*Help* Under $500 crysis 2 gaming pc build

[kiwiturkey]

Approximate Purchase Date: next month?

Budget Range: US $450-500 After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: tigerdirect.com?, newegg.com, ncix.com

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: Any best combination there is. ( heard intel+nvidia is pretty good?)

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe ( i dont know what these are, but if they are useful then yes)

Monitor Resolution: 1440x900,

Additional Comments: not too noisy please

 

[doct3rphil]

try an intel core i3 2120, H67 motherboard (socket 1155), 2x4GB RAM, AMD 6790 or 6850 (depending on budget), 500gb hard drive, a case (i like antec 300), corsair 500w power supply (or greater)

That should be roughly in your budget range. Crossfire/SLI is when you have 2 or more graphics cards working together. You need a motherboard that supports it (and a more powerfule power supply), but it's nice because you can buy one card now, and one later when they come down in price for a cheap upgrade.

 

[kiwiturkey]

can you list the links? Also i would like maximum discounts or rebates if thats possible. Also, is the nvidia gtx 550 ti better than the amd asus 6850? and if i were to get the 6850, which one would i get? (there is sapphire, gigabyte, asus , etc)