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Approximate Purchase Date: sometime in the next 2 weeks

Budget Range: ~850

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Casual gaming and household use

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg seems to have some of the best deals so far

Country of Origin: US

Parts Preferences: No Preference

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 20" Monitor, recommended resolution 1600x900

Additional Comments: I posted on here a month or so ago with a Sandy Bridge build but due to budget constraints I needed to reconfigure my build and was wanting some input as to what I have selected.

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz=$139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

Video Card: MSI N460GTX Twin Frozr II SOC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB=$149.99, $20 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127519

Motherboard: ASRock 870 EXTREME3=$89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333=$54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache=$39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W=$69.99, $15 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case=$54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

Monitor: ASUS VE Series VE208T Black 20" LED Backlight Monitor=$129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236106

Optical Drive: ASUS Black DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM=$17.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Total w/shipping=$849.67 (includes the price of the OS)

So any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance for your help!
 
Never under estimate the sheer enjoyment value of a big juicy display so for far less one could nab a 23" LCD hehe


$559AR
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$95 OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

$150 Free Ship 23" LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266

$804AR total
 

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Thanks for your input guys. I am trying to stick with a modular power supply to make cable management less of a headache, especially in a somewhat smaller case so thanks for pointing out that Antec, batuchka. However, I'm a little wary of the case and motherboard you selected. Although the Rosewill is about $25 more including shipping it is slightly bigger, comes with more fans, and has a higher overall rating. Is there a particular reason you prefer the Xigmatek case? The motherboard you selected does seem nice, however I went with the newer ASRock because it offers SATA 3 and USB 3.0. I realize that almost no devices out there support these formats right now but I am trying to look a little towards the future and it would be nice to have a board that already supports these features. I'm not trying to be picky but those were just a couple of thoughts and concerns I had. Overall batuchka, your deal looks great, I will try and work some of those things in. Thanks for your help also Hiya!
 

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The Antec case does appear to be of a better quality, thanks for the reference. I'll let you guys know how the build turns out in a week or so.