1200$ Gaming PC.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: October- might even later BUDGET RANGE: Really tight 1200$. Should be even less.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: FPS\TPS Gaming, surfing, watching movies, music\audio listening.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: ALL parts required, including a monitor, mouse, keyboard and a budget audio system.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Ermm, shops in Canada, or even retail stores around Halifax area.

PARTS PREFERENCES: Id love a Intel CPU, but AMD CPU will be accepted to.

OVERCLOCKING: Yes / No / Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes / No / Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Recommend me a monitor first

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The opposite of bling case keep the geek inside the case (Antec 300 like cases)

Thank You

for micro atx build.
rampage extreme II gene aprox $220 usd
3x2GB TRI channel hyper X 2000 mhz 9-9-9-25 aprox $150 usd
GTX 275/hd4890 aprox $200-$220 usd
nine hundred two gaming case aprox $149
ultra/pc power and cooling/ thermaltake 750 watt + psu aprox $140
intel core I7 aprox $300 usd be sure to get D0 stepping.

Aproximately $1180

if you dont want micro atx consider asus p6t/p6t deluxe V2 or MSI platinum motherboard. that can be had for close to the same price.

Segate baracuda 1.5 TB $120 aprox great price and capacity and very favorable performance vs most traditonal platter hard drives. you may need to get a cheaper case to make your budget ultra makes decent entry level mid tower cases for around 50 bucks or you might find a case and psu combo and save a few bucks that way. dvd burner id go for the samsung SH-S223L for around 35 bucks at newegg. you obviously have a monitor id continue to use it. although decent 1680X1050 monitors hcan be had for around 150. id check cnet reviews for a good rundown on monitors. I7 is a little bit more expensive but shop around make small sacrafices. your platform will be with you longer than the video card you dont want to hold yourself back with a slow platform.

Yeah, maybe somthing along this build...

well that's about 300 bucks of my budget when including the monitor, a mouse and a keyboard... i could cut off about 70$ by chosing the coolermaster, but it only covers the HDD

i know its pretty long time, but it's not like they realse new products every monday and friday..

Thanks!
Yeah, i will need a OS, forgot to mention it..
Oh well, i'll just cut off a bit with the HDD [500GB is more then enough for me.]
that leaves me with about 150$ for Windows 7 Home basic [or Vista H.Basic with a upgrade coupon] for 100$, and stock KB, mouse and speakers, until i'll scratch enough money for gaming gear

dx11 is a software update. i belive HD4890 will support it.
I belive i5 will be a high-end CPU, or at least really, REALLY pricy at it's first days.
W7- well that's a OS, it will run every uptodate PC, ill just buy it instead of the vista

lol
well, prove me wrong, im curious

oh, okay. i got it..
well, i guess ill just wait..
thanks anyways

+1

If your not going to build it within a few weeks just hold off on the mobo cpu ram and gpu, and see whats out when you are ready to build

Maybe when the new stuff comes out it will lower the prices on the older things and you might get more for your money, or you might beable to get better stuff for the same coin.

If you need to buy something atm pick up a dvd case or HDD