Choosing processor on this cheapo newegg build

Go for a combo with X2 athlon and a 785G mobo. I would go with ddr3 low latency ram as its the same price as 1066 ddr2 ram. I wouldn't get the ddr2 800 just to save a few bucks.

Also I would get a dvd burner for 5 bucks more. And I would look at the Samsung 500 GB drive for $55, a much better buy than that ooollllddd WD 160.

Looks like newegg is out of the samsung currently but you could look elsewhere.

Mobo: 80$
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU: 67$
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Athlon 240 is a bit cheaper than it

Alt CPU: 58$
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: 93$
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


Total after replacing RAM and with Athlon 250 regor: 514$. As for the hard drive, I guess I'll try to look for an alternative, would prefer it from newegg so I can save some money on shipping.

As for DVD burner, I'll think about this:
29$
LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW SATA CD/DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Are those parts fine?

u sure u dont 1t a bigger psu?

boards 2 2 choose

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

cpu 2 choices again
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

and just because the ram is certified for intel doesnt mean it wont work on amd

Is the triple core significantly better?

As for the PSU, I have no idea if the original one I listed is sufficient. There is a slightly higher power one here though, a bit more expensive:
CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

15 bucks is too much to pay for 50watts, stick with the 400, the x3 is not much better, but for $15 u get an entire xtra core, and as i always say, get more cores

Does it use more power from the PSU? I might be pushing the PSU here, so if it does I might just go with the dual-core.

Changed the motherboard since I noticed the memory standard of the previous one is DDR2...
Alright, to review:

Edit: Ugh, I just noticed that the financing for 6 months is 500$ minimum on Newegg. Are there any alternative hard drives that are ~50-55$ than the one I listed below from Amazon?

Mobo: 90$
MSI 785GM-E65 AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU: 67$
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Case: $25
APEX TX-381-C Black Steel Micro ATX Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU: $50
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GPU: $140
XFX HD-575X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: $92
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HDD: $55
Samsung 500 GB SATA II Hard Drive HD502HJ
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SATA-Hard-Drive-HD502HJ/d...

DVD: $19 / 27$
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Total: 538$ I'd like it to be lower, but oh well. Are there any incompatibilities here? GPU may be too big in size to fit in case? Anything else?

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/Power

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Thanks, great site. According to it, it should only need ~260 watts, which is really surprising (I guess ATI's newer cards don't use as much juice as they used to?). The original PSU I put down should be fine then. Hard drive should be sufficient too. Will do another check later just in case something comes up.

Thanks~