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So my friend wants to build a gaming PC, but is limited to a budget of $600. To cut costs, we thought of reusing the hard-drive on his HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1204 . I've heard how hard-drives in pre-built computers are usually tied to the motherboard (or that was the case with windows 7?)...

So here i was building my pc like an idiot when i realized i get my OS tomorrow. Luckily i didn't put the cpu cooler on yet. I was going to leave it as is until my os arrived, but I felt uncomfortable leaving it unfinished, however i was also uncomfortable with continuing the build (as i have...

I recently had gotten parts for my PC build and realized that I need a monitor. As I was scavenging through the internet, I found this unboxing of an Acer H6 Series 23 inch Monitor. I instantly knew this was the monitor i wanted, as its finish complemented my Obsidian 450D. Also its thin bezel...

I've realized its time for an upgrade to my almost 9 year old computer for it is literally falling apart; so I decided to build a replacement PC. This is my first PC build (my other planned one was just too expensive) and I need help figuring whether these parts are good enough. I'm still...

Whats your asking price for this rig?

Is this ok? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131985

Better/Cheaper parts? Compatibility Issues? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dqpB Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dqpB/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dqpB/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @...

Im kind of new to this, so i don't think i want to overclock and bust my pc. Will getting a non K affect my performance in BF4 (framewise)? Otherwise I'll use use your suggestion of i5 4570 because it seems like a good deal. I checked the Asus H81but there werent that many good review for it...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899 So this will be compatible?

So Im building a gaming/normal use PC (my first build) mainly for games like Battlefield 4 for settings like high or max on 60+ FPS. I'm trying to make it as much as budget friendly as possible. Any suggestions or alternatives for better and/or cheaper components? Also is an overclocked 770...