Jamie_Kurosawa Wrote:Since you're going for general gaming usage and not anything strictly multimedia, I'm going the AMD route... and Nvidia is actally more rcommended than ATi. Not that I have anything against AMD/ATi, I just have yet to see a graphics card from them that delivers better quality than Nvidia stuff. Now let's get you a good PC designed and not break your bank in the process.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814500144
The GeForce 9800 GT 1GB. For what the card can do, it's a powerhouse. It's actually faster than some newer models and better designed also. I use one myself... damn good card and within your budget.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103286
The AMD Phenom X4 9850. Good CPU for an inexpensive price. It's quad-core and it's OEM so we can get you a nicer fan/heatsink unit for it.
Errr, sorry, but the phenom I's get outperformed by modern day athlons.. The IMC's were horrible and they clock like poo...... Heck even a Phenom II dual core will rape that thing all day.
As for the 9800GT, it's nothing more than a rebranded 8800GT... The card is around 3 years old and shouldn't even be recommended that that price..
The Nvidia GTS450 just dropped a few days ago, but even that thing gets smashed by ATI's 5770 at the same price point.