1000$ Gaming PC

[pandarave]

Approximate Purchase Date: Preferably before June 15th,2012

Budget Range: 1000-1200$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, sound card, Ram (2x4GB of PC3 - 12800 1600MHz Patriot Memory)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com , Tigersdirect.com , Amazon.com

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU and at least 20 inch monitor.

Overclocking: Maybe (Would like to have the option of OC after I learn more about it)

SLI or Crossfire: SLI

Monitor Resolution: At least 1280x1024

Additional Comments: Aiming for a computer that can be future proof for a few years. Preferably for FPS and MMORPG games on med-high.

Sorry if I'm missing any other important information.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Case-RC-912-KKN1/dp/B003ZM7YTA/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1337751042&sr=1-1 $59.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.913999 $144.98 save: $15.00 - $20.00 Mail In Rebates
OCZ ZT Series 550W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
ASRock B75 PRO3 LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-3450-Processor-BX80637I53450/dp/B007SZ0ECE/ref=sr_1_17?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1337753098&sr=1-17 $189.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Intel Core i5 3450 Processor 3.1 4 BX80637I53450

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST500DM002/dp/B005CT56R6/ref=sr_1_9?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1337669470&sr=1-9 $79.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 16 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST500DM002

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-AD-7280S-0B-Internal-Drive-Black/dp/B0057FRTPW/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1337668905&sr=1-1 $17.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (Black)

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=GA-785OC2G $259.99 Free Shipping
GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD7850 2GB DDR5 DVI/HDMI/2x Mini DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card - GV-R785OC-2GD

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_text_c $96.48 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009306 $119.99 FREE SHIPPING
Acer G215HVAbd Black 21.5" 5ms Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 20,000:1 Max (ACM)

Total: $969.40

 

[pandarave]

Ooh thanks Hiya! Everything looks perfect for being under $1000. Only question I have is does the AMD Radeon HD7850 beat the Nvidia GPUs? Since I hear mixed reviews on AMD Radeon to Nvidia

 

[azeem40]

Yes, it does.

 

[pandarave]

Ah okay thanks for the info. Also about overclocking would that be done through the bios or an alternate program like k10stats?

 

[azeem40]

BIOS is always the safest way.

 

[pandarave]

Ah okay when I get to building the computer I'll be sure to learn more about overclocking through BIOS.

 

[Why_Me]

Ah okay thanks for the info. Also about overclocking would that be done through the bios or an alternate program like k10stats?

For over clocking and a board that runs dual cards RE SLI/Crossfire than look at this combo and a 650w - 750w psu.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.910431 $364.98 save: $10.00
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

 

[pandarave]

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