First time DS customer

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   Dear DS community,

I have known for a long time that my current computer is crap. I've planned to get a new one for a while, but now it is actually happening. 

I game A LOT. Here are a few of my regulars:

All Valve games (L4D, TF2, etc.)

League of Legends

Some COD and Battlefield

So, anyways, I am on a somewhat tight budget. I would like to spend $1300 at max. I don't need a monitor, mouse, speakers or any other peripherals. I want a build that gets me great game output in terms of performance as well as graphics. Need wireless adapter. 

Any help is much appreciated. I've been to many other custom-build websites and have not been impressed. Don't let me down. 

Many Thanks,

MegaToast

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MegaToast Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Topic: First time DS customer Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 12:22am
	Dear DS community, I have known for a long time that my current computer is crap. I've planned to get a new one for a while, but now it is actually happening. I game A LOT. Here are a few of my regulars: All Valve games (L4D, TF2, etc.) League of Legends Some COD and Battlefield So, anyways, I am on a somewhat tight budget. I would like to spend $1300 at max. I don't need a monitor, mouse, speakers or any other peripherals. I want a build that gets me great game output in terms of performance as well as graphics. Need wireless adapter. Any help is much appreciated. I've been to many other custom-build websites and have not been impressed. Don't let me down. Many Thanks, MegaToast

Dragoonseal Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2247	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 12:29am
	Start a thread up in the configuration discussion section and we'll give you a hand. EDIT: Start a thread in the configuration section to reply to this, but here try this: Ticket #466818, Price: $1337 (hah) Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 760 2.8GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA P55MV SLI Edition (Intel P55 Chipset) (New Revision Supports 1600MHz Memory) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: FREE PROMO: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 4 Year Limited Warranty Just $1300 is kind of hard to work with, you're drifting down into hurt yourself more than help yourself territory. About the only thing you could sensibly do to get this config under the $1300 mark would be to drop the GPU down to a 460, but that is giving up a ton of video card power for a measly $58, I don't recommend it. Edited by Dragoonseal - 07 Dec 2010 at 4:09am
	Lilim Intel Core i7 920 @4.2GHz HAF 932 - Dual SLI Nvidia GTX 480s 3x Intel X25-M G2 (80GB) SSD RAID0R.I.P. Sinbad the cat (November 16, 1996 - April 18, 2011)

JuliaN Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30 Nov 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 3:28am
	You can call Sarah or write her an email, she will help you out :)

MegaToast Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 11:58am
	Much appreciated, folks.

!ender_ Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4219	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 6:28pm
	fair warning, pretty much every 50 bucks you go under ~1500 you are really hurting yourself more than helping its a tough truth, but those are the facts. better off to save longer and get a real bang for your buck in my opinion

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