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Originally Posted by Recursion 
All proposals are nice but I would change ram (8 gb is a must), windows 7 ultimate (windows home is a joke) . Another problem is the stock coolers on the cpu and gpu. I would change them instantly for a better cooler. For example a cpu cooler noctua nh-u12 sp2 and a gpu cooler scythe setsugen 2. They simply cool better and are less noisier. Those cooler are costly, too. For a beginner budget build with a bit oc in mind I can recommend my build which should be only ~$400 in the us. And you can play almost any games with 1600x1040 and high quality settings. It's probably better to get a 990FX and buy a second Geforce 450 GTS latter for a SLI build. My Phenom 2 x2 550 c2 stepping unlocks to x4.
All proposals are nice but I would change ram (8 gb is a must), windows 7 ultimate (windows home is a joke) . Another problem is the stock coolers on the cpu and gpu. I would change them instantly for a better cooler. For example a cpu cooler noctua nh-u12 sp2 and a gpu cooler scythe setsugen 2. They simply cool better and are less noisier. Those cooler are costly, too. For a beginner budget build with a bit oc in mind I can recommend my build which should be only ~$400 in the us. And you can play almost any games with 1600x1040 and high quality settings. It's probably better to get a 990FX and buy a second Geforce 450 GTS latter for a SLI build. My Phenom 2 x2 550 c2 stepping unlocks to x4.
4GB is plenty. I ran 4GB for a couple years and only recently upgraded to 8GB just to upgrade something and noticed no difference at all. And Win7 Home is a joke? Umm...ok. Works pretty great for me. Maybe 8GB and Win7 Ultimate are important for work or something but this is a gaming rig and those things wont make a difference in gaming performance. And the stock coolers on AMD procs are pretty solid. Ive dont a lot of overclocking with them before I finally got my Hyper 212 and youd be surprised how high you can clock these things with the stock coolers.
With a budget of $700 youre very limited so it doesnt make much sense to start wasting money on more RAM than you need, a fancier OS than you need and coolers that you dont need. These things are all great and everything but theyre things that can be added later on down the road as the guy saves up more cash. The rig I posted would play anything at 1920x1080 and everything but only a couple games on full max settings. When youre budget is only $700, you really gotta concentrate on CPU and especially GPU gaming muscle when youre talking about a gaming PC.
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Originally Posted by Tarun
hi buddy for 700$ i had a 2mins pick and here is what i came up with
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.63 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($227.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill 630W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
and thereis more to come you can overclock the system for more fun with the 40$ MIR get a Decent HSF like a 212 + or EVO or better 
Hope you liked it
hi buddy for 700$ i had a 2mins pick and here is what i came up with
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.63 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($227.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill 630W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total (before mail-in rebates): $705.13 Shipped
Mail-in Rebates: $-40.00
Total: $665.13
there you can run almost anything at medium-High @ 1o8oP Mail-in Rebates: $-40.00
Total: $665.13
and thereis more to come you can overclock the system for more fun with the 40$ MIR get a Decent HSF like a 212 + or EVO or better Hope you liked it
Thats a solid build but he's gotta have Windows 7 too and thatll tack on another $100 and put him over his budget.
Edited by MacLeod - 5/5/12 at 11:16pm
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