Below is a copy/paste from my shopping cart on newegg, total for the parts below is $618.87.
LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
$18.99
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$59.95
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
$89.99
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
$149.99
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
$84.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
$54.99
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
$129.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
$29.98
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (Battlefield 3, Skyrim), web browsing
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Trying to keep it sub $1,000, $800 is my benchmark.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Somerville, MA
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.
Everything above plus video card, case fans if necessary.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have an old Sound Blaster X-Fi from my last build, worth using again or should I just use the integrated audio on the motherboard?
6) Will you be overclocking?
Possibly
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
21"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Next two months
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
No preference
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No
Obviously the build is missing a video card, I wanted some opinions about the benefits/drawbacks of going SLI with two cheaper cards or a more expensive single card. I'm biased to Nvidia but I'm open for changes.
LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
$18.99
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$59.95
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
$89.99
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
$149.99
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
$84.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
$54.99
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
$129.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler
$29.98
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (Battlefield 3, Skyrim), web browsing
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Trying to keep it sub $1,000, $800 is my benchmark.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Somerville, MA
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.
Everything above plus video card, case fans if necessary.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have an old Sound Blaster X-Fi from my last build, worth using again or should I just use the integrated audio on the motherboard?
6) Will you be overclocking?
Possibly
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
21"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Next two months
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
No preference
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No
Obviously the build is missing a video card, I wanted some opinions about the benefits/drawbacks of going SLI with two cheaper cards or a more expensive single card. I'm biased to Nvidia but I'm open for changes.