$269.97AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz / 2MB Cache / 1000MHz (2000 MT/s) / Dual-Core (Windsor) / Socket AM2 / Processor with Fan
This is fine for now. You probably don't need the super-high end Intel CPU, and AMD should be coming out with a true Quad-Core one of these days. Will it be AM2? I don't know, I've been taking a little time off from keeping up on the bleeding edge since I built my PC. I used a Athlon FX-60.
$59.97 x2
XFX GeForce 7300 GT / 512MB DDR2 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / DVI / VGA / HDTV / Video Card
Okay, if you only change one thing about this configuration, make it this. Get the GeForce 8800GTS or, if you really want to blow money, the 8800GTX or Ultra. These two cards are not going to perform that well.
$189.99
EVGA nForce 590 SLI NVIDIA Socket AM2 (940) ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / SLI Ready / Dual Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID
This is an expensive mobo, if you don't go SLI you can get one much cheaper.
$119.97
OCZ SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
This is good. I wish I had DDR2, but I didn't want to toss out my 3 gigs of DDR, so I bought the best CPU/motherboard combo that uses it, the Socket 939 Athlon FX-60.
$39.97
Ultra / X-Finity / 600-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / SATA-Ready / SLI Ready / Black / Power Supply
Overkill, definitely, as the others have said. 500 Watts is plenty. Mine is only 430.
$146.99
ThermalTake Tsunami Series Aluminum ATX Mid-Tower Case with Top USB, Firewire and Audio Ports - Black
I think you're getting robbed blind with this case. Spend less here and put more money toward GPU, RAM, or HDD.
$119.97
Western Digital / Caviar SE16 / 500GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive
I don't buy into all that RAID this, RAID that. Sure it could prevent data loss, but it wastes a LOT of space, duplicating data. Your selection is fine, however, I prefer multiple drives, not in RAID configuration, but one for booting, Microsoft Office, and so forth, while the other has my games, songs, etc.
$79.97
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Serious waste of money. Get a cheap wireless keyboard, but make sure it has plenty of "shortcut" buttons along the side, such as Internet, Calculator, etc.
$73.99
Logitech G5 Laser Gaming Mouse
Only buy this if your mouse is broken, nobody can loan you one, this is the last mouse in the only store that is still open and your term paper is due in 2 hours. Then return it the next day and get a refund.
$239.97
Hyvision by Megavision MV220 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 1000:1, WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050, DVI, VGA, Component Video, Black, Integrated Speakers
Excellent choice here.
Total: $1400.46
