difference between a quality 50 and 100 dollar mobo for most users is minimal at best
the 100 dollar one will have more features that a power user will tend to use.
my current rig is using a 45 dollar mobo- typically i used an asus mobo that was ~100 but i wanted to see if i could get reliable use with less money.
IF you have a good case with a power supply that has all the latest connectors a "brand new" computer can and will cost under 300 dollars.
as for ram unless you are using a 64bit linux/xp64/vista64 anything over 3.5 gig of ram is pretty much useless- you can install it fine, but usually with a latest gpu you can use just under 3.5gig..if you have sli even less..2 512meg 8800gts's in sli= 3gig max system memory you can use.
WHY?
because 32bit os's can use 4gig max... and your gpu/bios ram is included in that total.
a QUALITY build that will run crysis at max will run you no more than 600 dollars-if you choose wisely and recycle older parts that are still good and do not need replacing.
as for ram, just pick the least expensive name brand with a lifetime warranty,. its about 65-80bucks for 4gig or under 40 for 2gig. the Difference between the basic ram and the high end overclocked expensive stuff has been tested to mean a difference of less than 4%..
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