$300 partial build ideas

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paco

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I looked through a few budget build ideas here and think I have a decent idea of what to look for. But more ideas are always appreciated.

I'll be needing a motherboard, cpu, ram, and video card.
I already have the psu, case, hd's, and dvd drive.

I'm not looking to overclock. Looking to do some decent gaming, but nothing real heavy. Will occasionally play stuff like newer COD's. Hoping to stay in the $300 range or less for these 4 parts. I'm not loyal to AMD, Intel or any other brand. Just need something stable from the start, but also upgradable over time (video, ram, cpu, etc)

What I was thinking...
AMD Phenom II X3 710
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
ASUS M3A76-CM
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express
This combo now would go for around $279 from Newegg.

Anything you would change? Appreciate the feedback!
 
what size/resolution is your monitor?
what psu do you have make & model? how old?
 
He's probably referring to his TT Xaser Silent Purepower 480W in his sig. This PSU is at least 3 years old.
 
Hehe. I sometimes don't read everything also. LoL. BTW, It_Shiro you had to ruin my $690 build with the comment on the X3 710 cpu o/c and the Xigmatek Darknight heatsink. I wanted to make it under $700 in the other thread post.LoL
 
Thanks for the feedback. yes, I do have that TT psu, but I also have a newer Corsair that should handle things a lot better.
 
oh, and monitor. I'm still rocking a 21inch crt. New 22"-24" lcd will be next in line after this build.
 
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