~$750 build

[StephenW]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (Battlefield 2), some image editing, web browsing...
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$750 before taxes and shipping (if it goes a little over that's okay)
3) Where do you live?
Michigan
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, CPU, mobo, moniter, graphics card, hdd, power supply, RAM, cd drive, keyboard, OS
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
mouse and speakers
6) Will you be overclocking?
no
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
18.5" 1366 x 768
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
within the week
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
USb 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
nope


Here's what I have so far:

$40- APEX Vortex 3610 Black Metal / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$125- ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$110- Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale 3.06GHz 4MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80616I3540
$160- HIS H685F1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
$33- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7S-4GBRL
$45- CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$60- Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$20- 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
$90- Hanns·G HZ194APB Black 18.5" 1366 x 768 5ms Tilt Adjustable WideScreen LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250cd/m2 10,000:1
$7- Rosewill RK-100 Black 107 Normal Keys USB Standard Keyboard
$30- Windows 7 Professional

Total for all that is $720. Any suggestions?

 

[AMD_RULES]

I would go with Socket 1155 if I were you... otherwise that setup looks fine.

 

[tiraides]

Do you live near a Micro Center B&M store?

I would go with Socket 1155 if I were you... otherwise that setup looks fine.

Agreed. Swap out the processor, motherboard, memory, and video card for the following:

$130 - Intel Core i3 2100
$230 - Biostar H67MH & XFX HD-685X-ZDFC HD 6850 1GB combo
$33 - G.Skill Value Series F3-10666CL9S-4GBNT 4GB DDR3 1333 DIMM

With the combo deal, you'd save around $30 over your P55-based build.

If nothing else, I recommend that you spend some extra money and grab this monitor now:

$140 - Acer G235HAbd 23'' 1920x1080 monitor (sale price; ends Monday 7/4)

 

[StephenW]

Do you live near a Micro Center B&M store?

Unfortunately there's not a microcenter or frys around here.

Also, I think I will end up switching over to the 1155 socket, thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Dangman]

In addition to tiraides' excellent recommendations for the processor, motherboard, memory, and video card as well as monitor, I recommend spending the extra $5 for a higher performing drive:
$65 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Even if you don't go with tiraides' monitor recommendation, that Hanns-G monitor that you chose is still a bad deal as it actually costs $100 shipped. As such, it's not a good buy considering that a larger (both in terms of size and resolution) costs only $10 more:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009256