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[SF]

friend wants to spent 700-1000 on a build with his tax return. i havent bought anything in over a year and don't know whats best in terms of price:power right now. any build suggestions?

he has...dvd drive and a 500GB harddrive. mainly gaming, but he also does some digital art with a tablet.

[Selrahc]

Quickly did this, I don't know if he has a brand preference or anything. With that much money its not hard to toss a computer together that's gonna be able to do anything you want flawlessly.

GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

The 7950 3gb does perform a tad better but I don't know about 100$ better, not sure if hes willing to toss that cash for it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202007

CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128580

Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233310

PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

[puresick]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/C4Ta
For ram, you don't need anything more than 8gb. As for video card, I'd say get the best single card he can get/afford.

[cokefag]

If no overclocking,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B75A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($107.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($295.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $820.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-14 02:02 EST-0500)



If overclocking,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-TranQ-01-A 58.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($148.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($107.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($295.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $929.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-14 02:05 EST-0500)

[SF]

He went with some parts from Charless' build. We also had to add in a case (GG Charless, not including one!) and a monitor, but still made it under $1k with my free shipping.

thanks fellas.