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Well i'm trying to save money but i would like to get one of those metioned maybe even a quad. but that is the cheapest i've seen the e8400. And i won't be buying the graphics card right away, it'll be a few months at least.
 

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Um.. I'm not sure I understand. You wont be getting the vidoe card right away... If you are not buying any of these components right away, then this pricing exersize means nothing, if you don't get a graphics card with the rest of the system, then you won't have a complete system (unless you already have a card that you plan to use for now). Whats the deal here?
 

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Yeah i have a XFX 7200 i'm going to use for the time being. Then when i get some extra money the 260 will be bought.
 
If this is a gaming computer you really need to upgrade to an E8400. Games are really affected by the extra cache.

I'd also upgrade to a 640GB HD.

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218 $69.99

or

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $84.99

You could go with the Antec 900 to save some money for a CPU upgrade. The E5200 is a nice budget chip, but the E8400 is quite a bit better for gaming.

If that RAM is still out of stock when you go to make your purchase you could go with this kit:

G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209 $49.99
 

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Ok i'll take that into consideration, and i'll try to see if i a open my budget a little more and get a e8400 for this. Anymore suggestions?
 
The Nvidia chipset's aren't the most reliable chipsets around. You might want to consider a P45 chipset motherboard and a 4870 1GB GPU. It will save you some money without sacrificing much.

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-13-128-358-_-Homepage&guid=28e23a828ae049b990b0a9ec48cbc426 $136.99 - $20.00 MIR

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801 $239.99 - $15.00 MIR

That GPU is very popular. It keeps going in and out of stock multiple times per day.
 

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Thanks, I orginally was planning on going with that motherboard/GPU combo but i heard really good from the GTX260 but if your saying it's not reliable, i'll switch back.