Low-mid Gaming + Cad + Basic vid editing on the cheap

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc

Revit/Autocad, basic vid editing (grabbing vid off the camcorder, simple edits, encoding), and WoW.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?

Lets call it $500ish on the low end.

3) Where do you live?

NJ - not near Microcenter, but I can head out that way if I really really have to.

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.

Minimum - mobo, proc, ram, case, power supply, vid card.

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

If I can avoid it, none. If I have to, DVD burner, hard drive.

6) Will you be overclocking?

Can, don't have to, don't care.

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?

Monitor - 22" 1680x1050. May go dual later, or hook it up to the 46" - 1080p.

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?

Mid-September.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.

Firewire & enough expansion that I could add another video card. Beyond that is just a plus.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?

7 ultimate 64 bit

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Convinced the fiance that I should get a new machine - the tradeoff is getting rid of the PC this one is replacing, plus selling the imac. Cash is a bit flexible, but I'm doing the wedding-saving thing, so less is more.

Thanks
 
Here is what I've put together so far:

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Model #:RC-690-KKN1-GP
Item #:N82E16811119137
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$84.99 -$25.00 Instant $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Model #:GA-870A-UD3
Item #:N82E16813128443
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$108.99 $108.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443

MSI R5770 Hawk Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Model #:R5770 Hawk
Item #:N82E16814127490
Return Policy:VGA Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$179.99 $179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127490

RAIDMAX RX-500AF 500W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply
Model #:RX-500AF
Item #:N82E16817152040
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$59.99 -$30.00 Instant $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152040

AMD Athlon II X4 630 Propus 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor ADX630WFGIBOX
Model #:ADX630WFGIBOX
Item #:N82E16819103704
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$95.99 $95.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103704

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM
Model #:F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM
Item #:N82E16820231275
Return Policy:Memory Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$89.99 $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Model #:ST31000528AS
Item #:N82E16822148433
Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$74.99 $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433

Subtotal: $639.93

Any issues with these choices?

Also, theres a deal running on the case and psu (separately, not a combo), so if these look ok, I may just buy them now and pick up the rest mid-September. Unless they go on sale for big, then I figure its worth it to buy.

Any issues with what I picked out?
 
+1 to It_shiro's post. At the very least you should change your psu - raidmax is bad news.
 
Got it, PSU swapped, hd I'll swap out as well - only issue with the motherboard is I was hoping for built-in firewire. I need it for a few things, and I could get an addon card, seems an unecessary add. Is there any issue with the motherboard I had listed?

Thanks again!
 
Ditch the MSI HD 5770. NO matter how good it is, it's priced way way too close to that of the significantly faster GTX 460 video card:
$200 - eVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 768MB PCI-E Video Card
$230 - Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 1GB PCI-E Video Card
 
So my fiance's netbook's wireless took a dump, and I have to replace her mini-pci-e wifi card. Which means I'm going to be placing an order at newegg....

And while I can't buy everything right now, I figured I'd pick up a couple of sale items. I think I'm going to buy the case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3891137&SID=194r0 which has a big discount right now, and a power supply.

Here is the PSU I was thinking:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...7341017&cm_re=ocz_600w-_-17-341-017-_-Product

After the rebate (expires 8/31) the psu is only $50. I know, its about 150W more than I need, but if I do upgrades later, it'd be in my favor. Considering the price point, I'm thinking this works. Any comments about this PSU before I order?

Thanks again guys!
 
Thanks for all the input - I pulled the trigger on the whole lot.

CoolerMaster 692 Case
CoolerMaster Silent Pro 600W PSU
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3
Samsung Spinpoint 1TB
Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz Quad-Core
GIGABYTE GV-R577SO-1GD Radeon HD 5770
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333
Lite-On DVD Writer

All for $620, shipped, including only one MIR for $20, thanks to combos and some coupon codes.
 
Just an update - I got everything in the next day, except for the ram and the DVD burner (which came in this morning). This sucker is QUIET, installing Win 7 right now :D
 
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