Building a new Gaming PC

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boss88

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Hey guys, time for a new build, hope i can use some of your useful advice.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
*** Gaming, browsing, multitasking.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
*** < $800 without tax/ship
3) Where do you live?
*** San Jose, California
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
***Everything
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
*** None
6) Will you be overclocking?
*** Yes, but not too harsh
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
*** 22" LG LCD monitor
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
*** after the 10th when new video cards are announced
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
*** crossfire/sli support
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
*** yes

I want to go AMD with this build.
Here's what i picked so far from newegg:
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674 -$190 [AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz]
GFX Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121291 -$135 [ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 Dark Knight 1GB]
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366 -$125 [ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard]
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231189 -$80 [G-Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB)DDR3 DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)]
Storage: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283 -$80 [Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB]
DVD Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151187 -$31 [SAMSUNG SATA DVD Burner - OEM]
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062 -$70 [Raidmax Smilodon]

Total: $711 ~missing PSU

How does it look? I still needa good power supply. i plan on buying another set of ram later on to make it 8gb. and is the any way to go cheaper without sacrificing too much performance? perhaps a cheaper mobo?
 
I recommend dropping down to the Phenom II 945 as you won't notice a performance difference between the two CPU. That's $20 saved

The RAM you're planning to buy is OOS from that link. However the same RAM from a different link is still available:
$65 - G.Skill F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM

And stop factoring in rebates for the purpose of this thread. MIR are not guaranteed.

PSU wise, go with this quality PSU:
$95 - Antec Truepower New TP750 750W PSU
 
In addition to the suggestions above, switch to a HD103UJ, WD1001FALS, WD6401AALS, or WD6400AAKS. These all use higher density platters than the WD7501AALS, IIRC, which makes them faster and better bang for your buck.
 
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