Desktop Advice

I need help building a desktop, preferably a powerful pre-made model so I get it fast.

I'm looking for a desktop for 900 dollars or less, I'm looking for a minimum of a i7 core proccesor, 6 GB DDR3 RAM, and a fairly good video card.

This computer will be for video editing, HD video editing, some gaming, and surfing the web fast.

I would like this desktop to handle all the video games thrown at it, ranging from the latest CoD4, MW2, stuff like that.

Although I DO not want a tricked out video card that will play Crysis on high with ease, I don't plan on playing on such an intense level. A basic video card, cheap, and very effective so it can handle the most basic of things.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

I don't think you can do under $900...
I suggest you go for corei5 750 with 4 GB RAM instead. Here is my $900 gaming machine.

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64bit OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116677.

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019

LITE-ON DVD Writer - Bulk - Black SATA Model iHAS224-06 LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106333

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150436

ASRock P55 Extreme LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157172

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS34G1600ELK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220371

The i7 core CPU is expensive. You need to either increase your budget or down grade the processor. Try the AMD Phenom II X4.

Necrodox said:

I actually found a store locally, Microcenter and they have the new i7's, and alot of stuff much cheaper than newegg.

If anyone has any recommendations as far as cases go I'm all ears.

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If you can get it cheap at microcenter, follow my previous list, get core i7 860.

Or get core i7 920

with cheap X58 mobo and 3 x 2GB RAM

pctech said:

The i7 core CPU is expensive. You need to either increase your budget or down grade the processor. Try the AMD Phenom II X4.

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or i5 750, which beats Phenom II X4 anyway