help me with my build please

[Daneth1000]

hi, my mother just sold a house and said i can spend 2500-3000 dollers on a computer.. so i want to build it cus i know i git more for less.. etc..... if u could all post links n stuff ill post spec's etc.. thank u for helping!

Budget: 2500-3000 USD
Spec's: Video Game Computer
Things i do with it: Major Gameing , downloading lots of games , music , videos etc..
i want at least 3.0 ghz or something better.. 500 GB hard drive space.. 2-4 gb ram n a good flippin video card..! dual core =D lol ty for ur help me please post asap so i can buy parts ty ty! and No im not KingDaneth..

[Alaron]

With that kind of budget, you can really make a great gaming rig.

Do you have a preference towards AMD or Intel? Both perform very well, it just makes it easier for us to spec out a machine.

If you are going for gaming, have you considered SLI, using two video cards for more performance?

[thefultonhow]

I'm pretty sure this is your fifth hypothetical build thread, Daneth (that is, IF you're really not KingDaneth, and if you are it's your seventh) -- why should we believe this one is for real if the last four weren't?

[mmendoza27]

Well, for gaming, I'd recommend an AMD, but I'd probably wait a little bit until the Socket M2 comes out.

If you can't wait, I'd recommend the FX-60 Dual Core 2.6 AMD processor, which could probably be overclocked to 2.8 anyways. Then, 2GB of OCZ RAM, Gold Edition, whatever case (Lian Li has some awesome ones), a SeaSonic 600W PS, I personally like the Asus A8N-SLI motherboard, whatever DVD/RW drives, lightscribe might be cool. Graphics cards? Have to do more research... I like Nvidia's 7800 GTX, 512 MB edition, but those are pricey...

You'd have to buy 2 150GB Raptors, Raid them (I'm thinking 0). If 300 GB ain't enough, buy another 250GB. X-FI Creative Sound Card, mid-model should do fine. Do you have a monitor already?

[Panama Red]

Since Daneth is no longer a welcome participant, we can close this thread.