Assassinator Wrote:quad core, 8800gtx, 4gb ram... That will cost u an absolute fortune.

I'm guessing those cost alot more where you live then.  The 8800GTX is expensive here, but that's why I first suggested the 8800GTS, that 320MB factory OC'ed one is only just over $300 CDN.  The Q6600 is as much as the E6600 was a few months ago because Intel just had a big price drop.  And 4GB of RAM is a bit expensive here, but those 2GB kits I mentioned are around $100-$150.

diego_429 didn't say what his budget was so I thought I would mention the high-end stuff too, because I normally spend $3000-$3500 when I get a new computer.

I looked on the site where I get computer stuff from and put together a list of what I would consider a decent mid-high end DirectX 10 gaming system (prices are in Canadian dollars).

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - $339.99
RAM: OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB - $109.99
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 - $93.83
VGA: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS 576MHZ 320MB 1.7GHZ - $336.30  (I'd probably get the 640MB if I had the extra cash)
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64BIT DVD OEM  - $227.11
Main: ASUS P5KC - $170.20
SND: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer - $109.60 (I'd personally get the Auzentech Prelude if I could fit it in the budget)
PSU: Silverstone Zeus ST65ZF 650W - $139.99
Case: Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BWS - $107.18
DVD: LG GSA-H55N Black - $39.09 X 2 = $78.18

Total:  $1,712.37 CAD ($73,635.60 PHP) ($1,898.50 AUD)

A few of those are personal preference, like I wouldn't want anything other than Vista Ultimate if I was moving to Vista.  Also not everyone would care about having a separate sound card, and could cut back with a cheaper case.  Overall though that would be a pretty decent system, and with some extra cooling you could OC it fairly well too.

(This post was last modified: 08/08/2007 06:28 PM by Peacefully Disturbed.)