$3000 Gaming PC

[TexasGrown]

Approximate Purchase Date: Dec, When I get home from this deployment in the middle east!

Budget Range: $3000 and below

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming. ( SC2, WOW, and I want to be able to play any new games coming out to on max setting like SWTOR.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com or any other trusted website!

Country of Origin: AMERICA(*** Yeah) =p

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel first but will accept AMD if I need it.

Overclocking: Maybe (I'm not that knowledgeable into OC and stuff)

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe. If the GTX 590 or AMD 6990 is enough I think I would like that more more. Like I said Im not to good with that stuff though.

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or more.

Additional Comments: Please have fun with this and help me out. I plan on getting everything right before I come home so when I arrive back into country its there waiting to be put together and played hard..

 

[abekl]

Wow. With 3k to work with you could put together a dream machine. Well, here's my no holds barred machine:

The only things off the bat that I can think of changing are the keyboard and mouse to a fancy gaming keyboard and mouse. And adding a second monitor and video card.

Blu-Ray/DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136232 $60.00
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160 $160.00
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 $320.00
CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106161 $35.00
Hard Dive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 $80.00
SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148448 $228.00
Keyboard/Mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109078 $28.00
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231429 $105.00
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236102 $200.00
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128507 $200.00
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009 $135.00
Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102918 $360.00

Total: $1851.00 add a second video card and monitor and the total is $2411.00

 

[g-unit1111]

Team America = win!

This is what I put together earlier:

Case: Antec Lanboy Air - $159
OR
Corsair Graphite 600T - $169
Power Supply: Corsair AX 850 Modular - $189.99
Motherboard: EVGA Z68 FTW - $289.99
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K - $319.99
Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 - $80.99
RAM: 16GB Kingston Hyper X 1600 MHz RAM - $114.99
SSD: 120GB Intel 510 (Elm Crest) - $279.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB - $139.99
Video Card: Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB - $489.99 each
Optical: Plextor B940SA - $159.99
Keyboard / Mouse: Microsoft Cordless Desktop 5000 - $69.99
Monitor: Asus V243 24" Widescreen - $179.99
Speakers: Corsair SP2500 - $229.99

Total: $3329 ($2939 w/out monitor and speakers or $2819 without SLI)