okay i've got a budget of about $3000 (US).
here's what i came up in a day from browsing newegg:
$329.99 - ASUS L1N64-SLI WS Dual Socket L (Socket 1207FX) NVIDIA nForce 680a SLI MCP SSI CEB AMD Motherboard - Retail
$409.99 - AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket F (1207 FX) DSDC Architecture Processor - Retail
$409.99 - AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket F (1207 FX) DSDC Architecture Processor - Retail
$269.00 ($229.00 after $40.00 Mail-In Rebate) - CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$269.00 ($229.00 after $40.00 Mail-In Rebate) - CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$389.99 - EVGA 512-P2-N571-AR GeForce 7900GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM
$389.99 - EVGA 512-P2-N571-AR GeForce 7900GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM
OR
$649.99 - EVGA 768-P2-N837-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO HDCP Video Card - Retail
$209.99 ($179.99 after $30.00 Mail-in-Rebate) - Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$209.99 ($179.99 after $30.00 Mail-in-Rebate) - Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$139.99 - Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail
$329.99 - ENERMAX Galaxy EGX1000EWL ATX12V/ EPS12V/ BTX 1000W Power Supply 100 - 240 V cUL, UL, TUV, CE, FCC - Retail
$169.99 ($139.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate) Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail
some of the stuff i just picked out randomly. so if anyone has better suggestions for performance vs price, i'd be very thankful to know. i need a computer that can use 3dsm and also play games.
here's what i came up in a day from browsing newegg:
$329.99 - ASUS L1N64-SLI WS Dual Socket L (Socket 1207FX) NVIDIA nForce 680a SLI MCP SSI CEB AMD Motherboard - Retail
$409.99 - AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket F (1207 FX) DSDC Architecture Processor - Retail
$409.99 - AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket F (1207 FX) DSDC Architecture Processor - Retail
$269.00 ($229.00 after $40.00 Mail-In Rebate) - CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$269.00 ($229.00 after $40.00 Mail-In Rebate) - CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$389.99 - EVGA 512-P2-N571-AR GeForce 7900GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM
$389.99 - EVGA 512-P2-N571-AR GeForce 7900GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM
OR
$649.99 - EVGA 768-P2-N837-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO HDCP Video Card - Retail
$209.99 ($179.99 after $30.00 Mail-in-Rebate) - Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$209.99 ($179.99 after $30.00 Mail-in-Rebate) - Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$139.99 - Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail
$329.99 - ENERMAX Galaxy EGX1000EWL ATX12V/ EPS12V/ BTX 1000W Power Supply 100 - 240 V cUL, UL, TUV, CE, FCC - Retail
$169.99 ($139.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate) Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail
some of the stuff i just picked out randomly. so if anyone has better suggestions for performance vs price, i'd be very thankful to know. i need a computer that can use 3dsm and also play games.