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Building First Computer

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zanzanegi

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly Gaming. Being able to run Guild Wars 2 on high.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$800 is the budget with shipping and tax

3) Which country do you live in?
USA, San Jose California

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.
CPU (Prefer Intel), Mobo, PSU, Graphics Card(Prefer Nvidia), Case, RAM, Hard Drive. I am not sure if a DVD-R drive is necessary for a new build. If it is then please include it.

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Just Monitor, mouse, and keyboard.

6) Will you be overclocking? No

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1440x900

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In the next week or so

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.
USB 3.0

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? I will need an OS with a key
 
$178 - Intel Core-i5 3350P CPU
$70 - Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Intel B75 mATX Motherboard
$63 - Crucial Ballistix BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$185 - PowerColor AX7870 2GBD5-2DHV2 Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB PCI-E Video Card
$56 - Western Digital WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$20 - LG GH24NS95B DVD Burner
$40 - Corsair 430CX V2 430W PSU
$43 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Black ATX Case
$89 - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit OEM
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Subtotal: $744 plus tax.

With tax, you should be a little over $800. Unfortunately, Nvidia isn't a good choice for the money unless you're willing to spend an extra $75 to $100.
 
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over it off of amazon and no tax ( well no tax in florida ;) )

I'd replace the HDD with an SSD and just get a radeon 7770 which will run guild wars on high, also a 7770 will be about 100
 
Carl224 said:
over it off of amazon and no tax ( well no tax in florida ;) )

I'd replace the HDD with an SSD and just get a radeon 7770 which will run guild wars on high, also a 7770 will be about 100
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Amazon charges sales in CA. Those ARE Amazon.com links. He's got room in his budget for the HD 7870 so might as well get a fast card, especially if there's a chance he might upgrade his monitor.
 
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