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Hello, I am new to this site and I hope to get some help with building my first computer. The computer will be used mainly for gaming -- not much video editting or such. I live in South Korea, thus, the prices are different and I can't set a budget yet. I just want to get an idea of what parts I should buy in order to have an efficient gaming pc which can run almost all games at 1600x1--- res.
The processor I have in mind to start the build is the i7 870, along with a GTX 460 or HD 6850 for a GPU. The rest, I need help with. :D 

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For a gaming PC, you wont need the i7 IMO...
You can go either with Intel or AMD(This offers better value for money if building a gaming PC)

Intel build -

CPU - i5 7xx

Mobo - Gigabyte P55-USB3 or Gigabyte P55A-UD3(If you want SATA 6GB/s as well)

AMD build -

CPU - X4 955

Mobo - Gigabyte/ ASUS/ MSI 880 or 870 chipset board

Rest same -

RAM - 4GB DDR3 preferably from Corsair/ GSKillz/ Mushkin

CASE - Antec 300/ 300 Illusion/ Cooler Master HAF 912 or 922 or 690/ NZXT Gamma with additional fans...

PSU - 500-550W+ from Corsair/ Seasonic/ Silverstone/ PCP&S/ OCZ/ Antec EA or TP or ECO/ CM Silent PRO or Real Power

HDD - Samsung F3 preferably

Video Card - With the money saved on the CPU, get the HD 6870...
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228,480 won~ 291,000 won for i5 760
199,540 won~ 270,340 won for x4 965
Also, I just took a look at the bench between the two CPUs. I think I will go with the intel lol. Does the i5 760 have a special technology --hyperthreading-- or something like it?

I think I will go ahead with i5 760.

Then What about the motherboard? I really have trouble with picking motherboards. I just want a board that will allow me to overclock the most. However, more importanly, I want USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB feature as gkay09 mentioned above.
Gaming Expert

^ All the above board are good enough for a decent overclock say to 3.8 or maybe upto 4GHz...
But the above ASUS and the ASRock boards dont have USB3.0/ SATA 6GB/s

Currently, it seems that I will buy i5 760/ ASRock P55 Extreme4. Now the GPU.......
Can a single GTX 460 or HD 6850 run COD M2, 2K11 (NBA), Starcraft 2, and future games at high- max settings?
Gaming Expert

That board does have some drawbacks...
Check some of its reviews...
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2010/08/2...
http://www.techspot.com/review/307-asrock-p55-extreme4-...
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ASRock-P55-Extre...

And as for the graphic cards, HD 6850 would be faster than the GTX 460 and would run those games comfortably at High-Max setting @ your screen's resolution, but I doubt with AA and AF enabled though...

Yeah, I have read those reviews before. However, I still think that a little downgrade in performance is worth the trade for those other features.
I read that the 6850 doesn't have voltage control and that is runs hotter than a 460. I am thinking about jumping to 6870 or just 460.

CPU: i5 760
MOBO: asrock p55 extreme 4
GPU: gtx 460 or hd 6870 (depending on the overall cost)

now I need to worry about the PSU, which costs a butt load for some strange reason. Anything over 500w costs $80-$200, and I'm planning on a 600w-700w. Will a 600w be alright, or am I fine with a 500w supply?
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Just make sure you get the PSU from Tier 1 manufacturer - Corsair/ Seasonic/ Silverstone/ PCP&S/ Antec EA or TP or ECO Series / Cooler MAster Real Power or Silent PRO series/ even OCZ Fatality and Mod series are fine...
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