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Looking for Ideas 700-1k$ Gaming Computer Build

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October 29, 2012 7:09:13 PM

Approximate Purchase Date: This Week
Budget Range: 1k$ Max
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Ill be running 6-12 different game clients at once
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg/tigerdirect, dont care much though
Location: USA, California
Parts Preferences: I prefer Intel generally
Overclocking: Not necessary but, always a good option
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900 and 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Will need 32gb of Ram

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October 30, 2012 1:24:54 AM

Couldn't quite make the $1000.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.23 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.93 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($55.71 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit) ($136.45 @ B&H)
Total: $1001.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

That's a good case. You could save a little, with a cheaper one.
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October 30, 2012 1:33:00 AM

malbluff said:
Couldn't quite make the $1000.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.23 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair XMS 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.93 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($55.71 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit) ($136.45 @ B&H)
Total: $1001.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

That's a good case. You could save a little, with a cheaper one.


Change to Seagate Barracuda hdd, and then you'll make it to less than 1k or change optical drive to a cheaper one.
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October 30, 2012 9:01:55 PM

Thank you very much, was looking at what I could come up with myself and your build is almost identical to what I had. Glad I was headed in the right way.
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