1. What YOUR PC will be used for: This will be in our family room and hooked up to a 58 inch plasma TV. I would love to get a video card that has the HDMI interface, but that may be asking for too much
2. What YOUR budget is: $400-$550
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from: USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference: I haven't been keeping up enough these days to be a fan of anything. I always loved Abit, but don't really care
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are: I have a brand new Ultra case still sitting in the box. I don't know if it comes with a PSU, but I would probably scrap the PSU anyway.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads: No
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds: Default speeds
8. WHEN do you plan to build it? April 2009
9: Other considerations: The build can be obsolete. In other words, I don't need a cutting edge processor. I currently have a pc with a socket 478 2.4 Ghz processor and a 6600GT video card. I can still play a lot of games, but the games are starting to require specs that I don't have (3.0 Ghz processor and 6800GT or better). As long as I can get something that will play the latest games for the next 2 years, I will be happy. Also, I don't need to be able to play games at the highest quality. Medium video quality would be nice to have. I also want to eventually add a blueray player. A motherboard would firewire would be nice, but not absolutely necessary.
Is this completely out of the question on my budget?
**Edit** I stumbled across this place on a separate unrelated matter. They do pickup and they are 6 miles down the road from me. Perhaps there is a kit you could recommend from what they have there as opposed to Newegg if it will help in terms of cost savings
PC Parts Unlimited
2. What YOUR budget is: $400-$550
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from: USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference: I haven't been keeping up enough these days to be a fan of anything. I always loved Abit, but don't really care
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are: I have a brand new Ultra case still sitting in the box. I don't know if it comes with a PSU, but I would probably scrap the PSU anyway.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads: No
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds: Default speeds
8. WHEN do you plan to build it? April 2009
9: Other considerations: The build can be obsolete. In other words, I don't need a cutting edge processor. I currently have a pc with a socket 478 2.4 Ghz processor and a 6600GT video card. I can still play a lot of games, but the games are starting to require specs that I don't have (3.0 Ghz processor and 6800GT or better). As long as I can get something that will play the latest games for the next 2 years, I will be happy. Also, I don't need to be able to play games at the highest quality. Medium video quality would be nice to have. I also want to eventually add a blueray player. A motherboard would firewire would be nice, but not absolutely necessary.
Is this completely out of the question on my budget?
**Edit** I stumbled across this place on a separate unrelated matter. They do pickup and they are 6 miles down the road from me. Perhaps there is a kit you could recommend from what they have there as opposed to Newegg if it will help in terms of cost savings
PC Parts Unlimited
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