I did a bit of research and this is what I came up with. CPU ($130) AMD FX-4170 Zambezi 4.2GHz (4.3GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4170FRGUBOX RAM ($43) Patriot Signature 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model PSD38G13332H Harddrive ($70) TOSHIBA DT01ACA050 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive GPU ($200) SAPPHIRE 11188-22-20G Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (OC Edition) Monitor ($205) Asus VE248H Black 24" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 10,000,000:1 PSU ($135) CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 Motherboard ($120) ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Disk drive ($20) ASUS 24X DVD Burner Case ($50) Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (three preinstalled fans) OS ($100) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM Total $1073. (Sans the keyboard and mouse, have those). Prices from newegg. I'm looking to play games such as Skyrim heavily modded (higher resolution retextures, smoother meshes, etc.) and retaining a high level (~50+) fps. Will this be enough? Is everything compatible? Should I invest in two video cards?
