System to built for gaming?

Newbee question: I need advice in building a system for gaming, making DVD's and recorning TV shows and music from a DirectTV satelite box. What case should I use, mobo, RAM, CPU, DVD recorder, etc. Budget is $ 3000. Please help.

Check out newegg.com for great prices and service. The only thing that might kill you is sales tax if you live in CA.

I wouldn't bother with a zip drive or a floppy unless you absolutely need them. If you don't need them for a specific purpose, don't buy them.

With that budget, I would set aside a large portion of it for an awesome monitor. There's no reason for a 3000+ at the current price; use the money for a monitor. Start looking at a 22" or greater monitor.

I recommend the JB Special Edition drives from Western Digital. They have a 3 year warranty and 8MB cache.

I also like Antec cases. They're great to work with.

The A7N8X Deluxe has the equivalent of Audigy sound. If you want better sound, get the Audigy 2 or something similar. I'm not familiar with the competition.

Don't forget WinXP pro.

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