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new friend build

Ripbrood

Limp Gawd
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Building a comp for a friend. Need some advice.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming. Bf3. Shogun total war 2.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$800 total
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Denver,co microcenter is close.
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.
Case. Hard drive. Ram. Mobo. Video card. Power supply. Processor.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
46 " insignia. Hd 1080.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? 2 weeks.
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)? UEFI? etc.
Sata. Usb 3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? No.
 
What's the likelihood of you being able to purchase the parts before August 31st?
 
$265 - Intel Core i5 3570K + Asus P8Z77-V LK Motherboard Microcenter Combo
$46 - G.Skill Ripjaws Series F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$300 - eVGA 02G-P4-3660-KR GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB PCI-E Video Card
$75 - Western Digital WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$64 - Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W PSU
$50 - NZXT Source 210 Elite White with Black Front Trim ATX Case
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Total: $800 plus tax on the CPU and mobo.
 
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