[punx223]

what gpu are you planning on? that will weight heavily on psu choice... also sli/cf?

[Chuchnit]

Originally Posted by punx223

what gpu are you planning on? that will weight heavily on psu choice... also sli/cf?

He doesn't know. We need to help him with that I'm thinking i7 920, lower end X58 (micro ATX maybe?), 6GB of some ok 1600mhz ram, and 460 1GB or 470?

[punx223]

Originally Posted by Chuchnit

He doesn't know. We need to help him with that I'm thinking i7 920, lower end X58 (micro ATX maybe?), 6GB of some ok 1600mhz ram, and 460 1GB or 470?

depending on demand maybe sli 460

[FACE]

Welcome to the forum...

If you PM me your email address I can work you up a complete build @ the egg and email you the cart. I can do that in my sleep.

Does the $1500 need to cover monitor/mose/kb?

[rickss69]

I would not rule out AMD for a gamer...for sure he can build a great rig for less money going that route. How AMD fares with the other tasks I will have to defer to someone else's expertise.

For just gaming I am a Dual Core junkie myself. My i5 670 is just fantastic at everything I have thrown at it. I much prefer it to the 920 it replaced. With the current GTX 280's sli'd or a 5870 alone it is a beauty to use for my 24/7/gamer.