$1000 to build the battle station I'll need to tackle this big project.

[Sprite]

Budget: $1000
Country: USA
Goal: Development of this New Indie Game (C++, HTML, PHP, MySQL, jQuery/JavaScript, Java)
Programs: Audacity, Visual Studio 2010, MineCraft, NetBeans (for the online java applets), Windows 7, notepad++
What This money is going to: A desktop processing unit, monitor, keyboard, speakers

I'm building a game. My lenovo $299 black friday (2010) laptop is dying fast.
I need a companion that will Endure many years into the future. Run fast.

The project I'm working on wont be graphically intensive. I don't think any of the processes will be that intense (it's a 2D game)
The most intense process I'll want this computer to run in MineCraft max rez. (which I don't think is a lot for normal desktops)

I have an old version of the game and I've recently released a "come back" version. to revive old fans and get some more dragged in.
I really DON'T imagine making this some HUGE MEGA GAMING COMPUTER.

So any ideas for what I should go for? I'm a 100% software guy. I know very little about hardware.

[soldier9128]

Well you should defiantely make a desktop and never buy cheap parts from china

[editline]16th December 2011[/editline]

That's my motto for building"never buy from china"

[Zerokateo]

[QUOTE=soldier9128;33745971]Well you should defiantely make a desktop and never buy cheap parts from china

[editline]16th December 2011[/editline]

That's my motto for building"never buy from china"[/QUOTE]

Thats a dumb motto considering the chinese can actually build a good product.

[Chubbs]

[QUOTE=Zerokateo;33746474]Thats a dumb motto considering the chinese can actually build a good product.[/QUOTE]

I think he meant cheap knockoffs from China.