(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Make any suggestions on how I can improve it. I have to keep it under $1000 and I'd like to be able to play most recent games on normal settings.



A179-1990 CA ::Acer V193W EJb 19" Class Widescreen LCD Monitor - 1440 x 900, 16:10, 50000:1 Dynamic, 5ms, 75Hz, VGA, Energy Star(9.35 lbs)
$99.99
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C44-3400 ::Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE(0.45 lbs)
$32.99
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C283-1221 ::Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid-Tower Black Case - 5 Exterior 5.25" Drive Bay, 1 Exposed 3.5" Drive Bay, 5 Interior 3.5" Drive Bay. "Supports Nvidia GTX 480"(22.9 lbs)
$87.99
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ULT-LSP650 ::Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Lifetime Warranty w/ Registration(4.75 lbs)
$60.99
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L12-1312 OEM ::Lite-On IHAS124-04 Internal DVD Writer - DVD+R 24X, DVD-R 24X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD+R DL 8X, SATA (OEM)(0.3 lbs)
$17.99
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TSD-1000AS7 ::Seagate ST1000DM003 Barracuda 1TB Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gb/s(0.1 lbs)
$99.97
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C19-6177 ::Crucial Ballistix BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S0 Desktop Memory Kit - 8GB (2x 4GB), PC3-12800, DDR3-1600MHz, 240-pin DIMM, 1.5V, CL9, Non-ECC, Unbuffered(0.3 lbs)
$44.97
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E145-0552 ::EVGA 01G-P3-1557-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti SuperClocked Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), Mini-HDMI, Dual DVI, DirectX 11 SLI Ready, (1.3 lbs)
$144.99
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A79-1965 ::AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition AM3 CPU HDZ965FBGMBOX - 3.40GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan(0.95 lbs)
$119.99
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M17-7302 ::Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English(0.5 lbs)
$99.99
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A455-3067 ::ASUS M5A97 AMD 9 Series AM3+ Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 970 Chipset, 2133MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, CrossFireX Ready(2.2 lbs)
$89.99
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okay, first switch to an i3 2100 same price.
second instead of a 550, get a radeon 6850 for a few more bucks but alot better.
last, get a psu from a respectable company like antec or corsair.

btw- you have to get an intel mobo if you want to switch to an intel cpu.

Looks fine, I would suggest getting a 700+ watt power supply as it will help in the long run, did you decide not to consider a ssd for your primary boot?

- Drop the monitor. Its shit, if you're going to spend 100$ on a monitor make sure its a good one.
- Sound cards are a luxury item for expensive builds. The onboard sound is good enough.
- If you want to save 10$ you can drop the RAM to 1333Mhz, it won't make the slightest bit of difference.
- Change the GPU its not very good, as someone above recommended the 6850 or 6870 are good cards.
- Don't get an AMD CPU, scrape up an extra 50$ and get an i5 2500k. You will be regretting it in the future if you don't.
- Get a Z68 or Z77 motherboard, either is fine. ASRock is my favourite brand, they had the best success rate with the Z68 boards but the manufacturer is entirely up to you.