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hey im planning to build my first gaming pc on a budget. i was just hoping to get some feedback on my spec
cpu e7400
motherboard p5q- pro
ram i dont know which one to get my price is about 100ish any suggestions are welcome, probably start with 2gb
graphic card hd 4770
power supply Cooler Master extreme 650
hard drive WD Caviar Black 500gb

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within the next 3 weeks BUDGET RANGE: 600-700ish

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the net, watching movies, general use

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse monitor,

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: not buying from web COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: australia

PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type

cpu e7400
motherboard p5q- pro
ram i dont know which one to get my price is about 100ish any suggestions are welcome, probably start with 2gb
graphic card hd 4770
power supply Cooler Master extreme 650
hard drive WD Caviar Black 500gb
OVERCLOCKING: no SLI OR CROSSFIRE: yes but later

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: since im a student i get discount on window 7 pro not sure if i should go 64bit or stay on 32bit and i know it is last gen but im think of a computer that is around that price but when i get more money i can expand to it such as get more ram, sec gpu and some other stuff
any comment are welcome

thanks in advance

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I don't know what your local prices are, especially since you're buying not buying online, but try something like this (I'm providing newegg links just so you can read some of the specs). Allowing for future crossfire is kind of putting a squeeze on, but here it goes. It comes to about $625 USD and there's certainly room for upgrading (720, 5770) but I assume your not going to be getting the parts at the newegg prices.

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

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128398

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227478

ASUS EAH5750/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

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

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151192

Definitely get 64 bit 7.

Message edited by jbakerlent on 11-01-2009 at 11:17:28 AM

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thank you very much
what the 720 for the upgrade and soon ill be doing some price hunting
thanks again

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