What is the best configuration for a gaming PC within $900?

Q. I want to build a custom gaming PC with high configuration so that I can play latest games (2012) at high frame rate. My budget is $900. Please help me.

A. I believe what you looking for is this

http://www.affordableproductreview.com/products/?go=make-high-performance-gaming-desktop-2013-games-ready

The gaming pc would cost you around $800. It has the following parts:
* Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 motherboard,
* AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition,
* Class 9 DDR3 4x4 GB memory modules,
* MSI Radeon HD R6850 Cyclone,
* WD 500 GB SATA hard drive,
* Samsung BluRay Combo Internal,
* NZXT’s TEMPEST 210 Massive Midtower Case, and
* Acer G235hAbd 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor

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Computer Geniuses: How good would you say this gaming computer (custom) is?

Q. I was just playing around a website, and wanted to see how good this was. I have no plans on buying it (almost $10,000), and just wanted to do this for fun.

Erebus XL-V3
1 x Case ( Erebus Full Tower Custom Liquid Cooling Gaming Case - Black )

1 x Case Lighting ( Meteor Light w/ 8 Speed settings - Green )

1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth & Wireless N Modules )

1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 3970X Processor Extreme Edition (6x 3.50GHz/15MB L3) - Intel Core i7 3970X w/ Intel Performance Tuning Protection )

1 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( PowerDrive Level 3 - Up to 30% Overclocking )

1 x Custom Liquid Cooling ( Custom Liquid Cooling w/ Quad + 3 Dual Radiators )

1 x Liquid Coolant ( Low-Conductivity Coolant powered by Koolance - Colorless )

1 x Tubing Wraps ( Tubing Wraps (Anti-Kink Coil) powered by Koolance - Red )

1 x Memory ( 64 GB [8 GB x8] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance )

1 x Video Card ( [Liquid Cooled] AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 3GB - CrossFire Mode (Dual Cards) )

1 x Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA )

1 x Motherboard ( ASRock X79 Extreme11 -- 7x PCI-E x16, 10x SATA 6Gb/s, and 2x Gb LAN )

1 x Power Supply ( 1500 Watt - EVGA SuperNOVA NEX1500 Classified )

1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 1 TB WD VelociRaptor HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 10000 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 1TB Drives (2TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance )

1 x Data Hard Drive ( 1 TB WD VelociRaptor HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 10000 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 1TB Drives (2TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance )

1 x Optical Drive ( [12X Blu-Ray] Pioneer BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black )

1 x 2nd Optical Drive ( [14X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black )

1 x Flash Media Reader / Writer ( 12-In-1 External USB Flash Media Card Reader/Writer )

1 x Meter Display ( NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display )

1 x Sound Card ( ASUS Xonar Essence STX )

1 x Network Card ( Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card )

1 x Operating System ( Windows 8 Pro + Office 2010 Trial [Free 60-Day !!!] - 64-bit )

1 x Additional Software ( Microsoft Office 2013 Professional - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access included )

1 x Keyboard ( Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard )

1 x Mouse ( Razer Vespula Gaming Mouse Mat w/ Dual-Sided Gaming Grade Surfaces )

1 x Mouse ( Razer Naga Epic 17-button MMOG Wired/Wireless Gaming Mouse )

1 x Headset ( Razer Megalodon Gaming Headset )

1 x Monitor ( 32" LCD TV 1920x1080 -- Sceptre X328BV-FHD - $90 Instant OFF has been automatically applied to the price )

0 x 2nd Monitor ( None )

1 x Monitor Cable ( 30 ft. DVI to HDMI Cable (Resolution up to 1080P) )

1 x Speaker System ( Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround 3D Sound Speakers + Subwoofer - Black )

1 x External Hard Drives [USB 3.0/2.0/eSATA] ( 2.5" Slim 1 TB Hard Drive - USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 )

1 x USB Flash Drive ( Kingston 32GB USB 3.0 DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Flash Drive )

1 x Wireless Network Adapter ( ASUS USB-N53 802.11 a/b/g/n 300Mbps Dual-Band Wireless-N300 USB Adapter )

1 x Wireless Network Access Point/Router ( ASUS RT-N56U 802.11n Gigabit LAN 300Mbps Dual-Band Wireless Router )

1 x Power Protection ( Surge Suppressor - APC Surge Arrest )

1 x Video Camera ( Microsoft LifeCam Studio 2.0MP 1080p HD Auto Focus Webcam )

1 x USB Cables / Accessories ( [USB 3.0] USB3.0 to HDMI Display Adapter )

1 x Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis )

1 x Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Basic Pro Wiring )

1 x Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Advanced - Video Package (Individually Sleeved 8-pin and 6-pin PCI-E VGA Power Cabling) )

1 x Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Advanced - Power Package (Individually Sleeved 24-pin ATX, 8-pin CPU, and SATA Drive Power Cabling) )

1 x Advanced Build Options ( Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound - The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks )

1 x Case Engraving Service ( Custom Graphics - Arrows )

A. Whats with all the cases and other nonsense? Mice? Vide Camera's? Surge protectors? We dont need that info.

I didnt look through all of that junk because I saw the slower 1600mhz ram speed. Not good. 64gb is waaaay too much when you have a slower speed. Doesnt make sense.

Also, no solid state hard drive?

ASrock is a cheap motherboard manufacturer also..

Good thing you listed the USB cable though.

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