Looking to buy a ($1000-$1200) Gaming PC

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I'm looking to buy a new gaming pc with a $1200 budget before tax with a 24'' widescreen monitor included in the $1200 price.

I do some video editing on Sony Vegas, and the main game I will be trying to play on the highest settings is World of Warcraft. Other than that I'd like for something that can last me for a long time and play other new MMO's that come out on recommended settings.

I've been looking at sites like Cyberpower and other places... but I have no idea what a good price is for the hardware. And I have no ability to put a pc together myself. If you could use a site or direct me to a site with your suggested hardware to put in before checking out that would be wonderful.
 
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Don't bother with Cyberpower and iBUYPOWER - they charge ridiculous markups for sub par hardware. You can build one yourself with far better hardware for the same money or less:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.93 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)...
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Don't bother with Cyberpower and iBUYPOWER - they charge ridiculous markups for sub par hardware. You can build one yourself with far better hardware for the same money or less:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.93 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($71.30 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1230.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 17:54 EDT-0400)
 
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Would if I could g-unit! I personally cannot build one myself. No experience or desire to subject myself to failing at it.

Thanks for suggesting a build though! I'll look into buying one with those parts.
 
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Well it's not really that hard to build a PC. Take a look around Youtube and they have tons of tutorials that can help you. Or you can have someone you know help you build it. Once you get the case wiring in place and screw down the motherboard, everything else hooks in place.
 
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