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Q2M100 wrote:If you need a really good monitor for a cheap price try this one.

Newegg.com - ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 50000000:1 (ASCR)

I am buying one myself as the deal ($159) is too good to pass up.

the_epic_pooh wrote:Games I wanna run...
BF3 (High is fine!)
ARMA 2 Operation Arrowhead (High w/ no lag)
Just some games' that are 'sorta new' and that.

Also, I have a moniter...
It's a Dell 19" @75Hz (Max Hz) and it can go up to 1440x900 (imma use that)

And Windows 7, YES!

the_epic_pooh wrote:Thing is... I am not good with making PC's physically. I am not good wireing at all.

the_epic_pooh wrote:Guys'...

you are making me cry of emotional pain. I am proud of you all...

You wanna know what you will be getting now????


Free Air!


But I am very confused by Mobo stuff.

Th3Exiled wrote:

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Windows 7 64bit

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986]Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems[/url]

CPU

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072]Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K[/url]

Motherboard

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-128-512&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo]Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard[/url]

GPU

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521]Newegg.com - XFX Double D HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity[/url]

RAM

[b]2x[/b]
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220572]Newegg.com - Patriot Gamer 2 Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PG34G1600EL[/url]

Case

Nice cheap one.
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147060]Newegg.com - Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, front mounted dual USB 3.0[/url]

PSU

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012&Tpk=Corsair%20hx650]Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 (CMPSU-650HX) 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply[/url]

Optical Drive

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827249078]Newegg.com - PLEXTOR DVD Super Multi drive 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black PATA (E-IDE) Model PX-L871A LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners[/url]

Hard drive

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767]Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive[/url]

SSD

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147133&Tpk=samsung%20830%2064GB]Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC064D/AM 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit[/url]

Final cost is ~$1,127. For improved performance you can chuck in another 6870 down the line. Install Windows and ARMA II on the SSD. This should provide great performance in ARMA II running at 1440x900 as well as your other games. If you want to reduce costs you could look into a cheaper PSU as the one I listed has a bit of a premium on it since it is modular (you can remove the cables you don't need), you could also remove the SSD however personally I'd keep it. The CPU is fully unlocked and ready to overclock, however I haven't added an aftermarket cooler to the build; I personally recommend the Corsair H70. If you do not ever want to overclock you can get the cheaper non 'K' version of the processor and save a little money.
The motherboard I have listed is a little more expensive than I normally suggest. To be honest, I didn't put too much effort in as when ever I list one someone claims something bad about it and never bothers to post a source. It supports dual graphic cards, if that doesn't interest you, you can save a couple of dollars and get a cheaper motherboard without it.
Either way, this is a starting point. Let's see where this goes.

Exiled.