Design me a Computer (Please :) )

[TinCow]

Do you want a new case? Do you have any parts that can be recycled, most notably PSU, HDDs, and DVD drives? If PSU can be recycled, please give the wattage of the current one, also does it have SATA connectors? If HDDs and DVD drives can be recycled, are they IDE or SATA?

Please also state whether you'd prefer to have a balanced machine or to go budget in a few areas to make a few others stronger. $1k for a full build is doable, but corners will have to be cut here and there. I would personally recommend a good upgradable mobo, GPU, and monitor, with budget CPU and the rest. Better CPU can be had a decent price in a year or two to keep it up to snuff. Then again, the upgrade-capable mobo is also pointless if you will never buy a new CPU, so also state whether you will realistically spend more money on this machine over the next 2 years.