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New home build help me out plzz

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bkershaw

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
Gaming (Skyrim, MW3) Video Editing (store, cut, edit family video's for DVD's) Photoshop (occasional use) Web browsing, torrent downloads etc...

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$700.00 + Tax & Shipping

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Palm Coast, FL 32164

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.
All parts including, Case, PSU, CPU, Ram at least 8gb ram, Video Card, motherboard, Hard Drive (SSD 120GB+ , 500GB internal drive) this is a brand new build

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Only thing i am reusing is my monitor Temporarily until I have enough to purchase a new monitor.

6) Will you be overclocking?
No

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
currently 17" 1280x1024 but will be upgrading to about a 25" 1920x1080

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
within the 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.

USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, multiple sata ports for adding additional hard drives in the future
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
64bit Win 7 Pro
 
You willing to forgo the SSD for a faster CPU?

What's the minimum amount of SATA ports that you want/need?
 
I can always add a SSD later so yes, regarding the MB most likely no less then 6 Sata ports, but I would still need at least 1 6Gb/Sec port
 
Here ya go:

$190 - Intel Core i5-2400 CPU
$80 - Biostar TH67B Intel H67 mATX Motherboard
$35 - G.Skill Value Series F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$180 - XFX HD-687A-ZHFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$86 - Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$20 - LG iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$69 - Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W PSU
$50 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Black ATX Case
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Total: $710 shipped
 
Danny Thank you for all you have done this build is actually for a friend of mine and in the past you personally have helped me build a couple of my own comps. He spoke to his wife since the whole SSD question and they decided he could change his budget to $1000.00 I told him i would prob add a 90Gb SSD and maybe a beefer MB he likes this case also

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068

What do you think?
 
That's an excellent case but we still have to see whether or not there's room in the budget to fit after the SSD inclusion, mobo upgrade, and GPU upgrade.

When will your friend be purchasing that larger monitor?
 
$190 - Intel Core i5-2400 CPU
$123 - Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 ATX Motherboard
$70 - 2 x G.Skill Value Series F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$270 - XFX HD-695X-CNFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB PCI-E Video Card
$110 - Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SSD
$126 - Hitachi Desktar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$20 - LG iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$69 - Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W PSU
$140 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Full Tower ATX Case
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Total: $1018 shipped

Notes:
- Went with a significantly faster GPU due to the larger monitor
- Upped the hard drive to a significantly faster model
- Added a SSD for the OS, small apps, and maybe a game or two
- Added another 8GB of RAM
- Upgraded the motherboard
- Added the case you wanted.
 
bkershaw said:
We ordered everything from Amazon because I am a amazon prime member and get overnight shipping for free (well 2day) The only thing we could not find was the exact PSU so we got this one instead

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its 600W vs the 620W you picked will this work?
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It'll work but it's very tight. You see, that Corsair 600W PSU only has the +12V amperage rating found on many good 500W PSUs whereas the Antec 620W has the +12V amperage rating found on many good 600W As such, the Antec I recommended earlier actually provides significantly more power for hardware than what the 20W difference may show.

Like I said, it'll work but be careful about adding additional drives or overclocking. Personally I'd go with something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Enthusiast-Certified-Compatible-platforms/dp/B004LB5AZY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325728535&sr=1-2
 
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