$600 gaming pc - opinions

[MikeyB]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming & web
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$600 before tax & ship
3) Where do you live?
ohio
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.
mobo, cpu, video, memory, hdd, case, dvd
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
monitor, keyboard, mouse
6) Will you be overclocking?
no
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
22" widescreen
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
just need it to work cheaply
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, win xp and/or win7

Here is what I have so far

115 Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80616I3530
85 ASUS P7H55-M PRO LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
98 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
110 XFX HD-567X-ZNF3 Radeon HD 5670 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
55 Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
100 Antec NSK 4482B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply
20 SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C - OEM

Total: ~590

I'm guessing there are better case + PSU combos for 100. Also not sure on the video card.

 

[hossdaddy]

Combo: AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W + G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 $206.98

Combo: LG 22X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA + BIOSTAR A770E3 AM3 AMD 770 ATX $57.98

Combo: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower + Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W $99.94

GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB $229.99 + fs

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB $54.99 + fs

Total: $649.88

 

[Dangman]

Yeah the OP's setup is not good for the money.

My turn:
$207 - AMD Phenom II X4 945 CPU + G.skill F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$90 - Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G HDMI mATX Motherboard
$135 - Asus EAH4870/2DI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$56 - Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$20 - LG iHAS124-04 DVD Burner
$90 - Antec Neo Eco 520C 520W PSU + Silverstone PS05-B ATX Mid-Tower
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Total: $598 plus tax and shipping

- Faster CPU
- Faster GPU
- Faster hard drive
- Better quality and larger PSU
- Better case

 

[MacLeod]

As usual, cant argue with Danny's build.

I do have one small suggestion though. Rather than a 520 watt Antec power supply for $90, why not a 620 watt Seasonic for $80?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

***Edit***

Nevermind - I didnt see that was a PSU/case combo. Just ignore me. I never pay attention.

So yeah, Danny's build +1

 

[MikeyB]

Thanks for the help, I picked up what Danny suggested, should be here Monday!