It was suggested to me in another thread that I look into building a system rather than buying a prebuilt. So, I got to looking and I think I can do it for under $600 but I need advice/help.
Approximate Purchase Date: maybe soon
Budget Range: $600 After Rebates (not including a monitor)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: I'll use this for web, word processing, excel, playing text based sim game and maybe some browser based games, watching MLB.TV and maybe Hulu, etc.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, maybe OS (I have a Win 7 upgrade here that I can maybe use to install the operating system?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I've got some stuff picked out (UPDATED AFTER FEEDBACK IN POST #2)
a. CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500
b. Mobo: ASUS P8H67-M LE LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
c. GPU: On board
d. Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
e. Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G
f. PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
g. Case: COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
h: Optic (CD/DVD/Blu-ray): Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - OEM
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: I don't know what this is
Monitor Resolution: SAMSUNG 2333T High Glossy Black 23" 8ms Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DCR 50,000:1 (CR 4,000:1)
Additional Comments: I would like my machine to be quiet as it can be without paying a ton extra to make it so. I think I have a good start here. I want to have some USB 3.0 along with an HDMI out so I like the looks of the Asus board, assuming it works with this case and the PS works with this case. This would be a total of $557. I need help figuring out if anything here seems wrong/unnecessary. I assume a pre-built could not touch this price w/ these specs?
Approximate Purchase Date: maybe soon
Budget Range: $600 After Rebates (not including a monitor)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: I'll use this for web, word processing, excel, playing text based sim game and maybe some browser based games, watching MLB.TV and maybe Hulu, etc.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, maybe OS (I have a Win 7 upgrade here that I can maybe use to install the operating system?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: I've got some stuff picked out (UPDATED AFTER FEEDBACK IN POST #2)
a. CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500
b. Mobo: ASUS P8H67-M LE LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
c. GPU: On board
d. Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
e. Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G
f. PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
g. Case: COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
h: Optic (CD/DVD/Blu-ray): Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - OEM
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: I don't know what this is
Monitor Resolution: SAMSUNG 2333T High Glossy Black 23" 8ms Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DCR 50,000:1 (CR 4,000:1)
Additional Comments: I would like my machine to be quiet as it can be without paying a ton extra to make it so. I think I have a good start here. I want to have some USB 3.0 along with an HDMI out so I like the looks of the Asus board, assuming it works with this case and the PS works with this case. This would be a total of $557. I need help figuring out if anything here seems wrong/unnecessary. I assume a pre-built could not touch this price w/ these specs?