Found this interesting...

[alex530]

Over on the official newegg forums, a poster has stickied a guide for selecting parts at various budget points, from <300 to about 1200, separated by AMD and Intel. He also has accessory recommendations (OS, mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor). While I don't agree with all of his selections, I think it could be useful for some people starting out to give them a good idea of what is out there at different price points. He plans on keeping it up to date regularly.

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/172986.aspx

[TwoRails]

I can never get eggxpert to work... and that link didn't work for me, either

[alex530]

Hmm... are you using firefox or ie? did you try copying and pasting?

[shadowpr]

Those look like decent builds. My main problem with them are the psu on the lower budgets.

But still, not a bad list.

[Masaki 7-11]

I still don't see the point of using micro-atx motherboards in a gaming computer, less upgradeability, slower chipsets, and the integrated graphics *could* make it troublesome to use a dedicated card.