Alright thanks for those posts Anna. First off that's a pretty nice set-up which lands it self at 822$ after rebates with a moniter. you can probably get that for 850$ with keyboard, mouse and speakers. I do have a few questions. I've heard that duo cores don't do as good as quad cores and the Q6600 is priced around 20-30$ more then that E8400. Especially since games like Gta IV and Alen Wake ( It uses a whole core for physics * or so i've heard*) And the second thing is that psu would most likely have to be switched if i upgrade in the future. Don't you think if i were to Switch the psu to the Corsair 750TX(Or however you spell it, it's around 50$ higher unless they changed it.), change the mobo to something of similar price and add a Q6660 that it would be a great build at around 920$. Don't get me wrong im just wondering i mean after all i am still a noob. Anyways thanks again for the two posts.

EDIT: Just realised that the mobo can support a Quad. So unless theres a mobo thats better for that price for a quad then that can stay. And this is only if we are thinking of switching to a Quad.

[QUOTE="CellAnimation"]The Q6600 is a great CPU that can be overclocked like a motherfu.^H^H^H^H. Of course it can play any modern games. I'd be more worried about the size of the HDD you mention.Daytona_178

^ Listen to these people. It's a great cpu, it can be overclocked like crazy and it's fairly cheap. I'm trying to see if i can budget it when building my computer this month or so.

[QUOTE="papadopoulos02"]My rig
cpu:Q9550 overclocked at 3GHZ (with stock fan :( )
mobo:GIGABYTE ep45-ud3r
ram: kingston Hyper X 1066 (4gb)
gpu: evga gtx260 core216
psu:thermaltake tough power 850w
monitor: samsung SyncMaster 226BW 22'
case : coolermaster cm 690CBLACK NVIDIA EDITIONclyde46

very good, but get a aftermarket cooler.

I'm jealous of that build :( Can't wait till i get mine sorted out :)

Hello. I'm trying to get a gaming computer for games such as crysis, cod:waw, cs:s, wow, alen wake ( when it comes out) ect.. My Budget is around ~800~ I might be able to pull a couple strings and raise it to 900, But 900 would be the ABSOLUTE max. I have a couple things in mind but they are kind of out of my price range.I was thinking : Q6600, 750i, antec 900, Gtx 260 216 Core. Um, The whole system there seems to add up to more then 800 though so :( I forgot to mention that i also need to get a moniter along with it, I was thinking the $170 Acer 22''. Anyways, I'm not in a rush so i can wait around a month or so... So if i'd be able to afford the above in a month that'd be great but i doubt it so :( I haven't really build a computer and my current one has celeron and no graphics card. Although i have been browsing through these forums listening to some peoples advice im still a noob. Anyways this is where you come in, basically if anyone knows parts ( or an awseome set-up) i can get that add up to 800-900$ that would be great. It has to be a full system Including moniter, keyboard, mouse and speakers. I can manage with a semi okay mouse or keyboard and then upgrade later on. If you're thinking why i don't keep my current one's i think im going to try and sell it to someone i know for 50-100$ and have cash for games/upgrades. Anyways thanks and hope i didn't sound like a complete noob.

EDIT: I forgot to say that i also am trying to get a 'future-proof' machine that can be able to run games on max/medium settings for the next 1-2 years.

DOUBLE EDIT: Lmfao and for the os i think im going to get a cd for xp ( from a person i know for free) untill windows 7 is realeased so no need to add that in the price and i was also hoping for 4Gb ram but idk.