hi, i'm looking to build a computer for about ~700 dollars. maybe some light gaming and little multitasking. this will be my first attempt at building a pc so i dont want to do any overclocking.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811146025
OS:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025
CPU:thinking an amd x2 5000
GPU: 8600gt maybe?
MOBO: need something compatable
HDD: 200 gig ish?
Optical Drive:
PSU: included i think
sorry im very newb!!! but i wanna try building a comptuer
i'll be purchasing everything from newegg.
any help is appreciated thanks!

oh and what does OEM mean?

Ok do you have a monitor...if yes, then:

CPU: Intel E8400: $190

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L : $85

RAM: 2GB DDR2 800 Crucial Ballastix : $30

GPU: 8800GT 512mb: $160

Hard Drive: 500GB Seagate 7200.11 : $85

DVD RW: SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD burner: $34

PSU: Corsair 550VX : $70

Total: $655

That's a lot of firepower and you still save $50 from your budget.

much thanks

you should really consider the overclocking thing. It's almost wrong to not overclock an intel processor.

I think OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. for a CPU it basically means it doesn't come with a Heatsink/Fan for procs. Also, for windows OS, OEM versions give some extra restrictions you wouldn't encounter with a full version.

Oem means the item comes in a plain wrapper and usually has a shorter warranty. You don't save much, so I usually get the item boxed. For cpus, you get a 3 year warranty instead of the usual 30 days; for motherboards, 1-3 year warranty instead of 30-90 days. Intel and amd won't even bother processing any warranty claims for oem, so always get the retail boxed cpu, just for the warranty, whenever possible.

mihirkula's choices are good.

Go with 4GB of RAM if you can.
DVD-RW: go with Samsung SH-203B or N.