Well i recently started a forum to get a new grphics card but then i realized my computer is kind of old and i might be better off making a better gaming rig. I need some help with supplies to get. And my budget would probably be around $600-$700. Help will be aprreciated on recommendations for the tower, processor, motherboard, etc.

WHat do you guys think of this cpu and mother board

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.456515

What do you think of this case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024

$130 incl shipping?

its a cool case but  i want a case that is more flashy and has led lights and stuff like that

on second thought people are saying it is very quiet. How good should the PSU be? Also what do you think about my motherboard and cpu choice?

That CPU is great. With an aftermarket passive cooler you can overclock it up to 4Ghz.

But that mobo is complete garbage.

Get a mobo that supports SLI or crossfire.

If I was bulding a 700 dollar gaming rig, Id build the following.

AMD Phenom 965 Cpu - 180 bucks

Average SLI mobo - ~130 bucks

GTX 460 - 200 bucks

650 Watt PSU - 50 bucks

Basic antec case - 40 bucks

4 GB of ram - 100 bucks

err...there goes 700 and we're still missing hard drive, OS, DVD rom, keyboard and mouse...not to mention monitor if you don't have one.

Damn, all those people saying that you can build a gaming computer under 600 bucks are nuts. Im looking at you Shio...

okay my motherboard combo is gone but i will get the cpu. What motherboard do you recommend?

It really depends which video card will you buy. I dont know much about good ATI crossfire motherboards but for Nvidia SLi configuration, something like this will do great.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131637&cm_re=sli_motherboard-_-13-131-637-_-Product

That has 2 X PCIE x16 slots so you can slap another video card in to your computer few years later when you need the performance...

To make a system within your budget including Windows 7 right?

Generally the case is something thats up to the individual. My Antec P182 is so quiet that I sometimes turn it off accidentally trying to turn it on. The Antec Sonata is a very good quality case and the PSU included is also pretty top notch as well and quite power efficient. Overall its good value.

For the CPU/Motherboard I use the rule of the thumb at the moment of Motherboard CPU = Video card costs. So I figure something like:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157195

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103882

= $175 for a quad core Athlon II 2.9Ghz Asrock motherboard with USB 3.0

goes well with this video card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

HD 5770 $149 with a $15 MIR card.

That should give anyone more than enough 3D performance for any modern game with a normal sized monitor.

Then you add 4GB RAM for $82

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253

640 GB HDD with $20 off with promo code: EMCYWYP32

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

$55 incl promo

Sony optical drive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118039

$20

And it comes to: $612 shipping with $15 mail in rebate to use if you want.

Windows 7 is unfortunately another $99 if you can't get it free.

$712 is the full total on my first attempt. I can cut it down somewhat if you want without compromising things too badly.

my mom works for baylor and she is able to get windows 7 for a discount so an os is not a problem