If you could build the most cost effective build for gaming

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Dan_Grr

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If you could build the most cost effective build for gaming, what would it be, what would consist of? I'm not saying to be cheap, sometimes expensive hardware still provides a good value for the money. So what is the best bang for the buck build you could have for?
 
You're missing a whole lot of variables here. Like what's the max resolution, what parts are needed, any special features needed in the mobo, will there be overclocking, etc.
 
We can leave it any one's criteria and then say "this is my build and it's meant for some overclocking" or "this is great value outside of the box" and the likes.
 
For 1280x1024/1440x900 Gaming
$78 - AMD Athlon II X3 435 CPU
$80 - Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 Motherboard
$94 - G.Skill Ripjaw Series F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$100 - XFX HD-567X-YNFC Radeon HD 5670 512MB PCI-E Video Card
$55 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$26 - LG GH22NS50 DVD Burner
$85 - Antec NSK4480 II ATX Case with Antec Earthwatts 380W PSU
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Total: $498 plus tax and shipping

For 1680x1050 Gaming
$299 - AMD Phenom II X4 925 CPU + XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$80 - Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 Motherboard
$94 - G.Skill Ripjaw Series F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$55 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$26 - LG GH22NS50 DVD Burner
$90 - Corsair 650TX 650W PSU
$60 - Antec 300 ATX Case
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Total: $704 plus tax and shipping

For 1920x1200 Gaming
$240 - Intel Xeon X3440 CPU
$105 - Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Intel P55 mATX Motherboard
$94 - G.Skill Ripjaw Series F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$300 - XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$90 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$26 - LG GH22NS50 DVD Burner
$90 - Corsair 650TX 650W PSU
$80 - Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Case
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Total: $1030 plus tax and shipping

For 1920x1200 Gaming Near Max Settings with fast loading and/or Heavy Photoshop/Video Editing/3D Rendering
$290 - Intel Core i7 920 CPU
$210 - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 ATX Motherboard
$160 - Corsair CMX6GX3M3A1600C9 3 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$400 - XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$130 - Intel SSDSA2MP040G2R5 2.5" 40GB SSD
$90 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$26 - LG GH22NS50 DVD Burner
$120 - Antec Truepower New TP750 750W PSU
$80 - Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Case
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Total: $1506 Plus tax and shipping

For 1920x1200 Gaming Near Max Settings
$290 - Intel Core i7 920 CPU
$210 - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 ATX Motherboard
$160 - Corsair CMX6GX3M3A1600C9 3 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$600 - 2 x XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB PCI-E Video Card (Replace iwith the HD 5970 if it is in stock for $600)
$55 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$26 - LG GH22NS50 DVD Burner
$120 - Antec Truepower New TP750 750W PSU
$80 - Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Case
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Total: $1541 Plus tax and shipping

Notes for the above build:
- If the person already has a storage drive and an extra $75, I'd recommend spending the extra cash for the Intel 40GB SSD listed in ther other build.
- For multi-GPU setups, it's been shown that Intel's Core i7 + X58 combo provides a bit performance than a Core i7 + P55 combo or AMD CPU/Mobo combo.
 
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