After doing a little homework, I have come up with the following config for a system to play games, do some photo work, and the other stuff that my family will do to screw up a PC to no end . I am working in the $1500 range (which includes a monitor ~22+ 16x9). What say you?
WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD
$80
Pioneer Black 5x Blu-ray Reader 12X DVD±R DVD Burner
$140
Vista 64bit Home Premium
$100
Vigor Monsoon III LT Dual 120mm Fan CPU Cooler Socket 1366 Ready
$60
ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 1080P LCD Monitor
$200
This puts me at ~$1375 (incl $50 MIR). I have speakers, keyboard, and mouse. This would be my second build, and I always have some concern that the memory and MB will play nicely together. OC is not a high priority for me, but a good price/perf is.
As always, your expertise and feedback are appreciated.
-Xal
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