Best Gaming PC possible for $1200

Jtgrimes

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Will somebody please link me to a part list thats the best possible $1200 gaming pc. I am new to this and I'm getting frustrated trying myself. All i know is:

I want a 120gb SSD
I need an OS
Thanks Much if you can help!
 
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I hope this gives you some kind of idea...

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jzpw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jzpw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jzpw/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.44 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($368.19 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case...

Dertie

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nobody can really guide you on this, we can tell you if your build is compatible and will function well but building your own computer is all about preference. You may just want to put a little time into researching all about parts with certain qualities you want.

I hope this helps.
 

bossferas

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I hope this gives you some kind of idea...

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jzpw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jzpw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jzpw/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.44 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($368.19 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $1174.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-22 20:50 EDT-0400)
 
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