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Title: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Tezuni on November 16, 2011, 02:55:07 AM
I'm on a budget, but I want to be able to run games like battlefield 3 and skyrim.  (don't laugh :'()


I'm guessing the main parts affecting performance are the GPU, CPU, and amount of ram installed... am I right?  Also to use all this I'll probably need a new motherboard and PSU too...
Basically I'm looking for the cheapest way to do this by also keeping what parts I don't need to replace....any suggestions?
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Xrain on November 16, 2011, 03:32:16 AM
1. Tell us what components are currently in the computer you own.

2. Tell us your budget

3. How well do you want to be able to play battlefield 3 and skyrim, on low? ultra?
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 16, 2011, 01:03:49 PM
I'm in the same situation.
I've bought skyrim, but even with low quality and such, it's still pretty slow.
For me:
Budget - around 1k
Performance wanted - ultra if possible, I can go one lower.
Specs - I have a laptop...
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Frank on November 16, 2011, 02:12:21 PM
MSI Z68A-GD55 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS $169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130606&cm_sp=Cat_Motherboards-_-Hot_Item-_-13-130-606 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130606&cm_sp=Cat_Motherboards-_-Hot_Item-_-13-130-606)

Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W Bronze W0382RU ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active $89.99 PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153136&cm_sp=Cat_Power_Supplies-_-Weekly_Deals-_-17-153-136 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153136&cm_sp=Cat_Power_Supplies-_-Weekly_Deals-_-17-153-136)

Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 $209.99 BX80623I52500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073)

EVGA 01G-P3-1560-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $249.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130634&cm_sp=Cat_Video_Cards_%26%2338%3b_Video_Devices-_-Weekly_Deals-_-14-130-634 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130634&cm_sp=Cat_Video_Cards_%26%2338%3b_Video_Devices-_-Weekly_Deals-_-14-130-634)

Patriot G series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PGV38G1600ELK $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220484&cm_sp=Cat_Memory-_-Featured_Brand-_-20-220-484 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220484&cm_sp=Cat_Memory-_-Featured_Brand-_-20-220-484)

Thermaltake Armor A60 Gaming Mid-Tower Chassis With Cable Management Water Cooling SSD Support And Tool-Less Installation VM20001W2Z $97.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133181 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133181)

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697)

LG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model UH12LS28 OEM LightScribe Support - OEM $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136232&cm_sp=Cat_CD_%26%2347%3b_DVD_Burners_%26%2338%3b_Media-_-Spotlight-_-27-136-232 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136232&cm_sp=Cat_CD_%26%2347%3b_DVD_Burners_%26%2338%3b_Media-_-Spotlight-_-27-136-232)


All that for: $1067
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Supertoaster on November 16, 2011, 02:53:54 PM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 16, 2011, 01:03:49 PM
I'm in the same situation.
I've bought skyrim, but even with low quality and such, it's still pretty slow.
For me:
Budget - around 1k
Performance wanted - ultra if possible, I can go one lower.
Specs - I have a laptop...
fucking hell dude with 1k you can get a really l33t computer
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 16, 2011, 03:40:26 PM
Quote from: Supertoaster on November 16, 2011, 02:53:54 PM
fucking hell dude with 1k you can get a really l33t computer
I'd like to add that this is not money from my parents.
This is my money I worked for.

On topic:
You think so?
If it's too over powered, I do not want.
I don't want to be wasting money on things I don't need
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Cake Faice on November 16, 2011, 04:17:41 PM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 16, 2011, 03:40:26 PM
I don't want to be wasting money on things I don't need

You probably will in the future at some point.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 16, 2011, 05:16:46 PM
Quote from: Cake Face on November 16, 2011, 04:17:41 PM
You probably will in the future at some point.

Good point.

Alright then, hit me.
It'll take maybe a month till I can get it b/c of payday.
I'm a few hundred short of 1k
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Tezuni on November 16, 2011, 06:49:35 PM
@Frank: Wow!!  Thanks for all that I've been looking at a few of those parts you linked to myself

@Xrain: Well the thing is some the components I have now are all OK to keep like my monitor/keyboard/mouse etc, but I'll need a new CPU, GPU, and PSU+Motherboard to support them.  So I'm find of looking for a CPU+GPU combo that don't bottleneck each other and can play games like BF3/Skyrim on the fullest settings so I don't miss out on any of the visuals.  But I really don't have like a thousands dollars to spend, maybe like 600?  Is it even possible to get modern hardware that i mentioned above, at a price like that?  Any place to buy from known for low prices and good services/products....?

What I have now is...

MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
AMD Athlon II X2 240 dual core 2.8Ghz CPU
Nvidia 9500GT 1Gb DDR2
1600x900 hp2009 monitor
4GB DDR2 RAM
Seagate 320GB HDD
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: » Magic « on November 17, 2011, 09:55:48 AM
Frank's choice was perfect

but if i were you and had a decent-ish computer at the moment, I would wait for Intel, AMD and NVIDIA to release their new CPU & GPU chips

finally GPU die size has shrunk <3
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Peetah on November 17, 2011, 01:48:46 PM
Nice choices Frank.
Just wanted to add, Lexa S is the sexiest case for the price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146060 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146060)
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Frank on November 17, 2011, 02:31:51 PM
Quote from: Peetah on November 17, 2011, 01:48:46 PM
Nice choices Frank.
Just wanted to add, Lexa S is the sexiest case for the price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146060 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146060)
Yah
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Supertoaster on November 17, 2011, 02:48:06 PM
mispost
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 21, 2011, 07:42:07 PM
What would you reccomend for the monitor as wella s keyboard
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deathie on November 21, 2011, 07:49:26 PM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 21, 2011, 07:42:07 PM
What would you reccomend for the monitor as wella s keyboard

Anything Acer for the monitor, 1080P.

I use a laptop, and I've never had an issue with it. Any ol' usb keyboard will be fine unless you want to be a try-hard and get one with LED lights and the curvy S shape.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Tezuni on November 22, 2011, 05:22:23 PM
I was just wondering, would I benefit from 'overclocking' my CPU (2.8Ghz) or GPU(9500gt 1gb), or both?
Is there a big risk in that and do you need to buy cooling devices and such...
I really just want a better rig by spending hardly anything.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Frank on November 22, 2011, 05:33:51 PM
I'd say go for a higher GPU.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Tezuni on November 25, 2011, 01:52:44 PM
I overclocked the GPU as much as i could without it screwing up, and im getting about ~10 fps extra.
Runs BC2 at medium settings at a constant 30fps (1600x900 res) on some maps on others mid twenties fps rate.


Gmod went from 40-70 fps to 60-100fps
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Supertoaster on November 25, 2011, 02:27:56 PM
Mine can overclock from 700 to 950 u mad?
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 26, 2011, 03:54:50 PM
Is there another build I can get?
With what Frank gave me plus a screen and shipping it already costs around 1300.
I could get it, but I'd have to wait a bit longer, and I'm very desperate for a new computer right now
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on November 26, 2011, 11:41:16 PM
I'm gonna build with this.

GIGABYTE AJIGIEJLAEIF:AJGE 30000;IEGJ:AN+F
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519)

AMD Phenom 2 X4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808)

Radeon 6770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121468 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121468)

8GB RAM
pickyourown


Plus extra parts, my price is 580
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Supertoaster on November 26, 2011, 11:45:11 PM
Quote from: Deacon on November 26, 2011, 11:41:16 PM
I'm gonna build with this.

GIGABYTE AJIGIEJLAEIF:AJGE 30000;IEGJ:AN+F
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519)

AMD Phenom 2 X4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808)

Radeon 6770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121468 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121468)

8GB RAM
pickyourown


Plus extra parts, my price is 580
that's very very good actually! Crysis 2 pc amd phenom || x6 1055t HD 6770 HIGH settings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE7b4thKv8I#ws)

Ignore how its on a Hex Core phenom, A lot of the quad cores are actually faster then them.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 26, 2011, 11:49:50 PM
So should I get what Deacon's getting?
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on November 26, 2011, 11:54:46 PM
my decisions are the result of consultations with peetah, cake face, and gamefreak over the course of several months of "building" computers for other people.

I decided to do one for myself; this is what I'll get, while at the same time being capable for decent future upgrading, if i need to.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 26, 2011, 11:58:20 PM
Quote from: Deacon on November 26, 2011, 11:54:46 PM
my decisions are the result of consultations with peetah, cake face, and gamefreak over the course of several months of "building" computers for other people.

I decided to do one for myself; this is what I'll get, while at the same time being capable for decent future upgrading, if i need to.

Do you mind if I "steal" your build?
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on November 27, 2011, 12:11:48 AM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 26, 2011, 11:58:20 PM
Do you mind if I "steal" your build?

as long as we don't end up with the same case, not even close.

All I wanted was something that ran games as well as an xbox, i have nothing to brag about and nothing to keep secret.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 27, 2011, 12:13:25 AM
Quote from: Deacon on November 27, 2011, 12:11:48 AM
as long as we don't end up with the same case, not even close.

All I wanted was something that ran games as well as an xbox, i have nothing to brag about and nothing to keep secret.

I liked the case Peetah put up:
(http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/11-146-060-TS?$S300W$)
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on November 27, 2011, 12:15:56 AM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 27, 2011, 12:13:25 AM
I liked the case Peetah put up:
(http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/11-146-060-TS?$S300W$)

i like my $40 case better

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815006 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815006)

always liked understated.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 27, 2011, 12:32:40 AM
Alright, so when I switched out the parts from Frank's choice to deacon's, I was able to knock down the price by around 300.
as of right now I'm spending a total of $1,034.06 (that's with the $100+ shipping).

Spoiler: The Parts: (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on November 27, 2011, 12:46:43 AM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 27, 2011, 12:32:40 AM
Alright, so when I switched out the parts from Frank's choice to deacon's, I was able to knock down the price by around 300.
as of right now I'm spending a total of $1,034.06 (that's with the $100+ shipping).

Spoiler: The Parts: (click to show/hide)

other than having an expensive case, and a power supply overrated by about 200 W, looks good
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 27, 2011, 01:08:29 AM
Quote from: Deacon on November 27, 2011, 12:46:43 AM
other than having an expensive case, and a power supply overrated by about 200 W, looks good

I just really like the case.
I might look for something cheaper though. The more money left over, the more money I have for other things.
What do you reccomend for the power supply?
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on November 27, 2011, 09:18:52 AM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 27, 2011, 01:08:29 AM
I just really like the case.
I might look for something cheaper though. The more money left over, the more money I have for other things.
What do you reccomend for the power supply?

its your choice on the brand, but you shouldn't need more than 600 W. I'm gonna get a 550, but I won't even need that
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Frank on November 27, 2011, 11:23:47 AM
All my searching was useless. Fuck.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: » Magic « on November 27, 2011, 11:29:30 AM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 26, 2011, 11:49:50 PM
So should I get what Deacon's getting?


Nein! 6770!

up that graphics, 6870+ / 560Ti+

also what the f? 70$ for a dvd drive? just get a 10-20$ one, it'll be fine

Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on November 27, 2011, 11:45:13 AM
Quote from: » Magic « on November 27, 2011, 11:29:30 AM
Nein! 6770!

up that graphics, 6870+ / 560Ti+

also what the f? 70$ for a dvd drive? just get a 10-20$ one, it'll be fine

dat budget, man. Gotta build first, upgrade later
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Ἆxule on November 27, 2011, 07:31:47 PM
Quote from: » Magic « on November 27, 2011, 11:29:30 AM
Nein! 6770!

up that graphics, 6870+ / 560Ti+

also what the f? 70$ for a dvd drive? just get a 10-20$ one, it'll be fine

Alright, I'll see what I can do.

Edit:

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204)
$19.99

Edit 2:

EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604)
$249.99

My only concern atm is if everything is compatible.
(Check spoiler for all parts atm)

Quote from: Frank on November 27, 2011, 11:23:47 AM
All my searching was useless. Fuck.

I'm still using majority of what you recommended. Thanks again btw.


Spoiler: Current Computer Specs: (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Supertoaster on November 27, 2011, 08:50:47 PM
Deacon besides MC and Gmod/Source games do you play? A 6770 is good enough for most things.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on November 27, 2011, 09:33:34 PM
Quote from: Supertoaster on November 27, 2011, 08:50:47 PM
Deacon besides MC and Gmod/Source games do you play? A 6770 is good enough for most things.

I don't. But I'd like to, hence the large step-up.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Tezuni on November 30, 2011, 12:52:20 AM
Found a great site:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ (http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/) (It also links to HDD and GPU benchmarks)

Here's what I'm looking @ so far:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-2600K+%40+3.40GHz (http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-2600K+%40+3.40GHz)
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+560+Ti (http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+560+Ti)
http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Chaser-MK-1-Tower-VN300M1W2N/dp/B0051U1XMI (http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Chaser-MK-1-Tower-VN300M1W2N/dp/B0051U1XMI)
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: » Magic « on November 30, 2011, 06:50:27 AM
Quote from: Ἆxule on November 27, 2011, 07:31:47 PM
Alright, I'll see what I can do.

Edit:

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204)
$19.99

Edit 2:

EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604)
$249.99

My only concern atm is if everything is compatible.
(Check spoiler for all parts atm)

I'm still using majority of what you recommended. Thanks again btw.


Spoiler: Current Computer Specs: (click to show/hide)

Must things these days are compatible

Main thing is RAM + Mainboard

Check the mainboard's page and search for your RAM's model number in their "support modules" list

apart from that everything is looking great
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Samo on December 08, 2011, 11:01:31 PM
I recently built my own system for about $1000. I would definitely recomment the i5 2500k, it's great! I've easily got it to 4.2Ghz under a Hyper 212+.
Also, if you're going to get a 560 ti, the MSI Hawk edition is the best. Here's the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127578 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127578)
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Supertoaster on December 12, 2011, 11:20:45 PM
For a mid-end computer ($600's?)

4GB of RAM
CPU = Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom 925 (or 955, not sure)
GPU = GTX 460 or Radeon 6850


hard drives, well they're in the shitter now because of the flooding in thai, but normally you could get a 7200RPM 1TB hard drive for $60
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Deacon on December 12, 2011, 11:22:26 PM
Quote from: Supertoaster on December 12, 2011, 11:20:45 PM
For a mid-end computer ($600's?)

4GB of RAM
CPU = Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom 925 (or 955, not sure)
GPU = GTX 460 or Radeon 6850


hard drives, well they're in the shitter now because of the flooding in thai, but normally you could get a 7200RPM 1TB hard drive for $60

thats more. maybe.

my build ended up at 700, with an OS. It was

CPU: Phenom 2 X4 955
GPU: Radeon 6770
RAM: 8
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Supertoaster on December 12, 2011, 11:43:41 PM
Quote from: Deacon on December 12, 2011, 11:22:26 PM
thats more. maybe.

my build ended up at 700, with an OS. It was

CPU: Phenom 2 X4 955
GPU: Radeon 6770
RAM: 8
Oh yeah, should have said the 6770 for "mid range"

955 is really nice, but I have a Phenom 2 X4 810 :(.
Title: Re: Great 2011-2012 Gaming Computer....help?
Post by: Frank on December 13, 2011, 01:40:18 AM
Quote from: Supertoaster on December 12, 2011, 11:20:45 PM
For a mid-end computer ($600's?)

4GB of RAM
CPU = Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom 925 (or 955, not sure)
GPU = GTX 460 or Radeon 6850


hard drives, well they're in the shitter now because of the flooding in thai, but normally you could get a 7200RPM 1TB hard drive for $60
Scratch that i3. Get an i5.