budget? what are you using it for? what do you need? do you live near microcenter?

logicalincrements, google it.
Its all ya need. Easy to use, easier to work with.
If you want a guide on how to build it just use youtube or watch neweggs videos.

Eh, logicalincrements isn't that good. Some things they recommend are really not good for their tier and you could be getting better for an equal amount of money.

Edit: No i do not like near microcenter

Budget around $800

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1p4jk

Just a note so people don't bring up shit arguments:
Intel > AMD
AMD is better for budget and not bad

Graphics card
Radeon HD 7870 is good if you can afford it
otherwise go for the Radeon HD 7850

Processor
AMD FX-8320

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341048

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148421

CD Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

MOBO
Something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138345

Don't forget a hard drive.

I would recommend my mobo but it's discontinued

willing to have sexual intercourse for a computer, pm me

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1hvKT

$789 after rebates.

Am assuming you do not need peripherals and OS.

I was gonna make a list, but Twitch Johns list is pretty good. I'm personally more a fan of Gigabyte motherboards (dual BIOS is a life saver) and Corsair PSUs, but in general its a solid list and I would recommend it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $799.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-29 04:59 EDT-0400)

he said 800$ not 80$ bro :>

this sounds good apart from the VGA (he could probably get a faster AMD at the same price or maybe less)

As much as I like AMD, GTX 760 is a better choice at this price range.

you sure? i mean im "green" too but this serie nvidia asks too much money for its cards for just a little more performance than AMD's cards

edit: i checked some benchmark, seems you're right, 670's faster vga talking about gaming even than 7950

If you can afford Intel in the budget, you go for intel. AMD is only really an option either for specific tasks that use 8 cores properly, or if you have a budget of like 500. There's no reason to go with AMD for the cpu with an 800 dollar budget.

^

Hijacking thread for just a second.

To what degree is TF2 a processor hog? If I've got an i5 (dualcore) and a GTX 660 right now, should I upgrade the video card or the processor?

depends on the scenario, the heatsink, the internal overall air flow, more the effects and the graphics mutations are, and more the GPU works and sucks current and gets hotter

dual core i5? sounds really old

unless you're on a laptop and using a mobile 660

It's two physical cores and two virtual cores, windows only shows it as having two cores.

I've got some funds to pump into this pc, should I do an i7?

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We could use some more information on the CPU. It's probably an old Westmere i5 but it would be a lot easier if you could just tell us the exact name (If you can't find it windows usually shows it in the "windows experience index" under control panel->system and security->system->windows experience index).

You need a new motherboard aswell so we're talking about at least 300$, 450-500

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz
that's all it says.

That's all windows is supposed to say, don't worry. Just the length of the number is enough. 3 digits = first generation, 2xxx numbers are 2nd gen, 3xxx is 3rd gen, 4xxx 4th gen (current) and you can guess how the numbers for the 5th gen will start.

An i7 only makes sense if you are streaming or doing video editing or anything else that can actually uses 8 threads. Just for games an i5 doesn't make a difference.
Just for gaming you have a couple of options: You can only overclock the i5-4670K so not much of a choice there. If you don't want to overclock there are more options (4430, 4440, 4570 and 4670). Basically you get what you pay for. Higher price = higher clockrate = higher performance.

Motherboards are a bit more complicated, might adding something regarding mobos later.