antec 300 Illusion case, let's go with this build instead for a better deal. Alot cheaper than your build. CASE + O/S - MS Windows 7 64bit + Antec Illusion both for $164.98 http://www.newegg.com/Produc/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.722409.11-129-066 CPU + VIDEO...

Let's go with this. Case - LIAN LI Lancool First Knight Series for $59.99 w/free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112323 Or, stick with the LIAN LI case you have for $70 PSU - Antec NEO ECO 620C for $69.99...

You can also do this, swap out the case for a cheaper one and upgrade the PSU to a Antec 620C with 48A on the +12V CASE – Coolermaster Elite 430 for $39.99 w/free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227 PSU - Antec NEO ECO 620C for $69.99...

That AMD Phenom II 955 Quad + GTX 460 build doesn't compare in price/performance compared to the Intel Core i5 2400 Quad + Radeon 6870 Also, the Antec 520 with 40A on the +12V is more than enough for the build. The Intel Sandy Bridge line of cpus along with the Radeon 6870 video card don't...

Go with this. Case - LIAN LI Lancool for $59.99 w/free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112323 PSU - Antec NEO ECO 520C for $49.99 w/free shipping ($10 off promo) + $5 MIR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030 MOBO - MSI P67S-C43...

Your cpu, mobo is pretty dated. I feel it would be best you upgrade your cpu and mobo and graphics. What power supply do you have? For $500 budget, I'd go AMD Phenom II X4 955 cpu + AMD AM3 mobo, G Skill 2x4GB DDR3 RAM, Radeon 6870 1 GB video and possibly a new power supply also. This should...

I would go with Tiraides build but, adjust a few things CPU + MOBO (combo) I2500K + MSI P67A-C43 both for $314.98 I personally have this mobo and setup was smooth with no issues. PSU - Antec NEO ECO 520C for $49.99 This is a really good deal plus it has a $10 off promo and $5 MIR...