Gaming rig for a friend

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eggzile

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming Battlefield 3, Diablo 3, Star Wars the old rebuplic

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000 Tax and shipping included

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
United States, Tampa, Florida

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, GPU, PSU, RAM, Mobo, Case, Hard drive, DVD drive,

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

6) Will you be overclocking?
Maybe at some point

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080 he wants to use this on a 30inch samsung tv

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In the next couple of weeks

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.
Hes not really sure, i included most but went with a cheaper board to get the price down

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, windows 7 64 bit



I picked this out based on what i would get

DVD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 $18

Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112320 $120

HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284 $135

GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150549 $260

PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020 $90

RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345 $54

MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131773 $133

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 $220

Total $130

I haven't showed this to him yet so he might want some changes but id like to know what you think of what I've put together.
 
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Hagrid said:
Have you thought about adding a aftermarket HSF?
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Yea, i haven't run it by him yet, it will raise the price a bit so he might not want to so if someone wants to recommend a good HSF i can run it by him.
 
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After looking over your build, you can save money by going with these instead.

$44.99 - G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

Also go with this faster HDD.

$109.99 - HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 (0F13180) 1TB 7200 RPM

Plus this faster GPU @ 1080P gaming, it's more competitive with a 6970 and only costs a little bit more.
$279.99 - EVGA 012-P3-1571-AR GeForce GTX 570 HD

$79.99 - Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W (Use promo code PAXANT15 for $20 off TONIGHT, even if you don't get anything else. Get this tonight.)
 
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