Building a Desktop Computer

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BKronic5

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Hi I want to build a gaming desktop computer. It will be used for World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2, Diablo 3 when it comes out. I want to run all of this on Ultra. My budget is $900 and I'm willing to go to $1000. I wanted to have an i7 2600k processor, at least a GTX 550Ti performance graphics card, 8GB of Ram, and a 7200rpm HDD at least 500GB. I already have Windows 7 and Office that I will be using for school. All replies are appreciated.
Also I will need a monitor, but don't necessarily need it now. I have an HD TV I can hook it into with an HDMI.
 
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An i5 2500k will get you the exact same framerates as an i7 2600k. Take that extra $100 and get a better graphics card, like a 560ti. That will get you better framerates.

What kind of windows copy is it, retail or OEM? If it's not retail, then you can't use it on this build again.
 
Thanks for the reply, I got a copy of Windows 7 from the school at its able to be used a couple times. Doesn't say which
 
Great, what is the build I should be looking for to stay in the price range and get the performance that I want? I was looking to make the purchase soon
 
Came out to about $981. Is that Raedon card better than the GTXTi cards from NVidia? And also I'm guessing I'd still need to pick out memory sticks
 
I'd go with a 560ti instead. Mostly because of better drivers and AMD cards take a hit in BF3. If you could swing it, I'd get a 570. If not, a 2Gb 560ti would do just fine.
 
BKronic5 said:
Came out to about $981. Is that Raedon card better than the GTXTi cards from NVidia? And also I'm guessing I'd still need to pick out memory sticks
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the ram is combo'd with the power supply. and really the 560ti and the 6950 are so close it doesn't really matter, only like 2fps difference average.
 
claptonman said:
An i5 2500k will get you the exact same framerates as an i7 2600k. Take that extra $100 and get a better graphics card.
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This is a sound advice. If you pair it up with a 6950 or a 560Ti I guarantee you can run World of Warcraft on ultra, which is the game I think requires most effort from the list you made.
 
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