Gaming Build for $650

[fatalshot808]

Approximate Purchase Date:Today or Tomorrow


Budget Range:under $650 if possible.


System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming(Starcraft 2, Battlefield 3, Team Fortress), Browsing, Multimedia


Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, GPU(MSI GTX 470 1.25gb), OS, Monitor, and Case(HAF 922 Mid Tower Case)


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com


Country of Origin: United States


Parts Preferences: Intel Core i5-2500k


Overclocking: Yes, I'll probably push it to 4.0-4.4ghz


SLI or Crossfire: No


Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


Additional Comments: I also need an after market HSF for the cpu and thermal paste.

Thanks in Advanced!

 

[fatalshot808]

Bump

 

[RichterFry]

You've got a decent price range since you've already got a graphix card.

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894
I'd recommend AMD to anyone who's trying to build a budget gamer. This will outperform the six core AMD since it's got operating frequency. And although you'd like to go for the i5, I'd still recommend this. As for everything else, I don't really know. You can't really go all that wrong if you get a decent processor and gfx card.

 

[fatalshot808]

Best answer selected by Fatalshot808.