k mid-level budget

What the best PC I can build for $1000 not including shipping/handling, the OS, and the monitor

If possible both an AMD and Intel build so I can compare it

Get this:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 = $99.00
MOBO: ASUS M4A78 Plus 770 Motherboard = $64.99
RAM: Crucial 2GB = $37.99
GPUs: 2 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5850 1GB = $309.00 X 2
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB = $49.99
OD: Sony 18X SATA DVD-ROM Drive = $18.99
PSU: SeaSonic 850W 80 PLUS SILVER Certified = $119.99
Case: AZZA Orion 202 Mid Tower = $29.99
Total: $1038.94

(hold on so I can slap some sense into myself, I'm gonna edit this)

he should get 1 5870

and then get a phenom 2 x4 965 for the difference

and get this hdd since there out of the spinpoint f3

smc91352

Get this:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 = $99.00
MOBO: ASUS M4A78 Plus 770 Motherboard = $64.99
RAM: Crucial 2GB = $37.99
GPUs: 2 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5850 1GB = $309.00 X 2
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB = $49.99
OD: Sony 18X SATA DVD-ROM Drive = $18.99
PSU: AZZA Dynamo 850W = $59.99
Case: AZZA Orion 202 Mid Tower = $29.99
Total: $978.94

(hold on so I can slap some sense into myself, I'm gonna edit this)

smc91352

Heres A Nice Barebone kit(You need OS and DVD Drive Though). http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5605767&CatId=332- $1000

But this is also a good deal too. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227179&cm_re=ibuypower-_-83-227-179-_-Product

Total of: 1056.90

$1k is not a mid-level budget.

farrell2k

Get this:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 = $99.00
MOBO: ASUS M4A78 Plus 770 Motherboard = $64.99
RAM: Crucial 2GB = $37.99
GPUs: 2 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5850 1GB = $309.00 X 2
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB = $49.99
OD: Sony 18X SATA DVD-ROM Drive = $18.99
PSU: AZZA Dynamo 850W = $59.99
Case: AZZA Orion 202 Mid Tower = $29.99
Total: $978.94

(hold on so I can slap some sense into myself, I'm gonna edit this)

smc91352

For $1000 I'd go with something a little like what I've got in my sig. You can get 8Gb of ram DD2 for $200, a 4890 for $200, a Gigabyte MA770UD3 Mobo for $70, a phenom X4 945 for $180, a 500Gb Western Digital Blue for $55, a coolermaster 500 watt power supply for $50, a decent gaming case for $90, and a generic DVD drive for $20. Shove in some sort of windows and you are around $1000. These prices are Canadian Dollars too, so that means it's probably cheaper for you and therefore you can get whatever monitor you feel like.

[QUOTE="smc91352"]smc91352

weak cpu, not enough ram, crappy mobo.Jamiemydearx3

I thought the one that ravenguard posted looks pretty good...ahmedkandil

04dcarraher

I thought the Barebone kit that I found on Tigerdirect was a deal because nornally its 1200+ ifyou them bought seperately,and its $999, Plus theres free shipping on Tiger for purchases over $100.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5605767&CatId=332

I thought the Barebone kit that I found on Tigerdirect was a deal because nornally its 1200+ and its $999, Plus theres free shipping on Tiger for purchases over $100.04dcarraher

If you don't agree with my post (most won't), fatcat13sep has a good idea.

[QUOTE="ahmedkandil"]I thought the one that ravenguard posted looks pretty good...smc91352

Revised due to misinterpretation of request :P

Total of 1046.92

Revised due to misinterpretation of request :P

Total of 1046.92

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]I thought the Barebone kit that I found on Tigerdirect was a deal because nornally its 1200+ and its $999, Plus theres free shipping on Tiger for purchases over $100.smc91352

04dcarraher

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]smc91352