$600 Gaming PC

NachoCheese

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Aug 3, 2013
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10,510
Approximate Purchase Date: 1 week from now

Budget Range: $600 (after shipping)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none

Location: Michigan, US

Parts Preferences: none

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900

Additional Comments: Need to be able to run BF4 and Rome 2 on high settings.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: You would cry if you saw the computer im typing this on.
 
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A little more exspensive:

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

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 651K 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI A75MA-G55 Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($97.10 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.48 @ Outlet...

Jonathan Sifleet

Honorable
Apr 25, 2013
926
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11,160
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTo0
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTo0/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nTo0/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 631 2.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI A75MA-G55 Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($97.10 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.48 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $602.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 19:26 EDT-0400)
 

NachoCheese

Honorable
Aug 3, 2013
4
0
10,510


Says the CPU is out of stock.
 

Jonathan Sifleet

Honorable
Apr 25, 2013
926
0
11,160
A little more exspensive:

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

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 651K 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI A75MA-G55 Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($97.10 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.48 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $610.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 19:39 EDT-0400)
 
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