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Approximate Purchase Date: Within a week or 2

Budget Range: Cheap 400-500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: School, games(SC2, WoW)

Parts Not Required: Have an old Centurion 5 cooler master case I should be able to reuse(?), do not need any other peripherals

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Do not have any preference I just wanna be as frugal as possible.

Country of Origin: US

Parts Preferences: No

Overclocking: If possible and cost no extra

SLI or Crossfire: no preference

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200


Additional Comments: I have always played all my games on low settings with my current setup with no lag or major FPS problems, But my computer is a few years old now and I would like to be able to build one that I can bump the settings up a little on. I am looking to spend as little as possible but still have a computer that will last me 2-3 years. Will be buying windows 7 pro through student discount.

This is what i was able to come up with newegg.com. Is there anything I'm missing or Is there anything that can be upgraded without a major jump in price? Also are there any combos that you guys have seen i might have missed? Will this processor come with a good enough heatsink/fan if I don't OC?


SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

SAPPHIRE 100254HDMI Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 $52 ($15mir)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) $56
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor HDX925WFGIBOX $160 Combo with Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...


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I have read the dangers on using an inferior power supply but using this combo to swap out the PSU and HD i could save $40 including the mir and get 140g more storage, thoughts?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...

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Found a cheaper PSU that seems to have higher rating on the guide so trimmed a little more money =)
OCZ StealthXstream II OCZ600SXS2 600W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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Thanks for the advice on the HDDs

And do you know is the processor going to come with a HS/fan good enough if i don't OC?

Accually had the RAM in my cart then it sold out =(. Im looking at this now only $2 more then what you suggested
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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