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New Rig

kaboose

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Jun 6, 2011
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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
mainly for gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
about 750$, tax and shipping included
3) Where do you live?
Philadelphia, pa
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,RAM,case,GPU, PSU, mobo, HDD
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
none
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
got a 23'' monitor already
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? etc.
crossfire/sli, usb 3.0, sata 6gb/s, firewire, raid. bluetooth is a plus but not necessary
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
yes 64bit


i was wondering if the sandy bridge build possible?
 
You could problably squeze a i5 2500k build with $750.. start getting some parts togetger on newegg and see what u can do with some good combo deals... Id post some parts but on my cell right now.. Im sure someone will post a build.for u soon..

Def a p67 board, 4 gigs of ram minimum, a 650w psu (xfx, corsair, antec are good), ati 6950, core i5 2500k since ur gonna oc and a decent case along the lines of the cm haf series.. Id also say a ssd but that would prob put u overbudget

Id link some stuff but again im on my phone
 
If you go over $16 over your budget, a SB build is possible:
$330 - Intel Core i5 2500K + Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 ATX Motherboard Combo
$36 - Patriot PSD34G13332 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$188 - XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$45 - Western Digital WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$21 - Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$76 - Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W PSU
$70 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58W ATX Case
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Total: $766 shipped
 
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