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Bought this PC from IBP. Paid $1753 (includes shipping)
I have since returned this for a refund. Looking for advice to get a (possibly) better build for much cheaper. What do you guys think? I want to have 0 issues streaming at 1080p / 30-60 fps (dont worry about capture card or internet)and be able to run any game at max settings while doing so. Any ideas? Thanks.


Case(NZXT Phantom 410 Gaming Case - Red)
Processor(Intel Core i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3820)
Motherboard(ASUS P9X79 Pro -- 4x PCI-E x16, 4x SATA 6Gb/s, 4x USB 3.0, On-Board Bluetooth)
Memory(16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand)
Video Card(NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti - 2GB - EVGA Superclocked - Core: 1071MHz)
Power Supply(750 Watt - Thermaltake TR2 TRX-750M - Free Upgrade to 850 Watt Thermaltake SP-850M ($30 Savings))
Processor Cooling(**FREE** Liquid CPU Cooling System [Intel] - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow))
Primary Hard Drive(120 GB ADATA S510 SSD - Single Drive)
Data Hard Drive(2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive)
Optical Drive(24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVDR/RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black)
Sound Card(ASUS Xonar DG)
Network Card(Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100))
Keyboard(iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard)
Mouse(iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse - Blood Red)
Operating System(Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit)
Flash Media Reader / Writer(12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black)
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion([6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System)
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This is better than yours and only 50 over your budget...

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Dirts wrote This is better than yours and only 50 over your budget...

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Link just takes me to the site w/ no results lol

Also from the U.S. so not sure if ordering from a .co.uk would cost an arm and a leg for shipping.
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Sorry, this is the build.

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honestly dude, get an i5 instead of the i7 and try to upgrade u gpu to a 660 its alot better then the 650
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Or this one, you definatley will be able to play BF3 at ultra at around 60-90fps and you'll be able to stream at 1080p/

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EDIT: You have 300 dollars to improve that build have fun!


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NickCage wrote honestly dude, get an i5 instead of the i7 and try to upgrade u gpu to a 660 its alot better then the 650


Why do you recommned an i5 over an i7?
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Or this one, you definatley will be able to play BF3 at ultra at around 60-90fps and you'll be able to stream at 1080p/

pcpartpicker.com/p/10dyJ

EDIT: You have 300 dollars to improve that build have fun!

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Dirts wrote Or this one, you definatley will be able to play BF3 at ultra at around 60-90fps and you'll be able to stream at 1080p/

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EDIT: You have 300 dollars to improve that build have fun!
This build has compatibility issues and could cause future damage or issues.
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