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[jkalas83]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Tax Time, aprox 2 mos. from now, give or take a few weeks.

BUDGET RANGE: $1,200 US

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: High-End Gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Full Tower

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Tigerdirect or Newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: I have been hearing great things about the AMD Blackbird chip, but I am on the fence as to wherether go with that or a i5 for my cpu. MB I would prefer EVGA. Video card I am also on the fence. I used to be into ATI, but they always seemed more buggy than NVIDIA.

OVERCLOCKING: Yes

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes, but doesnt have to be right away. Just going with 1 card atm would cut down my overall costs by alot, and then I can slot one in later down the line.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want a pc that can run AION at max settings, And I also like to use Adobe and Sony Video editing software.

 

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AION System Requirements:

Recommended:

* Windows 2000/XP/Vista
* AMD Athlon 64 3000 or Intel CoreDuo 4000
* 1GB RAM
* Graphic Card GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon X1550 256 MB
* Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy
* DirectX 9
* 16x DVD or 32x CD-ROM
* 18 Gb free space on hard disk
* Broadband link with uplink 256kbps, downlink 1024kbps

I know i5 is a great option for a gaming rig, but socket AM3 for AMD will be around for a long while. I know Intel would be shooting themselves in the foot if they discontinue LGA 1156 which is the mainstream and the most popular of their latest offerings, but you can't stop 'em from forcing the user to upgrade to a new chipset (P65 or 6 series?) = new mobo with the same socket for new cpu support. They have a track record of doing just that from 965 to P55 (different chipsets for different cpu support).

Future-proofing & upgradability is where AMD is at. Also, ATI owned by AMD is the only DX11 player. By the time nvidia releases their own, ATI may have a higher clock DX11 card or two out. nvidia would be and is playing catch-up.

It's ironic that my nickname says I'm an Intel ho. Best bang > brand loyality.

ATI Radeon™ HD 5850 System Requirements

500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5850/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5850-system-requirements.aspx

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SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C

SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C - OEM
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

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XFX HD-585A-ZNDC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB XXX Edition 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

XFX HD-585A-ZNDC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB XXX Edition 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported ... - Retail
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OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

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OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G10664GK

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGMBOX

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGMBOX - Retail
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AMD Gift - Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, GRID and DiRT

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CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler - Retail

CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler - Retail
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If you think the cooler is overkill, you can swap it out for a Hyper 212 and maybe throw in another 500GB for backup/storage.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065