Building a computer....

[collibr]

I'm building a computer, new at it though. My budget is $1300-$1500 for a gaming computer. Just need a little help in the best products I can get for all the parts, cases, video cards, processors, mother boards, etc....Thanks

 

[Grimlaking]

Are there any parts you don't need. Or is this everything including the keyboard and mouse?

 

[engiNURD]

To get you started, look for something like this:

$316 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz
$151 - Asus P5B-E Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$185 - G.Skill 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
$105 - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower ($135 - $30MIR)
$96 - Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W PSU ($106 - $10MIR) (Free Shipping)
$90 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200RPM SATA300 16MB Cache
$60 - Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler
$31 - Lite-On 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA SH-16A7S-05
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$1034+ tax and shipping (after rebates)

then choose a vidcard:

$100 - eVGA 256-P2-N550-T2 GeForce 7600GT 256MB ($120 - $20MIR)
$156 - eVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB ($176 - $20MIR)
$170 - Sapphire 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB ($190 - $20MIR)
$200 - eVGA 256-P2-N636-AR GeForce 7950GT 256MB ($215 - $15MIR)
$230 - HIS Hightech H195XT256DVN-R Radeon X1950XT 256MB ($260 - $30MIR)
$370 - eVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB ($400 - $30MIR)
$550 - eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB ($580 - $30MIR)

Also, do you need a monitor or any other peripherals?

 

[Grimlaking]

Don't forget a power supply. That Antec 900 does not come with one.

 

[MrMike]

$96 - Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W PSU ($106 - $10MIR) (Free Shipping)

He remembered, and with a good choice too

 

[Grimlaking]

Doh saw corsair and said.. meh.. memory in my head. Lol. yep I was wrong.

 

[StaticlyCharged]

This is my Exact system. Though I didn't order everything from newegg, and I would recommend using Froogle for everything to find your best deal. These parts have been specifically chosen for both quality and the ability to overclock.

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=5338067

Something to note is this - A case is a personal choice, it really comes down to what you like most, many recommended the "stacker" to me, but I didn't like the way it looked. So I chose the one in the link above. I've done a few days of research of each part I put into the computer (Ram and HDD excluded) so I feel I know a bit about what's going into it. Do let me know if you need any help