Approximate Purchase Date: Tomorrow
Budget Range: 500-550
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Graphic Design, Web surfing.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, Hard Drive
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com, Tigerdirect.com
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: No real preferrence
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Additional Comments: I found a great build through the forums here (http://www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore) that I thought was in my budget til s/h and taxes kicked in and it ended up going way over my budget, so I now I want to see if there's a budget build that keeps all this in mind as I really can't afford to go over the 550 limit no matter what. May seem like a tall order as this rig is going to be for playing games on high if not maxed out settings and will handle graphic design as well being future proofed a bit.
Budget Range: 500-550
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Graphic Design, Web surfing.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, Hard Drive
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com, Tigerdirect.com
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: No real preferrence
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Additional Comments: I found a great build through the forums here (http://www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore) that I thought was in my budget til s/h and taxes kicked in and it ended up going way over my budget, so I now I want to see if there's a budget build that keeps all this in mind as I really can't afford to go over the 550 limit no matter what. May seem like a tall order as this rig is going to be for playing games on high if not maxed out settings and will handle graphic design as well being future proofed a bit.