$700 build (Will go a bit higher if need be)

gooeymonster

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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: within two weeks

Budget Range: $750 Before / After Rebates; Before / After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming gaming and gaming, also surfing the web. I will be playing games like planetside 2, fallout 3, skyrim, arma 3 alpha

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using** everything

Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com is preferred, but any well reputed website like tigerdirect or amazon is fine
Location: Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.:) Would like to stick with ATI cards, but I don't know what I should do for CPU. Some people recomend the i3 3220 but is that better for futre graphics cards or is the amd fx 6300 better. I know I can't oc the i3 as well.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900


Additional Comments: Already have a keyboard/mouse/monitor. I would like to overclock my CPU but I don't know if at that resolution I'll need it.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: First time PC gamer/builder



 

mbrown138

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($60.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $735.91

Modify it if you wish. Hope it helped.