Need new Computer $400~ Semi-Gaming

I need help building a computer that's roughly going to be around $400 and a little more if necessary.

If possible I would want everything to come form newegg.com

I need everything except for ram. This computer will be mostly for gaming but a amazing expensive graphics card is not needed.

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Today or tomorrow
BUDGET RANGE: 400-500 with shipping

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and school work. (lineage, Aion, WoW)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Ram, I already have the one I listed.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD, Nvida.

OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, in the future.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024, uh dono about this one.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Already Have OS.
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SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151187

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119068

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128394

EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130395

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139008

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145215

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103773

Alright this is what I got so far. Do all of these go together and which ones could be improved?

Message edited by JustKS on 08-18-2009 at 10:41:06 PM

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Sorry about that, I think I got everything filled out correctly now.

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Your build uses several past generation parts. I would recommend something like this instead:

AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103649

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128392

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227298

XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150337

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] f3%20500gb

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341016

Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129070

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151188

You'll appreciate the the better GPU in particular. This totals about $550 but if that's over your budget, changes can be made.

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jbakerlent wrote :

Your build uses several past generation parts. I would recommend something like this instead:

AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103649

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128392

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227298

XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150337

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] f3%20500gb

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341016

Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129070

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151188

You'll appreciate the the better GPU in particular. This totals about $550 but if that's over your budget, changes can be made.

I don't need RAM, and is it 550 with shipping? And is there any chance we can get Nvidia. I don't have a legitimate reason for not liking Radeon but I rather get Nvida.

Reply to JustKS

No 550 w/o shipping.

Here's a good NVidia card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150361

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Alright it came out to be $571.08 with shipping. Anything We can make lower to make it closer to 450~ The video card doesn't need to be anything Amazing, just running the games smoothly and having it look good is fine for me.

Reply to JustKS

ATI would save you money without sacrificing performance, otherwise you could sacrifice performance and go with the 250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127421

Also, if you aren't going to multitask, a dual core 545 will not hurt the gaming performance too much.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103694

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You cant use that board with DDR2 ram, you need to get this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128376

This card is close in performance to the 4850 and should be able to play everything on high while lowering the price quite a bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150357

Reply to hunter315

jbakerlent wrote :

No 550 w/o shipping.

Here's a good NVidia card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150361

jbakerlent wrote :

ATI would save you money without sacrificing performance, otherwise you could sacrifice performance and go with the 250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127421

Also, if you aren't going to multitask, a dual core 545 will not hurt the gaming performance too much.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103694

Alright I guess I'll go with Radeon. Is there a cheaper one than this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150337

Reply to JustKS

Nope, looks like you got the cheapest one. Also, hunter is correct about the RAM, you could go with the board he suggested and keep the RAM or go with the RAM I suggested and not use the old RAM.

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SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151188

Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129070

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152181

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128376

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Retail AMD Phenom II X2 545
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341016

Callisto 3.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103694

XFX HD-485X-YDFC 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 [...] 6814150337

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5 - Retail
1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145215

Alright this is what I got so far, does it look good? Does it look compatible with everything? Anyone else have some suggestions?

Reply to JustKS

one question what kinda gaming do you do an what resolution

Message edited by obsidian86 on 08-18-2009 at 11:13:09 PM

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Lately been playing lineage II and plan on playing Aion when it comes out. Res is at 1280x1024. I am fine with playing the games in lower res and in medium~ graphics settings.

Reply to JustKS

thats not too demanding if you gonna play at 1680x1050 then a 4850 would be reasonable you can go for a 4670 or drop it all together an get a 785g board wich has 4200 graphics chip in

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obsidian86 wrote :

thats not too demanding if you gonna play at 1680x1050 then a 4850 would be reasonable you can go for a 4670 or drop it all together an get a 785g board wich has 4200 graphics chip in

Can you give me link and make sure it fits with everything else. Thanks!

Message edited by JustKS on 08-18-2009 at 11:22:20 PM

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The 785G would NOT be able to handle it, the AMD IGPs are decent at 1024x768 but 1280x1024 is alot more stressful and it wouldnt be able to maintain playable frame rates at medium or high detail level no matter how not demanding the game is. It cant even give 30 FPS in L4D at medium settings at that resolution.

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Well here a link to a 4670 but I wouldn't use onboard 4200, 3300 is better and discrete is far better.

SAPPHIRE 100255HDMI Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102820

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I guess I'll go with that I have. With

XFX HD-485X-YDFC 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 [...] 6814150337

how well would I be able to play Aion?

Reply to JustKS

Very well at that resolution.

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Reply to jbakerlent

Alright, I'll Probably buy everything in a couple hours. Thanks for you help. =)

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SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151188

Antec Two Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129070

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152181

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128376

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Retail AMD Phenom II X2 545
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341016

Callisto 3.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103694

XFX HD-485X-YDFC 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 [...] 6814150337

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5 - Retail
1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145215

Message edited by JustKS on 08-18-2009 at 11:36:59 PM

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you will max out aion http://www.yougamers.com/gameometer/10344/

Reply to obsidian86

Uh I just noticed this.

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128376

AMD Phenom II X2 545 Callisto 3.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103694

do they not fit together? If they don't anyone want to give me some suggestions?

Reply to JustKS

Yes they do, AM3 processors can use AM2+ boards but not vice versa. It may require a bios update.

Reply to hunter315

Every one mentioned a 4670 and a 4850, why not a sapphire 4770.... Less on pay and just as good as a 4850..

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Reply to fullmetall

Because the sapphire one costs the same as the 4850, but the xfx 4850 has a cooler to exhaust the heat, a double lifetime warranty, and runs slightly faster, it uses slightly more power but with no price difference it still has a lot going for it.

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