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New gaming pc

Mr.Dospod

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
800-1000
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible. Texas
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, Mobo, CPU, PSU, GPU, Ram, Sound card, HDD, Optical drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Monitor , Mouse , keyboard, external hdd
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080p
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
next 3 months
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.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Should have a copy of Windows 7 pro x64 , if not I will pick that up after I build
 
1. Take ur $1000 in cash,
2. Go to a local Micro Center
3. Build bad ass PC
4. Thank God you live in the most bad ass state in the USA
 
Which games do you plan on playing? At what level of eye candy?

What's the specific monitor you have (brand and model)?

Do you have the funds to order your computer now?
 
Which games do you plan on playing? At what level of eye candy?

What's the specific monitor you have (brand and model)?

Do you have the funds to order your computer now?

1. WOW, SC2, CS , GTA V. And at least on par with current consoles

2. Lenovo L2262wA

3. Not now but within 2-4 weeks
 
I suggest coming back once you have the money saved up, as the prices could fluctuate quite a bit due to sales and such.
 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139011
69.99$

Motherboard: ASUS H97M-PLUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132119
101.99$

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231V3 (Quad Core) 3.4Ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117316
256.99$

alternatively
Intel Core i7 4.0GHz
http://www.microcenter.com/product/434176/Core_i7-4790K_40GHz_LGA_1150_Boxed_Processor
279.99$ (in-store only)

Video card: ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 GeForce GTX 970 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121899
329.99 (9.99$ discound code included in total)

PSU: XFX TS Series P1-650G-TS3X 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207034
79.99$

alternatively
Antec TruePower Classic Power supply - 750W
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9730704&CatId=2533
That's a steal really.... ;-)
49.99$ (Free shipping too, includes MIR 79.99 otherwise)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS8G3D1609DS1S00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148540
55.99$

HDD: TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149407
70.99$

ODD: ASUS DRW-24F1ST
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135305
19.99$

985$ excl shipping from Newegg

If I were you I'd jump on the Antec PSU right away and if Microcenter isn't too far away grab the CPU. Order the rest from Newegg and possibly consider getting another 8Gb stick of memory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148545
//Danne
 
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