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$500-600 gaming rig

MrCoffee

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Playing games, dont expect max settings. Games like Skyrim / Fallout3 / New Vegas
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $500-600 shipped+taxes. MIRs are alright as long as they company hasnt been known to screw people in the past (ie, HIS)
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Orlando, FL 32707
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.
The case and everything that goes in it
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
All new parts inside the case
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080x1020, DVI connection
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as a nice build is agreed on
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)? etc.
Nothing special, USB 3.0 would be nice but not necessary.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Win Home Premium x64

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I know that asking for a 500$ build really isint doable, but something under 600$ is hopefully possible. Dont care if its an Intel or AMD processor as overclocking isint really going to happen.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Combo...-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3891137&SID=rewrite

Saw this, but its a little out of the price range :/ If that is one of the best finds I can get, let me know and I'll see what I can do, but really 600$ is the cap.
 
Looks pretty nice, I"ve also got ShopRunner so any shipping from newegg is free to me :D

Also found this build:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.791295

Different card and different proc

Not worth it. The PSU is of lower quality and the CPU is slower than the Core i3 2100 in games. I'd recommend artimusbill's build instead.

However, I'd make a few changes:

- If you don't need a modular PSU, then I recommend dropping down to this Antec : Also Seasonic built, based on the same Seasonic platform as that Seasonic PSU but $17 cheaper:
$63 - Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W PSU

- Looks like you still need a case with artimusbill's list. I recommend these budget cases:
$50 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Black ATX Case
$50 - NZXT Source 210 Elite White with Black Front Trim ATX Case
$80 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58W ATX Case
$80 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case
$100 - Corsair Carbide Series 400R ATX Case

- If you went with the PSU drop, one of the NZXT cases, and don't mind spending up to your $600 limit, I highly recommend spending the extra cash for the GT 560 TI:
$210 - Gigabyte GTX 560 TI 1GB PCI-E Video Card
 
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