$400-$500 dollar build with gaming in mind (monitor not included)

rambisco

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Monitor res is 1680x1050. I just wanted to have you guys look at this and possibly improve it or tell me it's incompatible :kaola:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ECS H61H2-M2(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($51.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 6750 1GB Video Card ($86.97 @ Newegg)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($91.20 @ Amazon)
Total: $462.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-24 17:56 EDT-0400)
 

BreadWhistle

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If I were you, i'd spend $20 more for the new i3 3220 Ivy Bridge, and since RAM is so cheep nowadays, you might as well get 8gb for another $20. Those two changes will help somewhat with gaming. Especially with the extra 4gb RAM.
 

ipwn3r456

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Hey, wanna look at my suggestion? I have added to 8GB of RAM and a better graphics card.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/is1a
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/is1a/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/is1a/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($91.17 @ Amazon)
Total: $486.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-24 21:02 EDT-0400)

If you don't need the optical drive, just take it out from the list. And sorry for no direct links for each individual items.