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April 21, 2013 10:27:14 PM

I want to build a gaming pc. I have an EL1333G-03W{windows7(OEM)}. Can I use the HDD(ST350041 8AS SCSI) and the DVD(TSST CORP CDDVDW TS-H653G SCSI)? Is the HDD slaved to the mb from this machine?
I want to use an ASRock MB-970ex4 with an AMD Phenom II X4 965
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a b 4 Gaming
April 22, 2013 4:55:23 AM

what is your budget ?
April 22, 2013 5:17:49 PM

yasserBasha said:
what is your budget ?
$600 , Using the hdd and dvd from old machine
CPU-Amd Phenom II X4 965 ----------------------------------------- $94.99
MB-ASRock MB-970ex4 ----------------------------------------------- $99.99
Ram-Corsiar Vengance 8GB ------------------------------------------ $59.98
GPU-Sapphire Radeon Vapor-X HD7770 ----------------------------- $129.99
Case- CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Mid Tower ------------------------ $79.99
PSU- OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Modular --------------------------- $76.47
HS- Cooler Master Hyper 101a ---------------------------------------- $14.99

Total----------------------------------------------------------------------$556.40

a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2013 5:17:09 AM

How about this build instead :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($103.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $571.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-24 08:15 EDT-0400)

You can also overclock the CPU like a BEAST :) 
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