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    Need build advice build included

    Budget-$800
    resolution-720p or 1080p
    games- i want to be able to play most games on high or medium settings
    Country-Usa
    Os-Already have a copy of windows 7
    Periphrals- ive got a monitor and all miscellanious needs

    heres what ive came up with so far for around $800
    Processor=Intel Core i5 3470($190)
    Motherboard= MSI B75MA-P45($65)
    Graphics Card= XFX Radeon HD 7870($230)
    Ram= 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3($70)
    Harddrive 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black($87)
    Case= NZXT Source 220($67)
    Power Supply= 500W Corsair CX500($57)
    Total=766 not including taxes and shipping

    This is my First build so any help picking out good parts would be aprriaciated

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    Can you provide links to those? Some of them seem a bit pricey for what they are. But the build itself looks good.
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    (Build 1)

    Okay so there are a few options, little bit weaker GPU but CPU is stronger, can be overclocked, includes SSD and better quality PSU.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($220.98 @ Newegg)
    CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
    Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($61.29 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($96.99 @ NCIX US)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
    Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($159.98 @ Newegg)
    Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.03 @ Amazon)
    Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
    Total: $803.23
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-09 05:03 EDT-0400)

    (Build 2)

    Similar build to the first one but stronger GPU (even better than the 7870), no SSD, still overclockable CPU but slightly over budget.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ Outlet PC)
    CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
    Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($61.29 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
    Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.03 @ Amazon)
    Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
    Total: $823.24
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-09 05:09 EDT-0400)

    (Build 3)

    Lastly no overclocking possible, Haswell CPU, good GPU, no SSD but cheaper overall.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.98 @ SuperBiiz)
    Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($61.29 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
    Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.03 @ Amazon)
    Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
    Total: $763.26
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-09 05:14 EDT-0400)

    Personally I'd pick one of the first two builds and probably the first one since I would never run without an SSD but of course you could also go with the second one with the better GPU and then add an SSD later on, they're ~$95 or ~$170 for the 250GB version which will be a lot less micromanaging.

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