ok well i get bored and put together this what you thing

[soupnatizzle]

i desided that i was going to build a new computer for under 2 grand or not much over and this is what i've come up with, i plan on building it sometime soon possibly when the World of warcraft expantion comes out so soon..

Ultra Black Aluminus ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports
Case (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1215768&Sku=ULT31824)

AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 / 1MB / 2000MHz FSB / OEM / Socket 939 / Processor
CPU (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=705212&Tab=2&NoMapp=0)

Asus A8N-SLI NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID / SLI
MOBO (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1428168&CatId=1569)

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory
memory x 4 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145505)

eVGA Geforce 6800Ultra 256-P2-N377-AX Video Card
video card (not to sure about it though) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130222)


Maxtor / 250GB / 7200 / 8MB / SATA-150 / OEM / Hard Drive
w/e its a hdd lol (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=119638)

Coolmax 4 LED Ball Bearing Blue Case Fan 80MM
badass fan lol (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=565370&CatId=803)

SCEPTRE X20G-Naga III Black 20.1" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Built in Speakers
LCD, dam there expencive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824112176)

Plextor PX-740UF / 16x8x16x DVD+RW / 16x6x16x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 48x32x48x CD-RW / Black / External DVD Burner
dvd burner x2 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1544661&CatId=89)

the only component i kinda guessed on was the video card. i have an ATI raedon now and i was not that impressed with its stability and reliablity so i would like to go with a Gforce but i kinda quessed on that one though :)

[Deagle]

I'm bored too so let me give my $.02http://www.pcguide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif. Don't get the FX53, dual-core is the future so go with the Opteron 165 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103588)/170 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103586). As for video card, it's a toss-up between the 7900GTX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130279) and X1900XTX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131004) for the crown. If you don't like ATi then go with Nvidia(my choice as wellhttp://www.pcguide.com/ubb/wink.gif). For the HDD I'd go with Seagate (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148111) just because of the 5-year warranty and their solid rep. 4GB ram, that might not even be the recommended specs for another 3-4 years. Although if you got the $, why not.http://www.pcguide.com/ubb/cool.gif

[hockey man]

I don't have time to link hunt, but there are a couple of things I see. First, what PSU are you planning to get? You will need a good one. Check Saphalline's sticky for a starting point. Secondly, avideo card over CPU is more important with modern games. I would get a 7900GT and a 3700+ over a FX-53 and 6800Utra any day- video cards are more important. Secondly, don't waste mony on a BMW of DVd burners when a Honda will work fine. Just look for a retail DVd burner form Lite-one or some other reputable company. Alos, that ASUS MOBO has cuased a lot of grief for Budfred, so at this point I would look at something else. . .make sure it is based off the some chipset though.