There is no "war" here...the US would stomp Iran into another Iraq/Afghanistan in less than a month.

Do you need monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse and speakers?

+1 for Crucial M4

Never cut corners on the PSU. Always get a brand like Corsair, Antec or Seasonic.

Boards in my eyes have diminishing returns over $150. AsRock and MSI boards between $110-$150 are usually really good buys.

CPUs, i5 2500k for any build over $750, X4 955 for a budget build.

RAM, 8GB is a given considering how cheap it is.

GPU is really up to the user. Low end = 6770, 550 Ti Midrange: GTX 460, 6870/6850 High end: 560 Ti, 570, 6950, 6970, etc. Just depends what you wanna run games at and what you're willing to spend.

Just so you know, the Y570 has a crippled GT 555M.

Y570's GT 555M: 96 pipelines, 128 bit bus.

"Real" GT 555M (I.E M14x): 144 pipelines, 192 bit bus.

"If your album goes platinum its got nothing to do with luck it just means that a million people are stupid as f***"

"Why am I fighting to live if Im just living to fight
why am I trying to see when there aint nothing in sight
why am I trying to give when noone gives me a try
why am I dying to live if Im just living to die..."

"Ive got my life in this project like public housing"

"I doubt that there could ever be...a more wicked MC. 'Cuz AIDs infested child molestors aren't sicker than me."

""...but I'm sick of feeling impotent watching the world burn
In the era of apocalypse waiting my turn"

"Attempts to extinguish me don't even bother me none
Like retarded kids throwing ice cubes at the sun"

"Thats the truth, thats the reason Im almost suicidal...feelin outta place like muslims with a jewish bible."

Not pluggin in the P4 *properly* on my first build -.-...lots of freaking and diagnosing for a cable that was 90 degrees rotated the wrong way.

2nd build, but I wouldn't get a 450W PSU for a 6850...it might start up but I wouldn't trust it for the long run. A 600W should only be $20 or $30 more...

Here is mine:

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Mine:

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