Bob, I build my own computers and might suggest you do the same. I paid close to 1k for all my parts. 2.4 ghz Core 2 QUAD. 4 Gigs Ram. NVidia Geforce 9600GT. Western Digital Raptor 250GB HD @ 10,000 RPM.( I dont really need a lot of HD space for gaming) P5N-E mobo which you can Sli 2 vid cards...