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mastermike707

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Playing SW:TOR, want it to last around 5 years.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$400
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Arizona
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.
Need RAM, CPU, Power Supply, Mobo
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I am going to be reusing my case, I have a western digital 500gb blue, an XFX 4850.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
23" 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Now.
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.
USB 3, Sata 6Gb/s
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I already have windows 7 64-bit for it.

I really was hoping to get a intel 2500k and 8GB of ram.
I am looking for a motherboard that will allow me to get around 4.4GHz on air on the 2500k.
 
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Why do you need a new PSU?

Also when are you planning on upgrading the GPU?
 
If you won't tell us where in the U.S. you live, at least tell us whether or not you live near a Fry's or Micro Center store. They sometimes have in-store specials that are better than what you could find at NewEgg or Amazon.

Do you plan on upgrading the video card soon? If so, how soon? What are you considering? Your future video card plans may determine what PSU you need to buy now.
 
PSU is extremely old and low wattage.

I was just gonna use the 4850 for now since I am running a phenom 1 with 2GB of ram.

EDIT: I live in Mesa, Arizona. There is a fry's electronics I can drive to. No microcenter though.

I plan on upgrading the video card in about a year, probably spend $150-$200 at most at that time. Or whatever is best for my resolution requirements.
 
mastermike707 said:
ASROCK P67 PRO3 - $99
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Not a good choice IMO due to the short 1 year warranty that mobo has considering that similarily priced mobos from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI have three year warranties. Not to mention that AsRock budget mobos is a bit on the low side of quality. I recommend this mobo instead:
$115 - MSI P67A-G43 Intel P67 ATX Motherboard

mastermike707 said:
Corsair Builder Series CX430 V2 - $45 - $8 Promo = $37
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Decent PSU and should be enough for your current setup. However I don't know if it'll be good enough for future GPU upgrades. Personally I'd spend the extra cash for a larger PSU as a CYA measure:
$63 - Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W PSU
 
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