building 2nd computer

[Nocturnal85]

I am going to build my second computer for my father and he is wanting to spend $1000 at most on a gaming pc.

It has been a long time since I have done some research on quality products and I was hoping maybe some of you had some lists of computer parts that would fall in this price range to enhance my research.

I already have a monitor for the new PC. Thanks.

 

[wizzardxexe]

well... knock off ~200 for OS +keyboard +mouse +shipping
i would go intel e8400... good for just about anything
how much would you want to spend on a vid card?

 

[saltynay]

cpu: E7300, E8400 or Q9300
Mobo gigabyte EP45-DS3L $84 or the UD3P at $104
Ram: Newegg.com - Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
gpu: 4870 ( what resolution is your monitor?)
psu: OCZ stealthstream 600W
hdd: Western digital caviar 640gb black
case: Antec 300 or if you don't like it give us some example of what you do like so we can find a case more suited to your style, you have to live with i bnot us
Os: vista home premium 64 bit
Mouse: Logitech or razer really you have to go to a local store and wrap your hand around them.
Keyboard: saitek, logitech, enermax or razer

 

[maroon1]

cpu: E7300, E8400 or Q9300
Mobo gigabyte EP45-DS3L $84 or the UD3P at $104
Ram: Newegg.com - Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
gpu: 4870 ( what resolution is your monitor?)
psu: OCZ stealthstream 600W
hdd: Western digital caviar 640gb black
case: Antec 300 or if you don't like it give us some example of what you do like so we can find a case more suited to your style, you have to live with i bnot us
Os: vista home premium 64 bit
Mouse: Logitech or razer really you have to go to a local store and wrap your hand around them.
Keyboard: saitek, logitech, enermax or razer

There is no reason to buy E7300, because E7400 is $5 cheaper
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Personally I recommend this combo deal
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!

And there is no reason to buy Q9300, because Q9400 is cheaper

 

[saltynay]

Maroon I was working off the top of my head not checking newegg the prices fluctuate weekly was going to come back to it now you sourpuss.

 

[Nocturnal85]

thanks for the suggestions guys, that's a good looking combo deal. I plan on ordering all the parts from newegg. Also I have alot of gaming keyboards and mice so I dont need those either, forgot to mention that. I believe the monitor is 1280X1024