Help me build a gaming desktop PC

[axlvtt]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (Battlefield 3, SWTOR, Diablo 3, etc...)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1200 for everything.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.

Seattle, WA (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.
CPU, GPU, RAM, case, PSU, motherboard, dvd rom, HDD
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?
No.
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920 x 1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
Just a decent mobo for the video card. Don't really care about extra features.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes. Win7 64-bit.

 

[Deleted member 88227]

Since you don't plan on buying parts until January, bump this topic in January about a week before you plan to make a purchase. Most of our recommendations are based off current deals and monthly Newegg combo deals, thus what we recommend now probably wont be the same stuff a month from now. So wait after the first week in January and bump this up, we'll get you fixed up.

Also note that AMDs new line of GPUs should be coming out around January as well, so it'll be best to see how that plays out anyway.

 

[axlvtt]

Thanks Skillz. Now that I think about it though, I can build the computer this month too. I just said January because I figured it would be better to wait for the holidays. I'd like to get my computer parts ordered this week.

 

[tiraides]

You don't have any storage (HDD/SSD) listed under questions 4 and 5. Do you have some already? If so, what?

 

[axlvtt]

Oops, forgot about the HDD. I do need to get one of those too. Thanks tiraides.

 

[Dangman]

CPU, GPU, RAM, case, PSU, motherboard, dvd rom, HDD

$190 - Intel Core i5-2400 CPU
$115 - Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 ATX Motherboard
$70 - 2 x G.Skill Value Series F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$295 - eVGA 012-P3-2066-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores FTW 1280MB PCI-E Video Card
$125 - Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 64GB SSD w/ USB to SATA Adapter and Drive Cloning software
$136 - Hitachi Desktar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$17 - Samsung SH-222AB SATA DVD Burner
$90 - SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W Modular PSU
$50 - NZXT Source 210 Elite White with Black Front Trim ATX Case
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Total: $1038 plus tax and shipping.

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$120 - Lian Li PC-9F ATX Case
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$120 - Fractal Design Define R3 Silver Arrow ATX Case
$133 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Full Tower ATX Case
$137 - Antec P280 ATX Case
$140 - Antec Performance One Series P183 V3 ATX Case
$143 - Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$144 - Silverstone RV03B-W ATX case