Building first PC ever

[Grand]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming and online video watching
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2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
*** 1200$ - 1400$ tax and shipping not included
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA Maryland
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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. I don't have any parts yet i want to buy them at one time.
Case
PSU
Case Fan if the case dose not have one itself...
Motherboard
CPU
CPU fan if it dose not come with one.
memory RAM
Hard drive HDD
Optical Disc i don't need blue-ray
Video/Graphics card GPU
Sound card if needed
Additional cards im not familiar with.
I will be using (Mostly WIFI) and cable internet if that matters for what ever reason.
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5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. I will not be reusing any parts
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6) Will you be overclocking? Dont know how so i dont want to go there.
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7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? 1400 x 900 about 19 or 20 inch monitor. But for this computer i want ill be getting a new one. so please recommend me one if you like. I may just use my 32inch 720p TV for it.
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8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? im not rushing my first build ever. with in a month ill most likely do so.
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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. I will not be using it for some time but i want the option of Crossfire. I do want the ability to use two screens.
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10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? I will get one. i will be using Windows 7 Home 64 bit
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If you feel i need something else that may not be on this list please bring it up. Or if i had forgotten something.

 

[Grand]

I forgot to say that i want to play (at least Diablo 3 at Max settings) without problems.

 

[450]

Come back within 1 week of building the PC. I would consider allocating some money for a higher resolution TV or monitor.

 

[Dangman]

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? 1400 x 900 about 19 or 20 inch monitor. But for this computer i want ill be getting a new one. so please recommend me one if you like. I may just use my 32inch 720p TV for it.

Is the cost of the new monitor part for that $1200 to $1400 budget

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? im not rushing my first build ever. with in a month ill most likely do so.

What's the liklihood of you buying the PC before July 31st?

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? I will get one. i will be using Windows 7 Home 64 bit

Is the cost of OS part of that $1200 to $1400 budget?

 

[tiraides]

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

Are you close to the Rockville Micro Center store?

I forgot to say that i want to play (at least Diablo 3 at Max settings) without problems.

What other games do you play?

 

[Grand]

monitor is not in that budget. that will be a different buy apart from the computer.

It possible to buy and build before july 31st but with shipping and research still needed done thats a hard question.

OS is in the budget i think i can get windows 7 Home for 100$ i think

 

[Grand]

My most game played is League of Legends, i may go back to WoW someday in my life. Minecraft i play often but keep in mind i like having HD texture packs with it. I have starcraft 2, Civilization V, Diablo 3, Team fortress 2. I think Diablo 3 may be the most graphic oriented game i play but i do want to reach (a little higher perhaps) *edit* I also want to tryout arma 2 off of steam ill probably buy it after i build the computer.

rockville is a very good drive away i think about 3 or 4 hours

 

[tiraides]

If someone were to come up with a (good) build list, would you be able to purchase everything (including the monitor and OS) this week?

 

[Grand]

im sorry something big happened i need to postpone building the pc for now ill get back to you alittle later for how long

 

[Deleted member 88227]

im sorry something big happened i need to postpone building the pc for now ill get back to you alittle later for how long

That's fine, just come back a week before you are ready to spend the money. We don't really need much time to research, since most of us do it all the time we stay rather current on what's good and what's not. That'll give you ~a week to look up the parts we recommend, assuming you just want a piece of mind on what we're presenting you.