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Hi everyone I would like some help in building a new PC for all the things i need. I would like to keep it under $1500 USD however I am willing to go as high as $2000 USD if it is truely worth it. I will be using the computer for: Serious gaming, basic video and audio editing, as well as school. I have been using a crappy emachines PC for several years now and while it sucks it is quite reliable, just cant play much in the way of 3-D games 
! I want to build this new PC from the ground up, not going to salvage anything. I also need a nice monitor to be included in this budget. Any info you can give me will be excelent!
P.S. I am not doing anything with HD currently and have no plans to use it anywhere but my TV so HDMI input/output is not important.
Another vote for GA-P35-DS3R. As for Seagate, there's a reason why they have such a huge market share, you can trust them.
The one thing I don't agree with in that build is $46 for the mouse, yuck!!! I have a $15 mouse that has even survived 2 years of Diablo 2 
Another vote for Gigabyte & Seagate. That list jtt283 posted looks perfect.
Build looks pretty good. You can add or shave off alot of things, but overall looks pretty sound. The keyboard/mouse issue(s) you can work out yourself. People have preferences on what works best for them, so go to a Best Buy/Circuit City or wherever you can sample new keyboards/mice and make your decision upon that. Good luck with your build, I wish I had the $ to buy a new rig 
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