Sub $800 Mild Gaming System

[cbnz]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Middle of June 2009
BUDGET RANGE: Less than $800
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS
REFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
OVERCLOCKING: No
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Mostly for WoW, CSS, and mild .rar encoding

Parts: Newegg.com wish list

One by one:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

Rosewill RG530-2 530W 80Plus Certified, ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready, Active-PFC Power Supply, UL,FCC,CE,TUV,ROHS - Retail

SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

AMD Phenom 9650 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor Model HD9650WCGHBOX - Retail

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail

Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail


Thanks for your time and response, much appreciated.

 

[Outlander_04]

You have some very good choices and a few that arent so good .

Your processor is a phenom 1 . These are not good chips . Ok for most uses but for that money you can do better . A triple core Phenom 2 is much more powerful
Your hard drive is quite slow . Its design is a few years old now .
The power supply is too budget a brand to be good at supply smooth consistent power .

MB , case, monitor , ram ,dvd are good $347

CPU AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz $139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

power supply CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003

hard drive Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074

So far thats $601 . Its a fair bit faster than your original build both at loading programs and running games .
I would spend a bit more on a 4850 gfx card rather than the 4830 , but the 4830 will also be fine . I think the difference is $10 or so .

Have a look at frostytech
http://www.frostytech.com/
and see what they say about cpu coolers .

You can also download the next version of windows for free . It expires in march next year and you have to reinstall but for a new build it can be a good choice . Only download direct from microsoft .

 

[cbnz]

Thank you very much for the response, I changed the hd and power supply, and added the phenom II x3 710 since neither did newegg or tigerdirect had them. I might wait a week or so to see if the have the 720s available.

 

[gkay09]

+1 for Outlander_04's suggestions...
And as you wont be overclocking, there is no need to buy an aftermarket CPU cooler...The stock cooking is suffice and that case with 3+ fans will provide very good airflow to the components...
Instead spend that cash on the graphics card...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161259