$800 rig help

[joker4096]

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

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$800 max including shipping and tax

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

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.
Case
PSU
Ram
CPU
GFX Card
HDD
Keyboard
Mouse
Monitor

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
No previous parts to reuse

6) Will you be overclocking?
No

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
No monitor yet

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Now to two weeks from now

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.
maybe onboard video

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Win 7 pro 64 bit


This build is for a friend that has $800 max budget.
He wants a PC that can play games especially Starcraft II and newer games coming out.
This is a ground up project and all help is appreciated.
We need something that can play these games at great FPS if possible.
I have been looking at No OS rings on tigerdirect but figured I would ask here first

 

[Dangman]

Prelim setup:
$136 - Intel Core i3-2120 + Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE SATA DVD Burner Combo
$90 - Intel BOXDH67BLB3 Intel H67 mATX Motherboard
$37 - G.Skill Value Series F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$180 - XFX HD-687A-ZHFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$91 - Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$50 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Black ATX Case
$63 - Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W PSU
$100 - Acer S201HLbd Black 20" DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
$22 - Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
$21 - Gigabyte GM-M6800 Noble Black 5+1 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 1600 dpi Dual Lens Gaming Mouse
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Total: $790 shipped.

 

[joker4096]

Thank you for the recommendations, this might be the stuff to get. IDk if he will like the curved keyboard, i gotta ask.

 

[dragonstongue]

computer cases there is also
XigmaTek Asgard II http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815004
NZXT Gamma http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061
NZXT M59 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058&Tpk=M59

I like the M59 a few buds of mine got it, quite roomy.
motherboard options
Foxconn Z68A http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186220
Asrock Z68 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157252

to each thier own

I like my keyboard and mouse
Ideazon/Zboard Merc the original one, can be found for like $25
and mouse Coolermaster Inferno awesome, and very nice options for setting it the way you like it ~$30 it can be found.

Beyond that, cannot really say much. I have a ASUS 6870 and love it, very good overall performance, and IF one chooses to, it does have some overclocking headroom as well.

 

[Dangman]

Thank you for the recommendations, this might be the stuff to get. IDk if he will like the curved keyboard, i gotta ask.

If he doesn't mind a drop in quality and really wants a straight keyboard, this might be a good option:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823107128

With that said, there's hundreds of keyboards out there. IMO, your friend should go out to your local computer B&M if possible/existant, and try out the mouse and keyboards himself. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

computer cases there is also
XigmaTek Asgard II http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815004

Not a good case for the price IMO. Once you factor in shipping, it comes out to $50 shipped. It only comes with one 120mm fan. Not good considering that the $50 shipped NZXT Source 210 Elite, as mentioned earlier, costs the same and comes with a 120mm fan and a 140mm fan. Then there's the lack of cable management features as well. Again not good considering the NZXT Source 210 Elite has such features.

NZXT Gamma http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061

Once you factor in shipping, it comes out to $50 shipped. As with the above Xigmatek, not a good buy due to the inclusion of only one fan. With that said, unlike the Xigmatek, it does have a bit of room and pretty decent cable management from what I can see.

NZXT M59 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058&Tpk=M59

Good case in terms of features and peformance. My only complaint about it is its looks: For some reason it reminds me of some cheap Chinese made toy robot I had when I was young. Then again, to each his own.

Asrock Z68 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157252

Considering that the ATX version of that mobo received a poor grade here at HardOCP and the fact that it only has a 1-2 year warranty, I would not go with this motherboard.

 

[joker4096]

We're going to go to the store here to look at a few different options on keyboards and mice and see what fits his budget.

 

[Dangman]

We're going to go to the store here to look at a few different options on keyboards and mice and see what fits his budget.

Cool. Remember, he only has $53 in his budget for a keyboard and mouse.

 

[joker4096]

You guys are very helpful and I appreciate all the help.