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Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better))

Budget Range: Not sure Between $950-$1100

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming(Diablo3,Starcraft 2, Battlefield) Poker( Multiple Screen), College

Parts Not Required:None

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Tigerdirect, Newegg, Anything trustworthy

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Intel heard by far best

Overclocking: Down the Road Possible I want to upgrade

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I will want to upgrade to stronger PC in the next few months this kinda a starter amount. The mouse I want is already chosen so that 70 out the budget. Also if colors needed prefer blue.


I figured the I5 2500k CPU

Reply to GregMc24
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This build is just lacking a storage drive...no idea how much you want or need. If it's a multi monitor set up then look at the 6950 2GB down below.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Maste [...] 112&sr=1-2 $59.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-80PLUS-B [...] 341&sr=1-9 $99.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
OCZ ZS Series 750W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157271 $121.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BOX806 [...] 610&sr=1-2 $219.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Intel Core i5-2500K Processor

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Maste [...] gy_e_img_c $24.39 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820220570 $41.99 FREE SHIPPING
Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory with heatshield Model PSD38G1600KH

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD% [...] pd_vtp_e_4 $22.88 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Asus 24xDVD±RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125401 $209.99
GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

or....

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL- [...] B004TA6RY0 $245.22 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2 GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/Dual Mini DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 100312-2SR

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Reply to Why_Me

http://budgetcomputershelp.wordpress.com/ Read this, then switch out i5 2400 for i5 2500k and then change the MB to Asrock Extreme3 Gen3. Your going to have no problems running games. Add your cooler too.


Message edited by somekidxd on 02-08-2012 at 11:02:31 PM
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Check out my $900 or $1000 build here:
http://www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore
SSD included!

So Why_Me that looks an awful lot like a familiar build :)

Reply to aznshinobi

I don't need much storage atm I can upgrade that later. I basically want a comp that can run Diablo 3, Wow and SC2 at max settings with no problems at all high Frame rate. Poker really no requirements for that. I checked out your ideas around 990 with a few warranty's. Any others want to chime in and give some opinions greatly appreciate it as I will be buying today or tomorrow.

Reply to GregMc24

So this is the set up as of right now tell me if it all works fine

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125401
GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341049
OCZ ZS Series 750W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157271
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] =A455-5026
ASUS DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS 22x Internal CD/DVD Burner Drive - DVD±R 22x, DVD+RW 8x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD±R DL 12x, DVD-RAM 12x, CD-R 48x, CD-RW 32x, E-IDE/PATA, 2MB, Black, OEM

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] =C283-2054
Cooler Master RR-B10-212P-GP Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler - 120mm, LGA 1366, 1156, 775, AMD AM3, AM2+, AM2

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] =C283-2094
Cooler Master HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Mid-Tower Computer Case - ATX, mATX

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] u=K24-8833
Kingston HyperX Blu HS 8GB (2x 4GB), PC3-12800, DDR3-1600MHz, 240-pin DIMM, 9-9-9-27 CAS Latency, 1.5V, Non-ECC, Unbuffered, Intel XMP Ready

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] u=I69-2500
Intel Core i5-2500 BX80623I52500 Processor - Quad Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 1MB L2 Cache, 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 95W, Fan, Retail

Tallys to 889 +80 with mouse I got 2 Year warrentys for CPU,GPU, PSU,MOBO All worth getting im guessing?

Reply to GregMc24

Yeah looks good. its' defiantly worht it. WAIT.. You have the wrong i5, that won't allow you to overclock you want the 2500K.
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BOX806 [...] B004EBUXHQ

Reply to aznshinobi

I got question considering have never overclocked is it worth buying? I hear its not hard and all, but there are big risks.

Reply to GregMc24

Yes it is, it's not really that risky but it is super easy. People exaggerate the negatives but generally it's positives. The SB chips are so easy to overclock it's worth buying just to have if you ever do specially since the performance gains are immense.

Reply to aznshinobi

Alright time to order thanks for all the help.

Reply to GregMc24

Can anyone suggest another graphics card PSU and mobo or show ones on tigerdirect because I can't order from newegg was to many issues.

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