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Build Request

barakandl

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[H]ard Froum has helped me build two computers and it has worked out great. I am now requesting assistance with another.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly for gaming; FPS, MMO, Diablo etc

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
about $1000 shipped with tax.

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

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, Mobo, Graphics card, CPU, Hard drive, dvd burner, ram, PSU, hrmm dont think i am forgetting anything else. Basically bulding an entire box from scratch.

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None, maybe a sata hard drive down the road

6) Will you be overclocking?
no

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
23" 1920x1080

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Would like to buy parts as soon as tomorrow 07/28/12

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.
network, sound, usb 3.0, sata

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Have legit win 7 64bit
 
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microcenter has the best deals if you go with a mobo/cpu combo for the z77 platform.
 
All right here's what I recommend:
$270/URL] - Core i5 3570K CPU + Asus P8Z77-V LK Intel Z77 ATX Motherboard Combo
[URL=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424]$40
- G.Skill Value Series F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$268 - MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB PCI-E Video Card
$110 - Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SSD
$90 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$18 - LG iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$64 - Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W PSU
$110 - Antec 1100 ATX Case
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Total: $970
 
Built the computer today for my brother in law and everything went fine

Computer runs great. My first experience with a solid state hard drive. Wow... that thing runs fast.

Much thanks
 
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