Originally Posted by
Little Monster
you want to buy one preassembled or are you willing to build one yourself?
look for:
z68 series mobo (ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte Asrock) = $150 (+/- $25 to $50)
i5 2500k = $210
560 ti (Gigabyte, ASUS, MSI, EVGA) = $250
TX650w PSU (by Corsair) = $100
HAF 912 for a case = $60
some name brand for you optical = $25
8gbs of ram @ 1333 or 1600 MHz (G.Skills, Kingstong) = $50
500gbs or so for HD (Stick with Caviar Black imo and sadly, HDD are horridly overpriced atm) = $180
Aftermarket cpu fan/heatsink = $25 (optional)
Total 1050 (+/- $25 to $50).