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post #1 of 13
7/23/12 at 8:13am
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Sorry i hope i am not annoying you guys with me posting this because this is my second one. but my budget got a little higher. I want to make a gaming build for $1300 i can probably go $1400 but thats pushing it allot. i need a os, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. id like to get a gtx 670 in it and maybe a ssd if possible. i was planning this build to be around the time windows 8 to be released. thanks in advance biggrin.gif
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post #2 of 13
7/23/12 at 8:50am
  • Ironman517
  • I don't understand the point of brand favoritism.
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Originally Posted by kole208 View Post

Sorry i hope i am not annoying you guys with me posting this because this is my second one. but my budget got a little higher. I want to make a gaming build for $1300 i can probably go $1400 but thats pushing it allot. i need a os, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. id like to get a gtx 670 in it and maybe a ssd if possible. i was planning this build to be around the time windows 8 to be released. thanks in advance biggrin.gif
You really should wait till you are closer to make a build. Getting builds now will only get you deals available now.

Here is a quick build anyways
~$1300 sim build (Click to show)
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.50 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.55 @ NCIX US)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.95 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer V213HLBJbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($125.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($90.65 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-700M Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: V7 M30P10-7N Wired Optical Mouse ($8.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $1306.47
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

But since you aren't buying now, you will not get the same deals
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32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X 256GB Crucial M4 1.5 TB HDD XSPC Raystorm RS360 
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post #3 of 13
7/23/12 at 8:56am
3570k

Asrock z77 or Asus z77

ripjaws x 8GB

670

Windows 7 64bit

Crucial m4 120gb

Pick a random HDD

Optical drive?

CM 212 evo or watercooling

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post #4 of 13
7/23/12 at 9:33am
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i just kinda wanted what you guys thought, i also perfer to shop at newegg and places that have great reviews, i recently bought a build a i5 3570k wth a gtx 680 but i sent everything back, newegg was great about it but i also bought a monitor from benQ xl2420t and i got terrible service. the monitor never reached me it got sent back to the factory and they keep on forgetting to credit me and were also refusing and giving us false numbers to call, let alone everyone we speaked to did not know English very well... took them two months of constant calling for them to credit us back.. never will i buy from them again.
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post #5 of 13
7/23/12 at 9:36am
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Originally Posted by kole208 View Post

i just kinda wanted what you guys thought, i also perfer to shop at newegg and places that have great reviews, i recently bought a build a i5 3570k wth a gtx 680 but i sent everything back, newegg was great about it but i also bought a monitor from benQ xl2420t and i got terrible service. the monitor never reached me it got sent back to the factory and they keep on forgetting to credit me and were also refusing and giving us false numbers to call, let alone everyone we speaked to did not know English very well... took them two months of constant calling for them to credit us back.. never will i buy from them again.
Why did you return the i5 and 680?
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Seagate 1TB 7200rpm HDD Crucial M4 256GB ASUS 24x CD/DVD drive Corsair H80i 
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post #6 of 13
7/23/12 at 11:07am
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i just kinda wanted what you guys thought, i also perfer to shop at newegg and places that have great reviews, i recently bought a build a i5 3570k wth a gtx 680 but i sent everything back, newegg was great about it but i also bought a monitor from benQ xl2420t and i got terrible service. the monitor never reached me it got sent back to the factory and they keep on forgetting to credit me and were also refusing and giving us false numbers to call, let alone everyone we speaked to did not know English very well... took them two months of constant calling for them to credit us back.. never will i buy from them again.

You should've kept the i5 but returned the 680 for a 670.
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7/23/12 at 11:13am
CPU $230
Intel Core i5-3570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Motherboard $125
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

Memory $45
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 F3-1600C9D-8GAB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546

Video Card $400
EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787

Hard Drive $90
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

DVD Burner $25
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Power Supply $90
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

Case $60
COOLER MASTER HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

Monitor $210
LG E2442V-BN Black 24" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005285

Total $1275
Edited by wanna_buy - 7/23/12 at 11:20am
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post #8 of 13
7/23/12 at 12:30pm
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You should've kept the i5 but returned the 680 for a 670.
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Why did you return the i5 and 680?
i returned everything because i ended up buying a truck with my money (my first car)
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post #9 of 13
7/23/12 at 12:38pm
  • Ironman517
  • I don't understand the point of brand favoritism.
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i returned everything because i ended up buying a truck with my money (my first car)
GRATS! That's always an exciting acomplishment cheers.gif
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500GB WD Black 64 GB Crucial M4 Sony CD/DVD burner H40 w/ GT AP-15s 
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i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3 EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X 256GB Crucial M4 1.5 TB HDD XSPC Raystorm RS360 
OSMonitorPowerCase
Windows 7 Professional  3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920 Corsair AX750 Corsair 800D 
MouseAudioAudioOther
SWTOR Razer Naga Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Samson RH600 Razer Nostromo 
OtherOtherOtherOther
XSPC RS120 8 x GT AP-15s White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750 2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks 
View all
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Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus Asus Radeon HD 7750 2x4 GB 1333Mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
500GB WD Black 64 GB Crucial M4 Sony CD/DVD burner H40 w/ GT AP-15s 
OSPowerCase
Windows 7 Home 64 bit Corsair CX430 APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink 
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Pentium G620 Foxconn H67S ITX Intel HD 2000 2 x 4GB 1333Mhz 
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7/23/12 at 12:47pm
You haven't said anything about my suggestion. Did you like it or not? rolleyes.gif
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