$700 gaming build

[jcamel24]

Approximate Purchase Date: Over the next month

Budget Range: $700 after rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video encoding, internet, etc.

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, case, RAM?

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Microcenter for CPU/Mobo combo if it saves me more than $30

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: Definitely not MSI (bad prior experiences)

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Not for now

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Parts I already have:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220570 (Got it for $32 AR, didn't work well with my current x6 OC)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220570 (Just a sweet looking case!)

Selling my current rig to a friend at the end of October, so looking to buy parts for a new one before then. Since BD still isn't out yet, guess I'll be looking at an i5/i7 k system. Will be watching for good deals on SSD, graphics, etc. between now and then. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[ervinelim]

Next month, we will see the new Bulldozer and I think the new Sandy Bridge-E will be out by then too, so.. yeah..

 

[PoplicoMan]

You mean ivy bridge
Right
What's a sandy bride e

 

[morgoth780]

one of them is an i7-2700