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[m]idas06

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Hey all, I need some help here:

I'm going to be building a new PC (my first time doing so)

I have a budget of around $1000 US.

I'm not all that much of a gamer, but I do use Photoshop a bit + other graphics programmes. I will probably be using some java designing programmes soon.

I'm a poker player, so I need a system which will run fast, softly and run dual monitors.

Anyway, basically make it as badass a system you can without going over 1.1k. I probably will be overclocking, although I haven't done it before and don't want to f it up.

No monitors/ case required. I'll be buying from Newegg (or other online retailers) and getting a mate to ship it to me in NZ. Preferably nothing too last generation-ish. Sound quality is probably the least important.

Cheers
 
$1000 dollars is a nice budget actually...especially if no monitor or case is needed.

Picking computer parts is simple really. You already have a good idea of what you want the machine to do and how it is to perform.
There is no such thing as a future proof computer but you want to pick parts that will give decent performance over the longest period of time. And that does not necessarily mean the most expensive hardware.

Asus A8N SLI Premium Motherboard<<<<---- latest graphics interface and chipset..PCI-E & nForce4 respectively, a strong an easy overclocker, decent onboard audio, silent ....$160.00 or so.

AMD Athlon 3800x2<<<------ dual core, highly overclockable, runs cool... $295

XFX GeForce 7600GT graphics<<<<----Excellent midrange graphics and rendering, dual monitor support.. $189

Samsung Spinpoint P series 250GB hard drive<<<---- latest HDD tech, supports 3.0 Gbps Sata, NCQ<<<----$90.00

1GB Corsair Value Select (512x2) dual channel RAM<<<----reliable and fast around $68.00

Arctic Freezer 7 939 HSF<<<< ---superior cooling for AMD processors and whisper quiet<<<---$54.00

total = $856.00

These core components are what I would highly reccommend, and leaves you around $ 150 or so to get a good PSU (500w at the minimum), and some nice optical drives (newegg.com has excellent deals on all kinds) and of course a nice OEM copy of Windows XP.

I've built some nice computers and for your budget, this hardware is quite excellent. Always do your research and remember...once you've built and fired up you're own custom computer and that smug look of satisfaction crosses your face...you won't be able to stop...Hope this helps. =)
 
As you state that you will not be gaming, you can save some funds by choosing a non-SLI motherboard. Something along the lines of an ASUS A8N-E or similar (< $100).

Also, putting 1GB of RAM in a system today is shortsighted. Get two good 1GB modules that have a little bit of headroom (like these).

Since you may not be jumping into overclocking right away, delete the aftermarket cooler until such time that you decide to do so (save on shipping costs).
 
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