I have a 17" monitor that I run at 1024x768 and I'm not sure I even need to upgrade it. It doesn't have a DVI interface though I can probably find a converter for cheap. I don't see a huge need for some crazy 21" monitor when this one has played games like Doom 3 and WoW fine. I will be running Windows XP. I'd like to play games like Oblivion, Bioshock, and Age of Conan and Starcraft2 when they comes out.
Budget is $700-$800. I'm not sure about overclocking but am not against it and think it may even be fun if it won't lower the lifespan of my computer much. A friend is getting me a legal copy of Windows XP Pro so don't need to buy that. I'm thinking a 1950xt vid card would do fine although I'd go with an 8800GTS 320MB if the price would ever go down. 2GB of RAM and a 320GB HD should suffice. I don't need a fancy case or any extras. Do the power supplies that come with cases just not do the job? cause most of the builds I see have a different PSU. I don't even plan on burning CD/DVDs. I'd like the system to be good enough for games for the next few years and don't mind lowering settings rather than all max to keep framerates up. I'd have my current system for 6 years!
I hope to get all items from newegg.com in one shipment rather than messing with parts from all over.
Budget is $700-$800. I'm not sure about overclocking but am not against it and think it may even be fun if it won't lower the lifespan of my computer much. A friend is getting me a legal copy of Windows XP Pro so don't need to buy that. I'm thinking a 1950xt vid card would do fine although I'd go with an 8800GTS 320MB if the price would ever go down. 2GB of RAM and a 320GB HD should suffice. I don't need a fancy case or any extras. Do the power supplies that come with cases just not do the job? cause most of the builds I see have a different PSU. I don't even plan on burning CD/DVDs. I'd like the system to be good enough for games for the next few years and don't mind lowering settings rather than all max to keep framerates up. I'd have my current system for 6 years!
I hope to get all items from newegg.com in one shipment rather than messing with parts from all over.