Recent content by Hassle2

Of course it's my luck... the Newegg deal had died before I pulled the trigger. Price aside, what would you recommend for a motherboard now?

And outside of the monitor?

Burners are SATA. If an additional 100 - 200 could be allocated, is there anything you would adjust? Upgrade the SSD to 256GB or 840 Pro? Heatsink? Step up from the WD Blue?

Excellent! I know that I didn't mention it, but I've got a handful of DVD burners laying around so I can scratch the included one. Also, current system is in an Antec P182. Is the P182 still a viable case? I may swap the stuff...

The 27" J Macker posted looks enticing. But I would consider a monitor purchase a month or two out. And definitely an impulse move.

[Strike=1]If there is an outstanding deal on a larger screen, I'll bite. Would love for a quality screen bigger than 24" but I am dreaming for it under the $200 price tag.[/s] I'll skip it for now :)

Main use of the PC is web surfing. As that is the only thing that has any frequency. If I work on a project, I'll be doing video editing for a few weeks but won't pick it up again for months. Same applies to gaming or anything else that comes up. PC is capable for the other stuff but gaming...

Infrequent is a better term. Last game I played was Skyrim. My 8800GTS could touch that game on low. Planning on playing Bioshock Infinite,Metro, AC3, Dishonored, and BF4. If actual free time allows, I'll be lucky to get to one of those :)

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Infrequent photoshop, infrequent video editing, infrequent virtualization of systems, occasional gaming, frequent web browsing 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1000 USD. Tax + shipping included...