Because I'm a dirty liar. I just went back and found a thread I made before I built the computer and I was spending $1400-1500. I must of just told my GF I only spent $1k
That did include Windows 7 for $100 and everything but a monitor though.
Also, @Wires, you requested some MOBO input. I went with the ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155. It had solid reviews before I got it and I've had good experiences so far. At one point in time it actually had the 2nd GFX slot go bad (this
might have been my fault) and they sent me a new one in like 2 days and let me swap it before sending the broken one back, which was AWESOME. So while I can't give much more advice, that type of customer service is highly valued by me. I refuse to ever buy a Gateway product again from bad service, but I love almost anything Dell. So if you value that service, I would see if you can find a sale on the ASUS P8P67.
Last edited by Trikkur; 09-30-2012 at 04:20 AM.