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Tyler Lawson

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If you had around 700 dollars, already had an HDD, an OS, and a case, and wanted an i7, what all would you get? Oh, and refurbished stuff is awesome.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N4Ex
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N4Ex/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N4Ex/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $713.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-29 15:57 EDT-0400)

The i5-3570k is all you need for gaming, i7 is really not needed.
 
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Dude you're awesome!

I was looking at this graphics card instead, would it be a downgrade?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826
 
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Okay gotchya, but is there any room to go down just a tad closer to 700, like a little cheaper ram without losing much performance. Also, I'd like to get everything from the same site.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N5jh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N5jh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N5jh/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.79 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.43 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($281.42 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $696.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-29 16:51 EDT-0400)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N5jh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N5jh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N5jh/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($102.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $701.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-29 16:51 EDT-0400)
 
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Tyler Lawson

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Dude, you're the shit!
But instead of that cpu could I go with this one or is it not powerful enough?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782

Also, what kind of settings do you think I could run say, BF3 on with this rig?
 
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