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If you give me your budget I can put together some parts for you. However, if you've never built one and you feel you don't have enough experience to build one yourself, there's nothing wrong with buying a decent pre-built. It's a bit more expensive, but it's a good start for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. There are people here (and pretty much everywhere) that get pretty grumpy when they hear the word [i]pre-built[/i], but it's not about them, it's about you. I learned most of what I know from taking apart and replacing parts in pre-builts, and I wouldn't take that back if I could. If I were still a PC newbie, what I would do is buy a pre-built with decent specs but no graphics card. Then I'd buy a graphics card separately and install it.
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  • Well thank you for your advice, I think I will just go with a pre-built like you said and have a better graphics card be installed afterwards.

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  • You're really going back and forth aren't you? haha.

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  • Yeah a little bit, but with that list of components you just posted I'm kind of leaning back towards building. I appreciate the help by the way.

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  • No problem! A lot of users here love helping with PC builds. A couple notes about that build: - I recommended an i5 over an i7 because i7's don't offer any performance increase in gaming - Windows 8 might actually be a good choice, you you want the newest OS. The next update is removing the Metro interface and bringing back the Win 7 desktop. - The CPU I posted doesn't require any thermal paste, as the heatsink should have it pre-applied. If you buy a new heatsink/fan, however, you'll have to apply the paste.

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  • I'm not very experienced with putting together PC's, but I know a few people that work on PC's for a living that I can go to for help.

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  • Alright, well that's awesome! Does your $1000 - $1500 include monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, headset, etc?

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  • No I'm going to look into those after I have a build picked out, unless I should have those in mind while considering parts for the build.

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  • What parts did you choose? Just out of curiosity.

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  • To be honest I haven't looked into the parts yet, any suggestions?

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  • Edited by Ad Hoc: 2/2/2014 5:38:29 PM
    [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899]CPU[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130921]GPU[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693]Motherboard[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438007]PSU[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-G.SKILL-_-20231468]Memory[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Hard+Drives-_-Seagate-_-22148840]HDD[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=27-135-204&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3952373&SID=1kjmtzaij0gwe]CD/DVD Drive[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986]OS[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-White-Computer-CC-9011013-WW/dp/B005E97ZUU/?tag=logicaincrem-20]Case[/url] That should still leave you some wiggle room if you want an aftermarket heatsink/fan, SSD, case fans, etc.

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  • For the love of god! Compile it in pcpartpicker!

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  • Edited by Ad Hoc: 2/2/2014 5:42:23 PM
    Ya, I have no idea why I did that. I should have checked the reviews in Newegg and then stuck them in partpicker. It's no wonder it took FOREVER.

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  • I'll let you make a list before I make a list c:

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  • Nah, just go for it. If he wants he can click the links. It's not THAT time consuming to look at a Newegg page.

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  • Yay! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2LYQm

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  • I'm thinking around $1000 to about $1500 as my set budget

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