What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

• Primarily gaming. The most intensive game I probably own currently is Dragon Age Inquisition. I'd like to be able to pull a good framerate on that game with medium settings. Otherwise I'd like to play most games on higher settings and newer ones on medium for about a year at least. The basic idea of this build is to set me up for upgrading in the future, most likely 2015's Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

• This partially depends on a refund check coming early/mid January. BUt with possible room for christmas money and a relative possibly buying some components, I'd say around $650~$700.

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

• I plan to buy early/mid January, but I am asking now because one relative has hinted at helping by either giving me money or a component or two for christmas.

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

• I need the components for the tower. Case, motherboard, GPU, CPU and RAM. I have a HDD from another computer I can use, but I'd like an SSD for the OS, which I already have a copy of Windows 8.1 to use.

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

• US, no Microcenter, but a Fry's Electronics is in my area.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• I have an Insignia TV I plan on using as a monitor for a time, a Dell keyboard which will work for the time being, and a Gigabyte mouse that I use on my current laptop.

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

• I'm not 100% sure here. I don't fully know the benefits of overclocking or the process of doing so. But I'm interested in learning more about it.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• I'd like an SSD for the OS, the loading times are worth it.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• I'd like a case with a decent amount of room for larger graphics cards that I would hopefully be upgrading to in the future. As for color, a case that isn't jet black would be nice, like a grey color.

Do you need a copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference for one or the other?

• I have a copy of Windows 8.1 available.

Extra info or particulars:

If possible I would like to have an intel CPU (i3 or i5) and an NVIDIA GPU, i've used both in the past and I do enjoy the benefits of GeForce experience. But if this isn't possible, I am open to alternatives.

Thanks to anyone who gives advice.