$500-600 Build

[SteadyB]

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

Gaming, School work (Right now I don't play very computer intensive games: WC3, CS 1.6 but I hope this build will run SC2, Diablo 3 etc)

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

500-600 w/ shipping

3) Where do you live?

NYC

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.

CPU/MOBO/RAM/VID/PSU/Case/HD/CD/DVD drive

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

Just my moniter/keyboard/mouse/speakers

6) Will you be overclocking?

Yes, as much as possible

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

Hanns.G HW-191D 19" Widescreen TFT LCD Monitor (1440x900)

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

Within a month or two

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

N/A

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?

Yes, Windows 7




I'm looking for the best overclocking build my budget will allow so I can get the best bang for the buck. I've started looking at parts, but I haven't been following computer hardware in many years so I'm very lost

 

[Dangman]

$205 - AMD Phenom II X3 720 CPU + Asus M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 AMD 785G mATX Motherboard
$94 - G.Skill Ripjaw Series F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$100 - ZOTAC ZT-98GES3G-FSL 9800GT 512MB PCI-E Video Card
$55 - Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$30 - LG GH22NS50 DVD Burner
$100 - Antec Sonata III ATX Case with Antec Earthwatts 500W PSU
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Total: $584 plus tax and shipping.

A week or two before you buy, make a new thread asking whether or not the above build is still right for the money.