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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week

BUDGET RANGE: $900-$1100

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (TF2, WoW), movies, photoshop

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS, keyboard, mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: No really important preferences, 22" LCD

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680 x 1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Keep the blue LEDs down, please

Here are the parts I am considering:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103471

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128387

Video card: SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102824

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231166

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119152

PSU: SeaSonic M12II SS-500GM 500W ATX12V 2.2 /EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817151056

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

Monitor: Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824254035

CD/DVD: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136152

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Not much i can add to that. Although its not exactly what i would get, your choices can easily be justified. Regardless, it is barely different from what i would get. You're good to go, in my opinion at least.

Reply to kevin1212

Might need another PSU if you're planning to crossfire later, and I believe a couple of people suggested Caviar black instead for the HDD in other posts. Other than that I think you're good to go.

Reply to dragoon190

If you wanted to really squeeze some more performance out of that machine, you could go with two 4770's and simply dominate 1680X1050 resolution.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161279

------------------------------ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz (stock voltage) - Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Cooler - OCZ Reaper X DDR2 800 (4X2 gigs) - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L - Sapphire Radeon 4850 - VelociRaptor 1500HLFS - WD 640AAKS - Samsung 2433BW - Sony Bravia 40" 1080P
Reply to Oakley707

+1 on two 4770
they are better and not power hungry

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