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Shadinn

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3, Diablo 3, WoW, Guild Wars 2, Skyrim

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$700 USA

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

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.
Processor, Motherboard, Memory, Hard drive, Power Supply, Case, DVD burner

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
New Crucial M4 SSD 128 I already bought. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442
New EVGA SuperClocked GTX 560 Ti I already bought. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610
Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Speakers

6) Will you be overclocking?
No

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
LG 22" 1680x1050 (will probably get a better monitor in the future but let's not worry about it for this build)

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Next few days. Have already received the SSD and Video card.

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.
USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 x64
 
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This is what I have come up with. I took some parts that were recommended from some other builds.

LG DVD drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136240
Corsair case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139011
Hard drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145531
SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 (already own)
GTX 560Ti http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610 (already own)
Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231542
Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121506
Intel i5-2400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074

Will all these parts work well together for a gaming PC?
 
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Good to hear.

I have an older Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS sound card. Will this sound card be better to use than the on-board sound on that Intel motherboard? I have the Kiplich 2.1 ProMedia speakers.
 
Shadinn said:
Good to hear.

I have an older Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS sound card. Will this sound card be better to use than the on-board sound on that Intel motherboard? I have the Kiplich 2.1 ProMedia speakers.
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Nearly any soundcard will sound better than onboard.

Also, this memory is a couple bucks cheaper, for pretty much the same performance.

Also, if you can, I'd go for this motherboard, as its more high-quality, has an easier to work with (UEFI) BIOS, and has more features overall. Also looks prettier :p

Other than that, Shadinn's build looks great. You could go for a cheaper case, if you wanted to, the Corsair isn't the best deal around, but they are known for good cable management options, and it's still a solid case.
 
Probably since earlier today, Newegg now offers free shipping with the Corsair Carbide Series 400R case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008

Considering that the price difference is $10, I'd spend the extra $10 for the 400R.

As for the PSU, I'd spend the extra $3 for a better quality and larger amperaged PSU:
$73 - Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W PSU

The Antec Neo Eco 620W has 48A on the +12V rail whereas the CX600 has 40A on the +12V rail. Pretty large difference in power capability.

Besides what I said, looks fine to me.
 
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