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850-900 dollar gaming build

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Hello! My name is Lazaro N. I switching from a laptop to a desktop and i need some help choosing computer parts. My budget is 850 with monitor, keyboard, mouse but I can go up to 900 If needed. Thanks for the help.




Approximate Purchase Date: The sooner the better

Budget Range: 850 but i can atleast go up to 900 USD

System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: Yes since I am switching from a laptop


Parts to UpGrade: Its a new build

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Only Newegg

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Elmhurst, New York , United states of america

Parts Preferences: What ever is better for gaming

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: I Need to buy it with my build

Additional Comments: I want a window case and black inside for better looks (if possible). But i want a good case for cable management

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Laptop are not good for gaming

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Gaming Expert

A few tips for a gaming build:

- Go for an Intel CPU, they dominate AMD at every budget point at the moment for gaming performance.

- Don't get too much RAM, gaming doesn't use much RAM. 4GB is fine, get 8GB if you want but any more than that would be a waste.

- Be sure to get a good graphics card. At this budget I'd aim for the HD 7850 2GB
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That PSU is overkill. 500W-550W will be cheaper and better. @cursed193, what games do you play? It can help us to more accurately chose parts. If you want to overclock, you'll have to get the i5-2500K, which is $205 at Amazon, and it overclocks, so it kills the i5-3550.

@obsama1 I play total war series games like shogun2 total war, empire and napeleon total war. I also play steams games like tf2, l4d2. Also i play mw1,2,3. I have Battlefield bad company 2 and i would buy battle field 3
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as i said: asus vs228h-p. its cheap (139.99 with free shipping), and has decent picture quality for the price. if you want it to be slightly bigger (id recommend not to), you can get a vs247h-p monitor. the major difference is that the 247h is 23.6inches big and is brighter than the 228h-p

CPU/Mobo combo: i5-3570k/Biostar TZ77B
GPU: MSI Twin Frozr 7850
PSU/RAM Combo: Corsair CX600/Corsair vengeance 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Case/HDD: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer/Samsung F3 1TB
Monitor: Acer 21.5' LED 1080P
ODD: ASUS 24X DVD Burner
Total: $978.90
MIR: $75

It's a little bit over, but it's a good build. If you want to stick strictly to your budget, I'd probably sacrifice on the case first. If you don't want to overclock then get a combo with a locked cpu. It's a shame that the prices of the 7850 seem to be going up the past few weeks, and the GTX 480 is no longer $200 on the egg.

Edit: sorry didn't add a keyboard/mouse. But things like the case, monitor, keyboard, and mouse have a lot to do with personal preference, so it's probably better for you to choose something you like and if you're not sure it's good just ask here and I'm sure someone will be glad to tell you what's wrong (or not wrong) with it.
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a bitfenix shinobi has a window and is black inside

if you are just looking for a black interior case (honestly, you wont be seeing the hardware at all), a corsair carbide 300R would be fine.

in canada, we have a all black edition antec 302
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