$600 build - need opinions

Swishbish33

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

Gaming and Photoshop, but also general use


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

$600 total. No higher.

3) Where do you live?

San Diego, Calif.

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

CPU, Mobo, RAM, Case, PSU, Hard drive, Video card

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

19" LCD, 1280x1024, DVD-RW drive

6) Will you be overclocking?

Probably not

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

19" LCD, 1280x1024

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

ASAP

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

Nothing out of the ordinary.

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

Yes, Win 7 Pro 64-bit

I'm having trouble deciding on the CPU and Video Card the most.

CPU: Athlon II X2 240/245/250? Athlon II X3 425/435? Phenom II X2 550 Black? Phenom II X3 720?

Vid Card: 9800 GT? 250 GTS? 4770? 5750? 4830?

Thanks guys!
 
Damn, that Samsung F3 500GB is STILL out of stock?!? :(

g's build with shiro's gpu switch is good. If the F3 is in stock by the time you place your order, go for it instead of the 'cuda.
 
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