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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L Micro ATX Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128078

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 SDRAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231122

SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102770

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

Antec Earthwatts EA500 500w PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=EA500

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dude dont get that mobo. its no good for gaming. this is a little more expensive but its better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128337
every thing else is great.

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ilovebarny wrote :

dude dont get that mobo. its no good for gaming. this is a little more expensive but its better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128337
every thing else is great.



I wouldn't get the motherboard posted in the above post as it's a generation behind. The P43/P45 chipset is the current one:

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128347 $86.99 (Only $2 more than the P35 chipset board)

or

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128345 $104.99 - $15 MIR (Only $5 more than the P35 board after MIR)

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shortstuff_mt: whoops i didnt realize i got the p35 board. i meant to get the p45 like you posted, its defiantly much better.

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