OP, whichever way you Go, If you DO go with cList or eBay. Please take your time, and DO NOT buy before your ready. Check the Monitor, or whatever out, and don't be shy to tell the seller your NOT interested. Some good deals CAN e had, although on the other hand MANY terrible ones are waiting as well. If you lived near Me, I'd gladly donate an old Dell CRT, which is in Decent shape. Are you near Massachusetts?
BTW,,,,Deja vu anyone?lol
Wisconsin, so not really. As for building a balanced machine, I already have a laptop for the boring school work and whatnot, so I'm really only interested in being able to run good graphics and high frame rate, without overheating or sounding like a jet turbine. Thanks everyone for your feedback!