I'm trying not to spend over $300, especially since I need a monitor too. I'm leaving the video card out for now. Here' what I got so far, I've only looked at newegg.. suggestions are welcome.
LOGISYS Computer CS305BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Enhanced SOHO Computer Case 480W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811148046
$29.99
Sony Optiarc Black 24X SATA CD/DVD Burner LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827118040
$18.99
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148395
$39.99
Crucial Ballistix 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820148305
$29.99
AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819103920
$71.99
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131402
$88.99 w/ $15.00 mail in rebate
TOTAL = $279.94 w/ $15 mail in rebate
I think it's pretty decent, 2GB should be fine for now, especially with room to upgrade, and I should be good with 2.9 ghz triple core..
what do you think?
LOGISYS Computer CS305BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Enhanced SOHO Computer Case 480W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811148046
$29.99
Sony Optiarc Black 24X SATA CD/DVD Burner LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827118040
$18.99
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148395
$39.99
Crucial Ballistix 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820148305
$29.99
AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819103920
$71.99
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131402
$88.99 w/ $15.00 mail in rebate
TOTAL = $279.94 w/ $15 mail in rebate
I think it's pretty decent, 2GB should be fine for now, especially with room to upgrade, and I should be good with 2.9 ghz triple core..
what do you think?