Need help, building first gaming rig

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Ben Roth

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I need the best bang for the buck here, intel would be nice, but if getting amd, and a higher end gfx card would increase fps in games like black ops, bf3, gta, skyrim, etc, on mid-high setting, then thats fine.

Approximate Purchase Date: This month

Budget Range: 600-700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Web surfing, editing, word processing

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse,monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, TigerDirect, and have microcenter around me

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Whatever is going to give me an optimal experience

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 720p lcd tv

Additional Comments: Would like a cool looking case if possible :)
 
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strife_ff7

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Here you go
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.97 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $674.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-31 02:42 EDT-0400)
 
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Greatatlantic

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FYI, this build will NOT let you OC. That's not to say its a bad build for the budget, but I just wanted to make sure the OP realized that. Actually, I'd say its a pretty solid build for the budget.

My only quibble (besides that you should always find an "unboxing" video to make sure you like the case before you buy) is the micro-ATX motherboard for a full sized case. For a bit more, you can get a similar, full size motherboard which will give you more slots for later expansion: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157302 .
 
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ASHISH65

ASHISH65

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nq4w
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nq4w/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nq4w/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.97 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $624.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-31 04:13 EDT-0400)

it is without windows
 
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