$600 budget gaming build

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Somewhat flexible on the price, $600 is ideal but I can go a bit higher if it's a huge performance difference... absolutely no higher than $750.



Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: ~~$600

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, web, home audio recording

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, DVD, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Prefer Intel. I also prefer NVidia but am open to ATI if it's that big of a price/performance gap

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: Dual monitors. 1680x1050 and 1900x1200

Additional Comments: Don't care what it looks like as long as it is cooled effectively. Would also like to stay away from any GPUs and processors that are known to run exceedingly hot.

Thanks.
 
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