500$ GAMING RIG. INPUT WANTED

[kayadavidrawr]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: this week BUDGET RANGE: 500-550$

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: moderate gaming (cod4,TF2) photoshop, multitasking, web browsing, school work,media

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard,mouse,monitor,OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg,mwave,tigerdirect whatever has the cheapest price really

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel CPU

OVERCLOCKING: maybe,i know the basics but never done it before SLI OR CROSSFIRE:no dont really need it for my purpose

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680 x 1050 (whatever highest resolution i can do basically)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: quiet and fast is all crave now i have an old antec sp400 400W PSU from a previous build that i would really like to reuse (save all the money i can), do you guys think i can get away with 400 W if i only plan on adding 2 HDD and a optical drive to this build

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Intel Dual Core E8400 168$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

Gigabyte P43 Intel Mobo 80$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380

G.Skill Cas 4 4GB 2x2 RAM 65$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209

RAIDMAX Hurricane ATX 30$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156237

Sunbeam Core Contact 25$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004

Radeon HD 4850 512MB 110$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161259

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V 50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017

 

[godless]

cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674

mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131324

hd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433

keep the rest

 

[godless]

or get this processor, and save 90 dollars
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680

there is a chance that you will be able to unlock the other two cores and have a quad core that can overclock to 3.8ghz.

 

[fullmetall]

Could get the x3 720 cpu instead and a 770atx asus or gigabyte

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.254081
combo.

Also, switching the raidmax to the antec 300.

Reason for the change is The low end Intel chips have been phased out, or should I say ( the LGA socket 775 ) has it there end point in cpu's.

AM3 low end is your best bet.

 

[kayadavidrawr]

edited build list

AMD PHENOM II X3 125$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

Antec 300 Case 55$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 65$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376

G. Skill 4GB Cas 4 2x2 65$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

Sunbeam Core Contact 25$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835207004

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V 50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341017

Radeon HD 4850 512MB 110$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161259

do you guys think the antec 300 is suffecient rather than the antec illusion? i think the 120mm + 120 mm and 140mm fan in there is suffecient

 

[dndhatcher]

Has anyone used that raidmax case? I cant find a real review and it looks to have good airflow for a really low price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156237

The antec 300 only comes with 2 fans, the top and back. I would buy at least one 120mm fan for the front to keep the HDD cool and push air to the GPU if you dont go with the illusion. You dont have to get antec fans, these $5 Rosewills should work.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200048
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200049
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200050

 

[fullmetall]

The antec 300 is a really good case for these kind of builds.

If your really wanting to get another fan, the Thermaltake A1926 is a nice and quiet 120mm fan.