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    First time build 1200-1350$ budget

    Hello. I am building a computer for the first time this summer and I was wondering whether this would be a compatible build for Gaming. Please comment as you see fit. Advice is appreciated! :) http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=20365186
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    Need Advice!

    hey everybody! So this summer im gonna work my butt off and allocate about 1300$ for a new PC that i plan on building myself. Im a first time builder and looking for some help. Any advice on case selection? also i need to find a good video tutorial where i cant hopefully get some good tips on...
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    Suggestions on build

    This is what i came up with after your advice. Sorry for the additional info its from a newegg wishlist. Also if i wanted to cut out the HDD completely and just leave the SSD would that be enough to install windows 7 and play a few games?also do you guys have any websites you could reccomend for...
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    Suggestions on build

    Any suggestions? this is based off of the 1250$ tomshardware build. I made a few adjustments for potential needs. I swapped the 650w for the 750w for possibility of SLI would this be suffiecient( i only ask this becuase on Cyberpower they reccomend a system with 800w for just one GTX 680 in the...
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    Gaming: Upgrade Dell XPS 8300 i7... or build from scratch?

    DO NOT GET THE XPS 8300. I own the machine. if you ever want to upgrade the graphics card you are screwed. it comes with an 460w powersupply. The highest you can go with that and have stable performance is GTX 550ti/GTX560(NON TI). If i were u build your own. Also you can just get a i5 2500k...
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    new monitor or GPU

    A quality 32 inch will be 1080 but most are 720p. If i were you i would just go with this. Recently purchased great monitor! http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VE258Q-25-Inch-Monitor-Blank/dp/B004ZMH65Q Depends how much you are willing to spend. If you want Size over resolution go with a 720p solution...
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    GTX 570

    Okay so i got my friend GTX 570 HD for christmas and i was wondering is there any difference between GTX 570 and GTX 570 Hd. I would have like for him to have the GTX 570 cuz it looks nicer with the rear fan and got slightly better reviews. But the HD was on sale.
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    GPU opinions

    make sure your psu can handle it. what is the wattage?
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    GPU opinions

    If youn really cannot push 100 than the previouse reccomendation for the 450 is fine. You can also consider an amd solution like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161395
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    GPU opinions

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134130 GTX 550 ti but you may want to add your power supply to the forum.
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    [Solved] Need a new Graphics Card that fits my computer

    GTX 550 ti is another option. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134130