Building a Gaming PC - $1,600 Budget - Need Advice

[SenorPoing]

Guys, hey, I've scraped together $1,600 this year and want to assemble a gaming PC to replace my custom rig from 2006.

I've been out of the loop for a little bit, but have a Micro Center near me with a good selection as well as full Internet access to the usual providers (Newegg, Best Buy, etc.)

Basically just want to build something that screams, has a nice monitor and runs a killer game of "Star Wars: The Old Republic". What would you recommend and what do you think I could build with $1,600?

Please let me know and thanks.

Chris

 

[coloneljelly]

i would use a 6970 a i5 2500k or a i7 2600k 12gb ram 750 watt psu and a asus 1155 motherboard that meets your taste. I currently have two gtx 560 2gb 8gb ram a i7 2600k and a 850 watt psu for a little more than 1700

 

[porl]

whats your old rig? you can earn some good cash for core 2 quads, mobos and ddr2

 

[porl]

sorry forgot to say on ebay

 

[AntiZig]

I think you'd get better build advice turnout in New Build section of the forums.

 

[SenorPoing]

I think you'd get better build advice turnout in New Build section of the forums.

Ok, will do and thanks.

Never used these forums before, so sort of stumbling towards victory on this end.

Chris