Budget gaming build

[chrom3]

Approximate Purchase Date: This week.

Budget Range: 600 Max with

System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming, Photoshopping, surfing the Web, Word Processing

Parts Not Required:Key Board, Mouse, Monitor, I have a power Supply it is 6 years old, cant even remember so ill just replace it.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com, or anywhere that isn't sketchy.

Country of Origin: USA

Parts Preferences: Asus, AMD

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1440x900, Viewsonic 19in, likely a 23in I will probably ask for something bigger for christmas, I do not want a TV, I play in a small room close to my monitor. Give me some options.

Additional Comments: I will play WoW, BF3 Maybe CoDWMF3

Here is what I want to order.

Motherboard:Asrock 970 extreme 4 am3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262

Processor: AMD Phenom 2 x4 955
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

Video Card: Radeon HD 6870 1gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 1333 2x4gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

HDD:samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 430D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371034

DVD Drive: Samsung 22x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233

case: OLDER ANTEC like the 183


Thanks

 

[cutebeans]

Get this combo.

Phenom 955 + 6870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.748619

Get this HDD, cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697&Tpk=seagate%20barracuda%201tb

Get thhis PSU + ram combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.745020

It's more or less the same price but with a better powersupply.

 

[chrom3]

Anymore recommendations? I have never overclocked anything so chances are slim I will with this setup. Anyone with this set up have anything they would have wished they would have done something else instead?

thanks

 

[Onus]

I think 430W will be a little sparse for a HD6870, especially when it comes to any upgrade headroom, although otherwise the 430D is a good PSU. The EA-500D would be a better choice, and you also would not need to use any molex to PCIE power adapters (generally a good idea). See if any of these things can be bought in a combo.
I also like G.Skill RAM. I have not used Patriot recently, but I can tell you that my Asus Sabertooth 990FX recognizes some G.Skill DDR3-1600 properly, but won't run Vengeance DDR3-1600 except at 1333, and BOTH are on the QVL. Maybe I got a bad stick, but I've never had any trouble from G.Skill.

 

[chrom3]

Best answer selected by chrom3.

 

[Onus]

Thanks. Good luck with your build.