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Good $500 Build?

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1) The purpose of the PC is to play Starcraft 2 on Ultra smoothly
2) Budget is about 500 - 550 total.
3) i am starting from scratch so no parts will be reused.
4. Yes I will be over clocking the PC
5. Planning on getting a 21 inch screen
6. I dont really need raid, firewire or crossfire or SLI...this is a budget PC..the sole purpose is to play Starcraft 2 on ultra.
7. I would like to run the 64bit windows 7.

here are the parts
COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-BWN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119203

Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136334

ASUS DVD-E818A6T/BLK/B/G Black 18X SATA DVD-ROM Drive - Bulk $16.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135202

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply $39.99 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035

146.99 after rebate for both the CPU and mobo
ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131603
AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX635WFGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103882

$178.98 for the Video Card and Ram after rebate
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227495
SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

The CPU is probably have the most bang per buck under $100 dollars...i chose a decent CPU...Now i am just clueless on the mobo, ram, cd drive, power supply and case. I feel i can cut more but i dont know what to cut or which brands are reliable brands. uhmmm...any suggestions on the build? This build come out around $520...it would be awesoem if i can squeeze it down to $460.

Thanks a bunch!!!
 
Once you factor in shipping, this Coolermaster case costs the same as the Elite 310 but offers better cooling:
$50 - Cooler Master Elite 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP ATX Case

HDD wise, ditch that old and slow drive and go for this significantly faster hard drive:
$55 - Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

That DVD-ROM drive is seriously a stupid buy considering that you can get an actual DVD burner for $4 less:
$20 - LG iHAS124-04 DVD Burner

PSU wise, you skimped waay too much here already. Get this higher quality PSU instead:
$50 - Antec NEO ECO 400C 400W PSU

Also note that if you're planning on using those combo deals, you're gonna have to buy those parts before the end of August 31st since thats when those combo deals ends.

I would not recommend going below 4GB of RAM for SC2 since I've personally seen SC2 use up to 2GB of RAM in my gaming rig.
 
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