I have all these saved to text files for easy access... some links may have been changed by the site, but you can still search the product there.
DON'T FORGET, THESE ARE ALL
DESKTOP RECOMMENDATIONS!!!
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LOW BUDGET BUILD
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* CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103774
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4000+ ($67)
* MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131172
ASUS M2A-VM ($65)
* GFX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130287
GeForce 8500GT ($78)
* RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231087
G-Skill 2x1GB DDR2-800 ($60)
* PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817104032
FSP 400w ($42)
TOTAL COST: $322
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MIDDLE BUDGET BUILD
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* CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103774
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4000+ ($67)
* MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 813136017R
DFI CFX3200 M2/G ($100)
* GFX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150228
GeForce 8600GT ($170)
* RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231065
G-Skill 2x1GB DDR2-800 2GBhz ($130)
* PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817341010
OCZ StealthXStream 600w ($85)
TOTAL COST: $552
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THE REST
The above are only the barebones. Processor, motherboard, ram, power supply and video card. For the rest...
SPEAKERS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6836121119
Logitech X-230 2.1 ($40) 2-speaker 1-sub
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6836121126
Logitech X-530 5.1 ($60) 5-speaker 1-sub
CASES
There are other options here... but honestly the case isn't that important and this is the best quality one for cheap.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811147068
Rosewill ATX ($18)
DVD/CD-RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827152075
Sony DVD/CD-RW ($32)
MOUSE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6826104178
Logitech MX518 ($40)
MOUSEPAD
http://www.provantage.com/belkin-f8e089 ... ELA01C.htm
Belkin Black Cloth ($5)
MONITORS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824009100
Acer AL1917abmd 19'' ($170)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824009094
Acer AL2216Wbd 22'' ($220)
SOUND CARD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6829102006
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Xtremegamer ($80 or $50 after m/i rebate)
HARD DRIVES
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136062
Western Digital 160gb 7200rpm 16mb-cache ($60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136055
Western Digital 250gb 7200rpm 16mb-cache ($75)
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If you buy the cheapest of all the misc. items suggestions, one of each, they add up to a total of $415. So recalculating low/mid budget builds...
LOW BUDGET COST: $322 + $415 =
$737
MID BUDGET COST: $552 + $415 =
$967
These are without a doubt the best gaming PCs you can get for those budgets.