I'm on a rather strict budget ..$460. With Mass Effect coming to PC I need to build something that can run it (not on max just run it smooth). I can use the hard drive in the computer I'm using now along with the CD drive. I have a monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc. I'm not sure about the case ..it's an emachine so I thought I'd just buy a new one.
Now I do plan on upgrading when I have more money, so I'm looking to build something that will run the games, but still looking at details like sli for future upgrades. And before you say anything I like AMD rather than intel and if I had more money I'd get a phenom.
With all that said, here's a list I put together. The video card will be changed in the future (probably 2 8800) but looking at the specs of bioshock and ME it should do fine for now. Let me know what you think.
Asus M2N-SLI Motherboard: Asus M2N-SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 560 SLI, Socket AM2AM2+, ATX, Audio, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, SPDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID at TigerDirect.com
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ CPU 2.40GHz: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Processor ADO4600DOBOX - 2.40GHz, 1MB Cache, 1000MHz (2000 MTs) FSB, Brisbane, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket AM2, Processor with Fan at TigerDirect.com
XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX: XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Video Card - 256MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card PVT84JUDD3 at TigerDirect.com
OCZ SLI-Ready Edition Dual Chan 2048MB DDR2: OCZ SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) OCZ2N800SR2GK at TigerDirect.com
Cooler Master Case ATX-Mid: Cooler Master Centurion 5 - Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports CAC-T05-UW at TigerDirect.com
Also, like I said, this will be my first build. I dont think I'll have a problem once I figure out how to put the motherboard on. Any suggestions? They're much appreciated.