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while asus seems like the clear winner here at $310, the gigabyte also seems like a reasonable choice given its $300 price and under 11" dimensions.

the g9x COD edition is $40 on amazon. sure, its has a hideous logo on it, but its an unbeatable value at that price. the cooler master quickfire rapid is superior in quality to the similarly sized/featured blackwidow and offers red, brown, and black in addition to blue cherry mx switches.

buy or build a cheap desktop like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883157600 and an ssd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163 install windows on the ssd, and save a fresh system image (install all device drivers and necessary programs) on...

the microcenter i5 combo is pretty hard to resist. with $50 off, you can score an i5-2500k + gigabyte z68 for $228 after tax http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0375352 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589 as such, the whole...

does the $700 budget include the OS?

dont be a fool, grab the EVGA gtx 680. you have plenty of room in your budget and its WELL worth the extra $50. there are ones in stock on newegg right now, and theyll be out of stock soon.

i would do it differently: asus hd7870 2gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121624 i5-2400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074 asrock h61 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236 gskill 8gb 1333mhz...

if you move some money around, its surprising what you can get for around $800. if youre not going to overclock, theres no point in wasting money on it. the fact is, the gpu is going to bottleneck a stock i5-2400. an hd7870 is in your budget range and performs at the level of a gtx 580, which...

have you considered a cheap tablet or netbook? you can do all of those things with a $200 kindle fire while sitting on your couch.

after further examining that cougar case, it looks like you wont actually need an internal usb 3.0 header, because the front usb 3.0 port will connect to a rear usb 3.0 port on the mobo using a cable that passes through an opening in the back of the case. i didnt notice that you lived near a...

there are many psu's that are cheaper and just as, if not more reliable than OCZ: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035 500w is PLENTY. i5-2500k and z68 mobo is meant for overclocking, so youre paying for...

cheap gigabyte fm1 mobo with hdmi and good warranty: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128517 cheap reliable psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151086 ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231394 amd a4-3400...

i would definitely go with an hd6870 in this budget range. the gpu is going to be the limiting factor for almost every game, this is where extra money leads to extra fps. id grab the sapphire bundled with 8gb of ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.851281 ram...

the i3-2120 is well worth the extra 3 dollars over the i3-2100

bf3 isnt playable on an hd3600, even at low resolutions: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-3-graphics-performance,3063-9.html an i3-2120 or fx-4100 will handle bf3 fine, and will provide more room in your budget for a graphics card. the best way to build a computer is to decide...