need help with budget build

[frozeniIP]

I need help with a computer build. I have about 500 - 1000 dollars to spend.
It's mostly for gaming and designing graphic images.

 

[Nukem]

Do a search (at the top of the page) for build or gaming build, and you will find LOTS of threads about this same subject you are trying to get help on. It looks like this:

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[frozeniIP]

umm does this build look okay?
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard $99

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz $120

EVGA 512-P3-N884-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ Superclocked Edition 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $159.99

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory $55

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 32 mb cache- OEM $99.99

HEC 6C60BS Black / Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $40 or an antec 900

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply $60

LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners $24

all from newegg

 

[Nukem]

Not bad. That will do you very nicely if your going to game, I think.