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My 7 year old desktop has finally bitten the dust, so its time to get something new
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the week
BUDGET RANGE: US $700-800 (Lower the better
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Surfing the web, maybe watch movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
PARTS PREFERENCES: Im leaning more toward AMD right now
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe down the road
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050 LG L227WTG-PF Black 22" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'd like to keep it reasonably quiet 
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CPU:
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103649
Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128378
Case:
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042
HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284
Video Card
EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130434
Total $608.92
I havent picked out a PSU or Memory yet so any advice would be appreciated
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