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What is your current budget?:
$500-600ish

Try this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/86A5
as for the OS...That's on you if you want to pay for it or "acquire" it.

*I didn't make this. I found it with some digging.*



So I this build I plan on going with as soon as I get back tot he states ( I saved up!)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($121.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate SV35.5 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($182.49 @ Mac Connection)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($249.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($579.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 600T (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ XL2420TX 120Hz 24.0" Monitor ($499.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Das Keyboard DASK3PROMS1 Wired Standard Keyboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2811.36
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-16 12:15 EDT-0400)

Any suggestions? I plan on overclocking.

Things I don't plan on changing:

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Motherboard - It's Asus and they make great boards. It has great OC potential and 12+4 VRM's which give plenty headroom for voltages
Case: I like the case and and back panel that let's me organize the wires. Plus it's compatible with the liquid cooling I chose and PSU.
GFX: The GTX680 Lightning Ed is a very well rounded card with great OC.
Storage: Samsung 830 series have proven to be very reliable and fast. The VelociRaptor gives me some good performance with gaming and the 3Tb Seagate is mainly for media.
CPU: I've heard great things about the 3770k. Only issue is the fact that Intel didn't solder the integrated heat spreader to the die but instead used cheap thermal paste. So I plan on removing it and re-pasting it
with some real paste for better OC temps.