$700 budget gaming system

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Approximate Purchase Date: This week


Budget Range: 700-750~ before rebates


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching videos, extremely minor photoshopping, homeworking


Parts Not Required: Speakers, keyboard, mouse


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com


Country of Origin: US (New York City)


Parts Preferences: I would ideally like a intel i5 build, but I'm not sure my budget can handle it. More below.


Overclocking: Maybe


SLI or Crossfire: no


Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


Additional Comments: I suffer from vertigo, so I really can't play games too extensively. I have no intention to buy Crysis 2 or Battlefield as they all make me extremely dizzy. Instead, I focus on MMORPG's and games by Blizzard and the like.

That being said, I assume I won't need extremely powerful parts, but instead I focus on more aesthetically pleasing aspects of products (In my mind, Phenom sounds wayyy better than Athlon).

A HAF 922 is a must for me, and there's this combo deal for it with a Phenom II 955 x4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.630869

Also, if I can fit in a LED display controller panel into the budget, that would be awesome. I want to try and make the case look as "gamer" as possibly. Anything else is up for grabs.

Edit: I also have Windows 7 professional so that should be taken into consideration.

Thanks in advance. Sorry if I'm making it hard.

 

[aznshinobi]

Siggy 600$ build. Change the i3 2100 to an i5 2400 and that adds 70$ to total to 670$. Leaving you 30$ for your monitor.

 

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Is that sarcasm I sense?

 

[genghiskron]

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B - OEM
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COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
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Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
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$159.98
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Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
Item #: N82E16819115074
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ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813131724
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-$20.00 Combo
$269.98
$249.98
Subtotal: $696.91
Shipping: $9.02
Grand Total: $705.93

 

[aznshinobi]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.631838

Take advantage of this combo.

 

[aznshinobi]

GenghisKron that 460 SE is worse than the 460 768mb. Are you seriously recommending that.

 

[aznshinobi]

Mobo+CPU 250$: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.631838
RAM 43$: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226092&cm_re=4GB_DDR3_1333-_-20-226-092-_-Product
PSU AR 35$: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139017&Tpk=430%20corsair
GPU+Free Game 155$ AR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.620408
HDD 65$: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=f3%201tb
Case 90$: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197&cm_re=922_haf-_-11-119-197-_-

Total: 573

 

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What's the disparity in preformance between the 6850 and the 5770? I'm a bit over budget even when I trimmed the ram and HDD.

I can get a lame looking powercolor for $110 before rebates.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131330&cm_re=powercolor_5770-_-14-131-330-_-Product

 

[aznshinobi]

You wanted a computer below 700$, the build I suggest leaves you with 130-180$ left for your monitor. I don't understand the issue. @ the resolution you want, a 5770 is fairly weak.

 

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COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

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Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Acer P215HBbd Black 21.5" Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor

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CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply

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Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339

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Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

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Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
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ASUS EAH6850 DC/2DIS/1GD5/V2 Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
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Grand Total: $790.6

 

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Oh you added wrong. Your post added up to 630~

 

[aznshinobi]

I guess I did add wrong. My bad, well it was close.

 

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Like what kind of different would I be looking at? Switch the monitor or switch the GPU?

 

[aznshinobi]

You should be getting a cheaper monitor. A cheaper GPU would just restrict you from playing at minimal FPS. 6850 is the lowest card I'd recommend for 1920x1080 gaming.