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$1k Gaming Build.

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pwnrhasta

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc

Gaming mostly. BF3, Mechwarrior Online, League of Legends, CS:GO

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?

$1,000 and yes tax and shipping included.

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.

Torrance, California, 90505

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.

CPU, Case, Motherboard, Ram, GPU, HDD, Dvd Drive, PSU

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

None.

6) Will you be overclocking?

Yes.

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?

23 inch. 1920 x 1080

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?

This week.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.

Nothing in particular.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?

Yes 64bit.

Also,
1. If it is possible to put a SSD in the system, that would be nice. Like a Crucial M4.
2. I like Lian Li aluminum cases a lot, so including it in the build would be nice as well.

Thanks in advance.
 
So no chance of waiting till late April/early May for Intel's new Ivy Bridge CPUs?
 
I could wait, but it is going to be like another 2 weeks minimum playing on an pentium 4 with a 7600gt. haha. I mean its fine playing games like League of Legends and Counter Strike: Source. I've been dying to play some Battlefield 3.

Could you give me a rough idea on what the build could be like right now?

It's been ages since I built myself a desktop. I have always been building my friends PCs all these years.
 
It's just two weeks. Rough idea:
$220 - Intel LGA 1155 CPU
$150 - Intel LGA 1155 Motherboard
$40 - 8GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$270 - GTX 560 TI 448 Cores
$100 - 1TB HDD
$20 - DVD Drive
$72 - 520W PSU
$30 - Coolermaster Hyper 212+ HSF
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$902 shipped if you buy from Amazon.com

In order to fit a Lian Li case, you would have to buy today and be willing to be over budget:
$120 - Lian Li PC-9F ATX Case

There's a "15% off w/ promo code LianLi0412, ends 4/18" promo happening now. Once tax is factored in, it should be about $120 shipped. It would push you over budget by about $20.
 
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