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Admiraloftheblack

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It's about time to build something new, I've been running on the same PC for 6 Years now and it's starting to show how old it is.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming (World of Warcraft)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$600 With Tax & Shipping
3) Where do you live?
California
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Full Build (Excluding 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.
EVGA GeForce GTS 250 512MB (I'm wondering if I should upgrade this or not)
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
24" Samsung Syncmaster
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next 2 weeks
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? If so, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
No


Link to the video card listed:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814130468
 
And I am not a fan A-DATA, I would go with Ripjaws or XMS3 for $7 bucks more.
 
it wasnt that long ago that g.skill wasn't highly recomended either. They have had very high user reviews on the egg for a few years now. I saw that hd to gwarren007 but hes in california and has state taxes and some shipping. I was worried how far over the $700 budget that may take him.
 
I'd go with the A-DATA Ram, there is a combo with the Coolermaster Case. This will fit his $600 budget with tax and shipping included.

RAM/CASE - A-DATA 4GB DDR3 1600 + Coolermaster Elite 335 both for $137.98 ($10 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.343337

OS/MOBO - MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit + ASUS M4A77TD AM3 770 both for $171.98 ($10 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.333259

PSU/OPTICAL - Corsair 400CX + ASUS DVD Burner both for $69.98 ($10 MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.341057

CPU - AMD Phenom II X2 550 for $90.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680

HDD - WD6400AAKS 640GB for $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

Subtotal: $540.92
Tax: $52.74
Shipping: $5.99
Grand Total: $599.65
 
It's an AMD build, so the A-Data should be fine (1.65v-1.85v). I agree, definitely go for the 640GB over the 500GB, since its faster. HG's build looks good.
 
Thanks for the builds everyone, I was looking at the build below and would it be worth it to just go with that, I don't have to pay shipping because I live 5 mins away from newegg and I'm willing to spend the extra 60$

jjolin said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.328587

i5 combo

$563.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...116752&cm_re=windows_7-_-32-116-752-_-Product

windows 7 $104.99

if you could get the extra money, it might be worth it to upgrade to i5 and be futureproof for a bit.
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