 | Armor+ Mx Case
Buy new: $121.36 Good quality case from Thermaltake, plenty of room for what you need for your budget PC.
|
 | Xion AXP-1000R14HE Lan-Party Edition 1000 Watt SLI Certified Cross Fire Ready 80 Plus Bronze Certified PSU - Retail
Buy new: $199.99 1000 W should be sufficient for a budget gaming PC today, and a modular design makes it easy for your wiring to stay organized in your case.
|
 | ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 - Motherboard - ATX - iX58 - LGA1366 Socket - UDMA133, Serial ATA-300 (RAID), eSATA - 2 x Gigabit Ethernet - FireWire - HD Audio
Buy new: $305.00 If you want 6+ gigs of ram and the latest video cards and processors, you can't skimp out on your motherboard- and this is an exceptional motherboard if you want to add a few gigs, another hard drive for RAID or graphics card down the road.
|
 | Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor
Buy new: $299.00 Good performance, not the best but great for the price.
|
 | Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 XMS3 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-10666 1333MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit
Buy new: $164.99 12 gigs is becoming the new "in" amount of ram, but 6 gigs is more than enough for gaming today. 1333mhz DDR3 for mid-range performance, and 6 gigs for under $100? Brilliant!
|
 | EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GTX 275 896 MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
Buy new: $265.98 Comparable performance to the GTX 280, but at the price level of the GTX 260.
|
 | FUJITSU Enterprise MAP3147NC - Hard drive - 147 GB - internal - 3.5" - Ultra320 SCSI - 80 pin Centronics (SCA-2) - 10000 rpm - buffer: 8 MB
Unless you can afford a SSD drive, just grab a "smaller" 10k RPM hard drive. This one is 147 gigs, should be PLENTY for your OS and programs.
|
![Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AarZcmy6L._SL75_.jpg) | Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]
Buy new: $84.99 Save yourself some money and get a 10k or 15k RPM HD or SSD for your programs/OS and store EVERYTHING ELSE on at least a 500 gb drive. This 1 tb should be enough.. for starters. :)
|
 | Lite-On 20X Dual Layer DVD-RW Super All-Write (DH-20A4P-33C)
Add 2 of these for easy media copying, or keep it to one to save some coin. Read/write DVDs and CDs, doesn't do BluRay or HD-DVD but games aren't being shipped on BR yet and drives are still relatively expensive so save yourself some money until the games you want are released on BR exclusively.
|
 | Acer X233H bid 23-Inch LCD Monitor
Buy new: $186.09 23", 1920x1080, under $200.
|
 | Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Buy new: $69.95 / Used from: $49.99 Perfect gaming mouse. Lots of programmable buttons, great response time, comfortable.
|
 | Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (Black)
Buy new: $89.07 / Used from: $41.99 Programmable macros, great tactile response, LCD screen, out-of-the-box performance.
|
 | SteelSeries QcK mass - Mouse pad
Easy way to boost gaming performance- buy a nice mouse and a decent mouse pad. Plus, this one looks good to boot.
|
 | Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System (Black)
Buy new: $22.99 I play mostly online games, so I buy a quality headset to keep the noise level down in my house and I find it easier to communicate and play game sounds through the same headset. I think the easiest way to cut corners on your budget PC is to buy an OK 2.1 speaker system and a really nice headset.
|
 | Plantronics GameCom 777 Surround Sound Gaming Headset with Dolby Technology
Buy new: $53.95 / Used from: $39.95 Surround sound, integrated boom mic with noise-canceling technology- perfect for keeping the noise down in your house while still getting good sound from your games.
|
Listmania!
