Rate my first gaming pc budget build

[timmehxd]

hi everyone i was wondering what you guys thought of this build. i know i'm missing a few items but i just want to know if this was a good build for under $700. I'm also unsure if all items are compatible with eachother. If you have any advice on how to improve this build, please let me know.

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $69.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$54.99

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - $99.99

Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 Modular Active PFC Power Supply - $59.99

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV4GX3M2A1333C9
$84.99

Gigabtye 1GB 5770 + X4 955 - $302.98

Total - $696 after shipping

Free game is also included. ("Blacklight: Tango Down")

 

[yesitsmario]

You might be interested in these combos

Antec 300 + gskill ripjaw ram

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.469343

Amd Phenom 955 + ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.480466

dvd burner + Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.470066

spinpoint f3 1TB is only $60 right now

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

Total: $488

 

[timmehxd]

cool thanks for the list of combos. one thing though, my x4 955 and my 5770 is a combo. is it worth it changing this combo to the one you have with the mobo?

 

[yesitsmario]

cool thanks for the list of combos. one thing though, my x4 955 and my 5770 is a combo. is it worth it changing this combo to the one you have with the mobo?

Just add the card seperate

This one is $150 after $20 mail in rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125327

 

[timmehxd]

ok so instead of the dvd+ power supply combo i went with the power supply + 5770. i'll just reuse the dvd burner from my old pc. Total came to $602 after MIR and shipping. There aren't any compatibility issues are there?

Thanks for the help mario

 

[yesitsmario]

ok so instead of the dvd+ power supply combo i went with the power supply + 5770. i'll just reuse the dvd burner from my old pc. Total came to $602 after MIR and shipping. There aren't any compatibility issues are there?

Thanks for the help mario

Nope, everything is compatible. if your DVD burner requires an IDE connection, it might be worth spending $20 on a new sata dvd burner, for cable management/better airflow sake, it's up to you.

 

[yesitsmario]

1 quick thing, you should get the latest bios for your motherboard from the asus site. Also, your motherboard might read the ram you got at 1333 mhz instead of 1600 mhz. You're going to have to manually set the timings in bios. This thread should help you out on that if you need it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274783-30-skill-memeory-running-1600