First build, for college. $600 with OS and Keyboard/mouse

[linkidaman]

Case- Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower- $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144

PS- Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 Modular Active PFC Power Supply-$59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

CPU- AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor-$56.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103688

MOBO-GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard-$79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128394

Memory- AllComponents 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)- $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820159021

GPU-SAPPHIRE 100287L Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16-$94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102870

HD-Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJS 160GB-$39.49
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075

OS- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM-$99.99

Keyboard/Mouse Combo-Rosewill RK-800G Black 104 Normal Keys PS/2 Wired Gaming Keyboard-$19.99



Any tips would be greatly appreciated, I would love for my first build to go smoothly.

 

[linkidaman]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: In 2-3 Months possibly

BUDGET RANGE: <1000

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Internet, Gaming, Music

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, unless there is a really good deal

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: None

OVERCLOCKING: No Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: N/A

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: For college

 

[silvergo]

FOr some reason even though there the same i like this one better =p
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150466&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL052110&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL052110-_-EMC-052110-Index-_-VideoCards-_-14150466-LM2C
YOu ever gonna upgrade ? cuz your RAM dd2 is gonna be outdated, update the mobo and Ram?
MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128431 $80
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227346 $100

i would try to spend a lil more on the Harddrive 160 is kinda small but if its good for you go for it. But yea everything else looks

what games are you playing? i dont know much about processors(i5 750 users) at X2, any AMD dual core users help on this one?

 

[silvergo]

o yea your keyboard maybe check this one out?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823334002&cm_re=gigabyte_keyboard-_-23-334-002-_-Product
looks nice i dont have it but the review are great. reminds me of the more expensive G11 logitech which i have.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2025226
check out the LX3 Mouse, use the codes(logi_lx3_51410 and fatwallet_free410 ) to make it around 10 bucks shipped!!!!this combo is better than any rosswell w/e its called lol

 

[batuchka]

$594 AR