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Limp Gawd
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Ive got $900 bucks to spend on a system that needs everything except a monitor and speakers

here is what I have so far

XClio 450BL ATX 450W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817189003 $39.99

MSI P965 Platinum Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813130055 $134.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115004 $217.00


PNY Verto GeForce 7900 GS 256MB PCI Express Graphics Card
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8003732&st=7900+gs&type=product&id=1155072371459 $150.00

BUFFALO Firestix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model FSX800D2C-K2G - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820150054 $245

~$787

So basically ive got $100 left to spend...hmm probably should up the budget a little...as I need a keyboard/mouse, HD, dvd burner

I probably want to do some minor OCing at some point, but not more then stock cooler allows...

help/hints/tips appreciated
 
Here's what I'd get with ur budget:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 - $181.00
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express - $99.00
G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 800 RAM - $209.99
BFG Tech GeForce 7900GS 256MB PCI-Express - $184.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s - $57.99
LG Black DVD Burner - $31.49
XClio 450BL ATX 450W Power Supply - $39.99
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Total: $805.44 without tax and shipping

You still have a bit of headroom for a bigger hard drive, better vid card or proc. You also have a bit leftover to get a comfortable keyboard and mouse.

FYI, that Best Buy vid card is sold out.
 
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