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Help with Cheap Gaming Build

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ItsAchilles

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
-Gaming: WoW, SWTOR, and when they release Diablo III, Guild Wars 2
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
-$500-$1000 Everything included. I would like something as cheap as possible that still gets the job done.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
-Sacramento, CA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word
CPU, Mobo, RAM, GPU, Power Supply, HDD or SSD, Case, Optical Drive, Monitor, OS, Keyboard, Mouse
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
-None. Brand new build
6) Will you be overclocking?
-Sure, but not a huge concern
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
-Would like a 22-24in monitor
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 (as a backup or main GPU)? etc.
-No special needs
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I might be able to reuse my Windows 7. Its a student edition.

This will be my first build and I'm throwing myself at the mercy of the community. I just need the computer for light gaming, school and photo/video editing. Whatever satisfies that for the lowest dollar amount is what I'm interested in.
 
$190 - Intel Core i5-2400 CPU
$90 - Intel BOXDH67BLB3 Intel H67 mATX Motherboard
$39 - Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 4 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$230 - eVGA 01G-P3-1561-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$85 - Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6.0GB/s Hard Drive
$21 - Sony DVD Burner
$70 - Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-520 520W PSU
$50 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Black ATX Case
$145 - Acer ET.VV3HP.A01 23-Inch Widescreen LCD Monito
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Total: $920 shipped

No overclock capability at all btw. The remaining $80 should be enough to cover the mouse and keyboard.
 
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I just bought SWTOR and my laptop wouldn't run it... So I went out and bought some parts and I'm very happy with out it runs SWTOR on max settings... and best part after rebates the I'll only have $425 in the system (minus monitor, keyboard and I had a hard drive setting around that I used)

Here is the tread with what I used:

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1671046
 
Danny do you think you could post a recommendation for a $800 build with the same parameters that is ready to upgrade for the future and/or overclockable? I'm not sure which would be a better option for me.
 
$120 - Intel Core i3-2100
$90 - Intel BOXDH67BLB3 Intel H67 mATX Motherboard
$39 - Corsair CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 4 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$180 - XFX HD-687A-ZHFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$85 - Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6.0GB/s Hard Drive
$21 - Sony DVD Burner
$70 - Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-520 520W PSU
$50 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Black ATX Case
$110 - AOC 20" LCD Monitor
$10 - Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
$16 - Microsoft Wheel Optical Mouse
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Total: $791 shipped

Again no OC capability.
 
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