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New build $1k budget

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
web browsing, netflix, hulu and gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1k with shipping
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA. Akron, Ohio
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, mobo, ram, video card, dvd burner, hard drive, case power supply
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Will re use my mouse, keyboard and monitor
6) Will you be overclocking?
I really dont need to but at some point I may want to
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1366x768 is native, 32inch lcd hdtv
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Hopefully next week
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.
Nothing special honestly, I would like onboard video just in case something happens
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No I donot

I am hoping to build something that I won't have to upgrade for at least 3 years. My res is low and I honestly have no urge to increase it. The only games I will be playing are cross platform (pc and xbox 360) so nothing really demanding. I want to build it and not worry about having to upgrade for at least 3 years.
 
You do know AMD is releasing the new HD 7000 series video cards next month. If you absolutely can not wait that long, then we'll get you a build together, but if you can wait that long let us know, then come back and bump this topic after those cards come out.
 
Case: $50
PSU: $65
MB: $170
CPU: $220
RAM: $40
GPU: $280
DVD: $20
HDD: $140

Total: ~$985 and there are some rebates I believe. Since you have low resolution graphics, I don't think you need to wait too long for the 7970, prices may drop for the lower end cards, but no one knows how much or really if they will since the 7970 will be so expensive anyway. So I priced out an AMD 6950 which should handle anything you need for awhile, and it also has 2GB of VRAM just in case you upgrade your display and resolution. The 2500k will give you room to OC, the Z68 board will allow the onboard graphics through the CPU. The MB and CPU combo will allow for easy OCing if you choose to do so in the future. And a 1TB HDD, which should hold you over for awhile.
 
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For your needs, it'd be fine building a PC now. The AMD 7xxx series is going to be expensive and probably hard to get during initial release.

Here's a prelim build:
i5-2500k - $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Gigabyte GA-Z68A - $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502

G.Skill ripjaws 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 1333 - $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

ASUS DVD Burner - $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Hitachi Deskstar 7200RPM 1TB - $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145533

PSU: Antec Neo Eco 620W - $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031

OS: Windows 7 OEM - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

XFX 6870 - $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521
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total: $885

This leaves you about $120 from your original budget for a case and shipping. Case-wise, it really depends on your own preference, but Lian-Li, Corsair, and Antec are all good brands to look into. Some things you'll want to watch for are number of bays, ease of installation for HDDs, front ports, number/arrangement of fans, etc.
 
Ok No-Other beat me to the punch with pretty much the same build, but he forgot windows 7 =P.

So just down that 6950 to a 6870 and you're all set.
 
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