buying a new rig(help)

k so, im looking for a new rig, but i dont know where to start, none of my friends are big pc buffs so i thought id come on here and ask....

ive got about 1000 dollars to spend....im looking to be able to run crysis at pretty decent settings.

Well, you can use the system on my sig as a starting point and search the parts on newegg.com.Sordidus

I'm also looking in the same price range but I can;t see your sig. Could you list out the parts?

[QUOTE="Sordidus"]Well, you can use the system on my sig as a starting point and search the parts on newegg.com.chilidogg94

I'm also looking in the same price range but I can;t see your sig. Could you list out the parts?

Core 2 Quad Q9550

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

GTX260 Black Edition

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R

GSkill 4Gb DDR2 900Mhz PI Black

Corsair 650TX

Western Digital 640Gb

NZXT Guardian 921

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

Tuniq Tower 120 Universal CPU Cooler 120mm Cooling Fan and Fan Controller/Heatsink - Retail

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail

G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B - Retail

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Subtotal: $1,009.91

After Rebates: $979.91