legendassassin

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Any input would be great!

I don't need mouse/keyboard
Monitor
OS

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Within the month

Budget Range: 1,000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Steaming and Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: New Rig

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Don't care just cheapest

Location: City, State/Region, Country - US

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes
 
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This build will be perfect for you needs. With a massive 240GB SSD, you can store all your steam games on there :) It can be overclocked and it has an excellent gpu that offers great bang for buck. Should max out all your steam games, if not it will run them on high.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzmj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzmj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzmj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB...

camohanna

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This build will be perfect for you needs. With a massive 240GB SSD, you can store all your steam games on there :) It can be overclocked and it has an excellent gpu that offers great bang for buck. Should max out all your steam games, if not it will run them on high.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzmj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzmj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vzmj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Intel 330 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1009.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-02 20:34 EST-0500)
 
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