Under $800 gaming computer?

ohmypeter

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Apr 26, 2012
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Approximate Purchase Date: Anytime this month, well end of May.

Budget Range: $600-$900 (for shipping and stuff)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Playing games, running an mc server, video/photo editing, browsing the web, and listening to music

Parts Not Required: I need everything -.-

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg or tigerdirect is cool, but if you can find a deal somewhere else it'd be great!

Country: US

Parts Preferences: I prefer an Intel i5 duo core or better, 500GB+ Hard drive, 8GB+ RAM, good graphics card that can run games at medium (I don't really care about high quality but I just don't want really low quality)

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Not sure what that is... xD

Monitor Resolution: Doesn't matter but it can't be lower than 1024x768

Additional Comments: I need pretty much every part necessary... I would like things such as a sound card
 
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James McKeane

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Mar 2, 2012
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10,710
$900 at all retailers before MIRs (mail in rebates).

***note***: the only i5 processors that are dual core are the mobile i5 processors.

On the sound card, the onboard chipset should be more than adequate for your needs.


Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M/U3S3 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($76.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ NCIX US)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH22NS90B DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($7.24 @ Wolf Camera)
Mouse: Microsoft D66-00036 Wired Optical Mouse ($14.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $851.09
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-04-27 19:57 EDT-0400)
 
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