Gaming PC $700-800

[VaultBoy13]

Approximate purchase date: within 2 weeks
Budget Range: $700-800 after rebates
System usage: gaming
Parts not required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred websites: newegg or tigerdirect
Country of origin: US
Parts preference: slight preference for AMD
Overclocking: maybe - mild
SLI or Crossfire: maybe
Monitor resolution: 1680x1050
Additional commends: my first PC build, would prefer it to be fairly quiet

 

[ares1214]

here you go:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.298113

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.314645

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231318

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106339

final price is 808.93, and it will be very good.

 

[redgarl]

Phenom II X4 955
Asus M4A78T-E
4 GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1600
Radeon 5770
Samsung F3 Spinpoint 500GB
OCZ Z 650W 80plus silver certified
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (after market cooler)
Cooler Master HAF 922 (PC case)
Sony Optiarc Black DVD burner

 

[VaultBoy13]

Ares, thanks for the quick response. The power supply that comes with the case, is it good? Or should I pay a little extra for a better one?

 

[VaultBoy13]

Threw this together using redgarl's suggestions. It's a little more than I wanted to pay and I'd still need an OS.
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=17141427

 

[obsidian86]

broken wish list i cant see it

the antec 650 watt psu is a very good psu

 

[ares1214]

yea, the antec is very good, and it is plenty for your system. if you want to shell out an extra 50 however, then get the combo with just the case, and buy a good 550-750 watt psu from ocz, corsair, seasonic, silversone, antec, or pc pc:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015 (i think this is the one in the case)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

all of those are good

 

[VaultBoy13]

I think I'm going to go with ares's build. Since the PSU that comes with the case is good, I'll stick with it.

How is Windows 7 with backwards compatibility? I have a few games that didn't run that well on my current PC like World in Conflict and Company of Heroes and I'm wondering if I need to have a dual-boot with XP as an option.

Thanks for all the help so far.