Cheap Build for Friend - Mostly Gaming

[DJS2]

Trying to make a cheap build for my friend. Hes not a serious gamer and doesn't expect max settings but would like to play games comfortably. He will OC as much as the stock heatsink allows (if any). He also plans to buy a 24" spectre for ~$200 and vista 64.

Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

Newegg:

• LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - $24.99
• COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP - $49.99
• Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA - $54.99
• CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 - $109.99
• G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 - $39.99
• GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - $99.99
• EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
  Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz LGA 775 Dual-Core - $189.99 (COMBO w/ GRAPHICS CARD)

Subtotal: $619.92
Tax: $51.14
Shipping: $31.79
Grand Total: $702.85

 

[lowteckh]

Good build, dunno about the HD though. Have you considered a Dell outlet? $700 seems pretty steep for just those parts...

 

[Dangman]

I love my Corsair 520HX and would definitely get one again. With that said, considering your budget and the fact that case has room, you might be better off getting this equal quality but cheaper and non-modular PSU instead:
BFG Tech LS-550 550W PSU - $80

Use the savings from the PSU to up the HDD to the significantly faster WD6400AAKS hard drive:
Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $75

Also are you or your friend is willing to buy from amazon.com in addition to newegg?

I ask because once you factor in shipping and taxes, that Coolermaster case is around $75. If you're willing to buy from amazon.com, you can get the better cooling Coolermaster RC-590 case for $75 shipped, no taxes for CA residents (which i'm assuming you are since the tax on that order is about 8.25%):
Cooler Master RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX Case - $75

Oh and mobo wise, you might want to drop down to the Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L. Virtually the same as the EP45-DS3L but $20 cheaper. Comparison of the specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...mList=N82E16813128347,N82E16813128345&bop=And

 

[rpkelly]

I'd look into a different HD, IMO. $55.00 for 320 GB's is a little steep.