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$600 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 and web browsing.

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

$600, yes tax and shipping are included.

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

United States
California, Riverside

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word

Tower:
Case, motherboard, RAM, PSU, GPU, CPU, harddrive, DVD drive.

Peripherals:
Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?

None

6) Will you be overclocking?

No.

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

No monitor at the moment, monitor is part of the budget. Preferably 1080p, 21 inches at least.

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

As soon as possible.

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.

No specific features.

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

Yes 64bit Windows 8.
 
What games are you planning on playing? How long will it take you to save another $100?
 
Hello

Games like Tera which is a MMO. The game looked great on a 7770 at 1080p. Sometimes frames would drop to 20-30 during a 20 man raid. Nothing too crazy like BF4. A mid range GPU would suit my fancy.

I will get back to you on the additional $100.
 
I can only increase the budget by another $50 which makes the total budget of $650. Also you can exclude the keyboard and mouse out of the budget now.
 
Another $50 is fine:

$120 - Intel Core i3-3240 CPU
$68 - Biostar B75MU3+ Intel B75 mATX Motherboard
$64 - Kingston HyperX Blu KHX1600C10D3B1/8G 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$108 - Asus HD7770-1GD5 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB
$60 - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$40 - Corsair 430CX V2 430W PSU
$50 - NZXT Source 220 Black ATX Case
$110 - Gateway KX2153bd 21.5" LCD Monitor
$17 - Logitech Desktop MK120 Mouse and keyboard Combo
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Total: $636 shipped.
 
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I need some help again.

Initially the budget was $600 and it was increased by another $50 to make it $650.

Now I have the budget increased to $800. I have greatly considered getting an i5 for this build, and possibly a GPU upgrade.
 
Riverside, CA. That's about 30 or so miles away from a Microcenter located in Tustin, CA.

If there is any possible way for you to get out that way. You might be able to take advantage of a CPU + Motherboard combo deal with a 4670k + Z87 Motherboard, which can be had at $30 less.

Also everywhere online the i5 4670k goes for $220+ depending where you buy, but at Microcenter it's $180, so you really are saving almost $60 in all, so taking the trip might be worth it considering how much you could potentially save.

Just something to consider.
 
pwnrhasta said:
I need some help again.

Initially the budget was $600 and it was increased by another $50 to make it $650.

Now I have the budget increased to $800. I have greatly considered getting an i5 for this build, and possibly a GPU upgrade.
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Then I recommend arentol's build but with my original case and HDD recommendations.
 
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