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Gaming Build ~1k

Cruel

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

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
~1,000~ all together

3) Where do you live?
Seattle, WA

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, RAM, Case, PSU, SSD, HD, MB, Optical drive ( DVD rw + CD rw blu ray a plus but not needed ), Windows 7 64 bit

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

6) Will you be overclocking?
Nah

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
23" have

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Placing the order before years end.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
SLI/Xfire support would be nice for future expansions. USB 3.0 a plus.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No.

There it is guys, looking to upgrade finally after 6 years of the same rig. I want something that will stand the test of time and not force me to upgrade for another 5 if possible. Thanks guys.
 
$273 - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU + Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AMD 890GX ATX Motherboard Combo
$43 - G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$300 - Asus EAH6950/2DI2S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6950 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$55 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$18 - Samsung SH-S222L SATA DVD Burner
$80 - Antec Truepower New TP-650 650W PSU
$100 - Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
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Total: $869 plus tax and shipping

I could not fit in a Blu-ray or SSD. But the above setup should be pretty solid.

Choose your own case. I recommend the following:
$60 - Cooler Master HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 ATX Case
$80 - Cooler Master RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$80 - Cooler Master CM690 II Basic ATX Case
$80 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 ATX Case
$90 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K56 ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master CM690 II Advance ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li PC-60FN ATX Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-7B Plus II ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case
$120 - Velocity Micro GX2-W Silver Classic Aluminum Case with Side Window
$110 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Full Tower ATX Case
 
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