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Gamesmind

Honorable
Dec 27, 2012
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10,530
Approximate Purchase Date: Early next year, between now and the end if Feb.

Budget Range: I would like for the total cost to be less than 850.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: I'm a gaming nerd and I upload vids to YouTube.

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: Want a whole new computer

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preferred website.

Location: Edwardsville, Illinois, US of A.

Parts Preferences: by brand or type no prefferance

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1024 x 728

Additional Comments: I play high- res games like Skyrim and DayZ. I also like to upload vids to YouTube

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current comPuter cannot handle today's games.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($97.66 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $783.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-31 15:27 EST-0500)