CodenameG
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when i picked my parts, i wanted something thats going to last a while, ive been using my AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400+ for the since 2006 and its still working well today, but when i built it i knew that the 939 socket would last a while, and if i needed to upgrade again i could, same with this new build, if i need to upgrade to a 6 core i can, if i wanna toss down $200 on a video card i can, and i can toss in another 4gb of ram without issues.Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1371-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
This is a quick rough build but basically this combined with what you have + an upgrade of the psu would last you atleast 2 years. for $620
BTW this cpu is a beast my friend has it, it's crazy 19.2ghz NOT overclocked![]()
really when builing a PC, set your budget, and build, try to plan for the future if you dont have the budget you need, and do what you can with what you have, if you already have a monitor, then you dont need to buy one, if you have a 500gb harddrive in the PC your replacing, you can use that, but as far as peripherals and harddrives DVD drives. i wouldnt move much else over.
sorry i know it can all seem confusing.
i recommended you give this a read. Build the Best Gaming PC for Any Budget - How To by ExtremeTech