About to buy computer parts ASAP!

[inwood07]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP BUDGET RANGE: 500-600$ US

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Running application azureus, itunes, watching movies, other apps

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor keyboard mouse speakers OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, zipzoomfly

PARTS PREFERENCES: budget

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: no

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 2048x1152

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: building for a friend

CASE: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - 60$

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM - 75$

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail -110

PS: BFG Tech LS SERIES LS-550 550W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.8 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ... - Retail -90$

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 - 55

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail - 190$

Video card: ?

total: 580$

 

[stonebattle]

Since gaming is not a major issue, the HD 4830 would seem to fit what you need.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009646
I assume you want to spend more than $20 on a video card.
Otherwize your build looks ok.

 

[inwood07]

yeah i think i will do that

 

[Outlander_04]

if you are not gaming then dont buy a gfx card at all .

Swap the mb to a 790g series and use the onboard gfx

what monitor has that resolution?

 

[inwood07]

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 2048x1152

 

[Outlander_04]

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 2048x1152

what monitor has that resolution?

Its an unusual resolution I havent seen b4

EDIT : just googled it . Seem to be a few of them .