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BUDGET RANGE: 400-500 USD. I'm not sure how to do rebates so...

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (MW2 CSS FPS) Editing (Cinema 4d Sony vegas After Effects)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, CPU, OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, tigerdirect

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: 5770 and a well ventilated case

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I originally wanted ddr3 and ddr3 motherboard but right now since my budget went down ddr2>ddr3 if it's cheaper and you wont notice a difference.
I will go ddr3 if it's the same price as ddr2 setup


I need some heavy combos for the setup below.

What I was gonna buy but too expensive now:
My Build so Far:
MOBO : GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-UD3LR LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GPU: XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM
CASE : Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
 
Well you have a good selection of parts IMO...

Some changes with combos...

Mobo - Check these out -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131639
ASRock boards are also fine these days...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157174

RAM - This would suffice IMO...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253

Combo of the HDD + PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.466067

CASE - Same( Dont forget to use the $5 coupon..

Video card -
Saphire HD 5770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

Total - ~$462 without including rebates...(And why not browse through the net to learn how to apply for rebates??)
 

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How is this so far?
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Total $561.04
 

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How good are those boards for Q9550? Heard they are great for dual cores.