$800 Build;Most Frames For the Money.

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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: September 2013.

Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) $800

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies) An extreme amount of gaming.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using** All parts.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing) Amazon if you can, if not new egg.

Location: City, State/Region, Country - North Carolina USA.
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to upgrade to Intel CPU)

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200 or if you're upgrading please state what you'd want to get) 1920x1080.

Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC. Please also list specific software or games you're using) I could care less about the looks, just not a huge box of crap. It needs to be a fairly large case. I want to play Battlefield 3 on Ultra, at a good frame rate, and maybe Battlfield on High or maybe Ultra possibly. I don't care about being that quiet. I play Minecraft a lot and want to run on Ultra settings and be able to run good texturepacks. I want to run every other everyday games like CubeWorld, Garrys Mod, and various other games. I prefer an Nvidia Graphics Card, the 760 is ideal. The processor just needs to be a good processor it doesn't matter about the brand just needs to not bottleneck. I don't need an SSD, I just need the regular things that are a good quality and works well. I do need a monitor, around $100, for a good stable monitor, and I need Windows 7.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: (e.g. I'm having trouble running game X or my PSU broke) I can't do anything on this crappy little laptop, and first my I was going to get a big overkill computer but I need it fast so I would like to keep it under $800 including shipping/tax etc.
 
If you can spend a bit more:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($190.70 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.73 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $813.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-14 17:07 EDT-0400)

-I couldn't fit the 760 while keeping high quality parts. I decided to go with the AMD 7870 because no NVIDIA card at this price point can beat it.
 
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