text: 3-5 thousand for the best money can buy 2-3 for a good one . id say 3 thousand is a good amount. \n\nsuggestions\nAMD FX-60\n2GB ram\n160 10,000rpm HD\nduel Nvidia Geforce GeForce 7950 GX2\n500-1000 watt power supply \nhighend cooling system\nA8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard\nDVD-RW drive\nAGIA PHYS-X card\nCreative X-fi sound card\na 19" LCD moniter \n\nbest possible configuration for gaming availible