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Here's one that goes 8 bucks over 500$ that includes a 256gb ssd since you said they shouldn't need anything over that. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Micro Center) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X...

for the games you've listed your build is "ridiculously overkill" by a LONG shot. Take this here by Micro Center: http://www.microcenter.com/product/424285/G412_Desktop_Computer Same i7, 2gb hard drive, 120 ssd, bluray player, comes with windows 7 pro installed and an extra copy of windows 8...

When it locks up try ALT+Tabing again, I have a similar issue where the screen "appears" to be frozen when in fact there is an invisible overlay.

Also, If you have a Micro Center near you could go with this build. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Micro Center) Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99) Memory...

You shouldn't need anything over a GTX 760 unless your doing AutoCAD and the like. I use a 4gb GTX 760 myself (helps with large resolutions and is only 50$ more than the standard). And i7 like others have said should help greatly (My buddy has one and it is FAST) but just putting it out there, I...

I never said it had to MAX games out in 3 years, I'd like to be able to max games for around 1.5 years and then high to medium the nextz and 30fps is totally ok with me aswell as this will be the first PC I actually game on. I'm coming from consoles and with the new ones coming out and actually...

Approximate Purchase Date: July Budget Range: 900$-1000$ System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing and Gaming equally, Movies and Websurfing Are you buying a monitor: No, using a 1080p 22in 3D TV Do you need to buy OS: Yes preferably Windows 8 Preferred Website(s) for Parts...