EggXpert

Hi, this will be a work in progress for a continuation of Wasper's awesome budget quick picks.

These are different budget gaming computers from both Intel and AMD in incremental steps of $100.  They are focused on mult-GPU when the budget is big enough, with a single card alternative most of the time.  For parts that don't affect the performance of the system as much as the CPU/GPU/Motherboard (DVD/Case/Memory/Hard Drive/PSU), I've chosen parts that will work great and are compatible but are not nearly as high-end as the core three parts.  If interested in spending a bit more on hard drive space, different style case, larger PSU, more or different memory, then all you have to do is take this increase into account when looking through the different budgets.

I also use 2x2GB kits of memory because we are moving towards this being the norm.  If you are using a 32-bit version of Windows you may know that the OS doesn't see or use all of this memory somewhere from 3GB-3.75GB is normal (64-bit Windows can take as much as you can fit).  Personally, this doesn't bother me and I like to have two matching sticks of memory instead of 2x1GB and 2x512MB sticks.  Of course this is just a suggestion and you can easily put in as much memory and whatever memory brand as you see fit.  This is what I kept in mind when building these.  If you have different intents for your computer and would like some help, feel free to PM me or any of the other regulars.

These picks are just the tower with no OS, and at the bottom are accessory combinations with monitor/keyboard/mouse/speakers/OS. 

If you have any build ideas that you would like to get put on, PM me to bounce the idea off me.  I read news and reviews just about every day, so I should be pretty up to date with these, but if there is a new piece of hardware that you think would work better, PM me with that.

Note: All of these builds will be using Newegg's pricing.  People are free to change parts and buy search at other sites, but these are just nice reference builds and ones that might give ideas to people who aren't sure where yet to start.

Just for fun, here is a very nice home computer build.  This system will not be a great performer in the gaming arena as it uses onboard graphics.  Add on my cheapest accessories bundle for a quality, cheap, family computer build.

<$400 Budget Home Use Computer (AMD)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

GIGABYTE GZ-X2BPD-500 Black 0.6mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Antec Basiq BP500UB 500W ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply

WINTEC AMPX 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

AMD Phenom 8450 Toliman 2.1GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Processor

This can be an Intel machine with this Motherboard and CPU. 

$500 Budget (AMD)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

GIGABYTE GZ-X2BPD-500 Black 0.6mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Antec Basiq BP500UB 500W ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Brisbane 2.9GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor

One of these GPUs:

MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: AC Freezer 64 Pro

$500 Budget (Intel)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

GIGABYTE GZ-X2BPD-500 Black 0.6mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Antec Basiq BP500UB 500W ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply

ASRock P43Twins1600 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

One of these GPUs:

MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: AC Freezer 7 Pro

~$600 Budget (AMD)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

GIGABYTE GZ-X2BPD-500 Black 0.6mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

XCLIO STABLEPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply

AMD Phenom 8650 Toliman 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Black Edition Processor

One of these video cards:

POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: AC Freezer 64 Pro
 

~$600 Budget (Intel)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

GIGABYTE GZ-X2BPD-500 Black 0.6mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

XCLIO STABLEPOWER 500W 500W ATX SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

One of these video cards:

POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: AC Freezer 7 Pro

~$700 Budget (AMD)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply

BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Phenom 8650 Toliman 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Black Edition Processor

One of these video cards:

POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: AC Freezer 64 Pro

~$700 Budget (Intel)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

One of these video cards:

POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: AC Freezer 7 Pro

~$800 Budget (AMD)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Foxconn A7DA-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

CORSAIR 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor

One of these video cards:

POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: AC Freezer 64 Pro

~$800 Budget (Intel)

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

One of these video cards:

POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: AC Freezer 7 Pro

~$900 Budget  (AMD)  ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X capability:

Foxconn A7DA-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

For SLI capability:

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

MSI GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

~$900 Budget  (Intel)  ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X capability:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

For SLI capability:

MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X  MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

MSI GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

~$1000 Budget ( AMD )   ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X capability:

Foxconn A7DA-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

For SLI capability:

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

~$1000 Budget ( Intel ) ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

For Crossfire-X capability:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X  POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

For SLI capability:

MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X  EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

~$1100 Budget ( AMD ) ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER RC-690 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X:

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

For SLI:

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

~$1100 Budget ( Intel ) ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER RC-690 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X capability:

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X  POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

For SLI capability:

MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X  XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

~$1200 Budget ( AMD )  ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER RC-690 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X:

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  ASUS Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

POWERCOLOR HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

For SLI:

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  MSI OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

MSI GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

~$1200 Budget  (Intel)  ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER RC-690 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

CORSAIR 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X capability:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X  ASUS Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

For SLI capability:

MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard 

2 X  MSI OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

MSI GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

~$1300 Budget  (AMD)  ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER RC-690 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X capability:

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

For SLI capability:

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

2 X  EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

EVGA GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

~$1300 Budget  ( Intel )  ( SLI / Crossfire )

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model

COOLER MASTER RC-690 ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

For Crossfire-X capability:

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X  SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI-e 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

or

VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

For SLI capability:

MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

2 X  EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI-e 2.0 x16 SLI Supported Video Card

or

* If interested in overclocking, purchase this cost effective after market CPU heatsink/fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 HSF

Accessory Bundles ( Operating system/Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse/Speakers ) 

Tack these prices onto any of the builds above to get an idea of what a whole system would cost you.  These are just to give you an idea, and the prices are grabbed directly from Newegg. 

~$300 Budget Bundle ( Wireless )

Hanns·G HB-175APB Black 17" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Logitech X-240 25 Watts 2.1 Speaker

Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse

OS:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit DVD - OEM  <- uses 4GB of RAM

or

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DVD - OEM  ( or Windows XP/Linux )

~$300 Tight Budget Bundle ( Wired )

Hanns·G HB-175APB Black 17" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Microsoft Black PS/2 Standard Basic Keyboard and Mouse Mouse 

OS:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit DVD - OEM  <- uses 4GB of RAM

or

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DVD - OEM  ( or Windows XP/Linux )

~$350 Budget Bundle ( Wireless )

BenQ FP202W V3 Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 2-way Speakers

Microsoft 69C-00006 OEM Black USB Wireless Ergonomics Laser Desktop 5000 Mouse Included 

OS:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit DVD - OEM  <- uses 4GB of RAM

or

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DVD - OEM  ( or Windows XP/Linux )

~$350 Budget Bundle ( Wired )

BenQ FP202W V3 Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 2-way Speakers

Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000

Logitech RX1000 Black/Silver 4 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse

OS:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit DVD - OEM  <- uses 4GB of RAM

or

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DVD - OEM  ( or Windows XP/Linux )

~$400 Budget Bundle ( Wireless )

Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Logitech Z-4 40 watts 2.1 Speaker

Logitech LX310 Black USB Cordless Standard Desktop Laser Mouse Included - OEM 

OS:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit DVD - OEM  <- uses 4GB of RAM

or

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DVD - OEM  ( or Windows XP/Linux )

~$400 Budget Bundle ( Wired )

Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Microsoft Comfort Curve Black USB Wired Ergonomics Keyboard 2000

Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Gaming-Grade Mouse

OS:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit DVD - OEM  <- uses 4GB of RAM

or

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DVD - OEM  ( or Windows XP/Linux )

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Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L + Intel Pentium E5200 @ 280FSBx12.5
2x1GB G.Skill DDR2-800 @ 2:3 + XFX XXX 8800GS

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