[quote]I would recommend putting a decent amount into the motherboard, but spending more than $150 is really unnecessary. The processor you have is fine, and get a Seasonic PSU, but don't blow all of your budget on those three parts. You could probably get a $300-400 GPU if you budget everything good. RAM will cost you no more than $40, and a hard drive should be no more than $100. If you want a DVD drive, those are only like, $15. I'd recommend a CPU cooler too. You don't need one, but they'll be beneficial.[/quote] the reason i want to spend that amount of money on the motherboard is that i want it to stay decent for maybe 2 years. if you want to and have the time you could give me a list of what parts you think would complement the parts i already have mentioned. however i wont reaspond for a couple of hours its getting late soo thanks for the help. Will read what you think tomorrow