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Gaming/video editing build for friend

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within the month

BUDGET RANGE: $3000

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, blu ray movies, video editing, school work

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg, NCIX, Amazon, could travel to microcenter if that big of deal

PARTS PREFERENCES: intel cpu, other than that no preference

OVERCLOCKING: yes, if needed, SLI, Xfire- if needed as well

MONITOR RESOLUTION: need 1920x1080 monitor included in budget UNDER 24 inches

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Needs to be as much maintenance free as possible as he is in a wheelchair and cannot walk at all, and limited use of his arms and hands, i really want to go over the top with this one because it would mean a lot to him. I have built a computer before so ill build it with him so that shouldnt be a problem. Anyone who helps out, thank you very much from him and also from me, this means a lot.

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i7 3770k
H100
UD5H Z77
16 GB G.Skill 2400 Trident X
Plextor M5P 256 SSD
2TB WD Black HDD
Cosmos 2 Case
Asus Xonar Essence STX
2X 7970 Sapphire Vapor X
Kingwin LZP 1000w
Dell U2412M
Bluray
Audioengine 5+ Speakers

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i7 3770k
H100
UD5H Z77
16 GB G.Skill 2400 Trident X
Plextor M5P 256 SSD
2TB WD Black HDD
Cosmos 2 Case
Asus Xonar Essence STX
2X 7970 Sapphire Vapor X
Kingwin LZP 1000w
Dell U2412M
Bluray
Audioengine 5+ Speakers

Is the 2400 RAM worth it?
Gaming Expert

It's hard to spend $3k going just for performance so I went with some added bling for aesthetics. The case, KB, Mouse, headset combo is attractive and the case features (i.e. removable door which doesn't leave fan wires hanging) will make it easier for hiom to get in and do things.

Has 1st tier SSD and HD which will be big for video editing, top notch GFX for gaming and the CUDA capability of the nVidia GFX card will help with the video editing (not available on AMD cards). Monitor is 120 Hz for clarity and 3D performance capability. Can add two monitors down the road if wanted.

Case - $400 - Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Case Fan - $8 - Thermaltake Blue120 mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
PSU - $165 - Corsair HX850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
MoBo - $457 - ASUS P8Z77 Sabertooth w/ 3570k http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...
CPU - incl - Intel Core i7-3570k Included w/ MoBo
Cooler - $86 - Phanteks PH-TC14PE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
TIM - $5 - Shin Etsu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
RAM - $90 - (2 x 8GB) Muskin Blackline DDR3 1600 CAS 7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
GFX - $420 - Asus GTX 670 DCII 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
GFX - $420 - Asus GTX 670 DCII 2GB same
HD - $160 - Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
SSD - $170 - Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
DVD Writer - $70 - Asus Model BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Monitor $330 ASUS VG236H Black 23" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Monitor Later ASUS VG236H Black 23" Same
Monitor Later ASUS VG236H Black 23" Same
Keyboard - incl Tt eSPORTS Mega G1 Included w/ Case
Mouse - incl Gaming Mouse Included w/ Case
Headphones - incl Shock Gaming Headset Included w/ Case
3D Kit incl nVidia Vision 2 3D Glasses http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
OS - $140 - Win 7-64 Home Professional http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Total $2,921
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