kk

How much $$$ do you really have to spend? I would highly recommend, if you can, to get the i5 2500k if you can. However if you truly are restricted by your budget, that's fine.

I would recommend that you go with the hard drive & disc drive combo I linked for you. That will save you some decent $$$. And then the rest just go with Ghot's build.

As for a case/psu combo, there really isn't anything as economic as what Ghot posted. If you want a cooler looking case, you'll have to purchase your case and power supply separately (if you want to maintain your same budget). Here's a good combo... but it's $100 more (and an 800W power supply is somewhat pointless imo... it's in an inbetween area where it can't handle two very powerful graphics cards, and it's overkill for two medium-level graphics cards): http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.660201

I could list some cases if you want to see what you like. As for the power supply... if you're planning on doubling up graphics cards, then a 750W is good (for the 6850 or 6870). However, if you're not planning to double up graphics cards, I'd say go for a 600-650W power supply (that will allow you to upgrade to a bigger graphics card in the future if you want, and it will power a single 6850 just fine... hell, a good 650W can power two 6850's easily). Get the i5 2500k though if you can.

This RAM/power supply combo beats that RAM / power supply selection by a long-shot for the price difference O_O; http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.669055 just saying

now, if i were to use charlyaks build, but could still afford to spend another 50 dollars max, what graphics card would i be able to get?

that would be probably the best for the budget , even tho i m 1.88$ over budget >.<

but u get 50$ mail-in-rebate , so if u can afford a phew days to wait for the money to get back , i would go with this graphic card : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610

This post was edited by charlyak on Jun 9 2011 07:05pm

kk, thank you guys very much for your help

I love how I get ignored :-/

If you had $50 more to spend, do this what I said in post #14, which shaves down another $30+

Then purchase the i5 2500k + Biostar motherboard I mentioned in my original post.

You're better off with an i5 2500k + 6850 than you are with an AMD x4 955 + GTX 560.

AMD x4 955 = many years old, $110
i5 2500k = absolutely brand new, top-of-the-line, $220

You can fit an i5 2500k and 6850 into your budget range.

This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Jun 9 2011 08:06pm

and free dirt 3

ok lol sorry