Good Budget Build?

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dibbs

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Is this a decent budget build? Any input is appreciated as I am new to building:

Case: Cooler Master Centurion w/ 380W Power Supply
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119080)

MotherBoard: DFI LanParty UT nF4-D
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136159)

Processor: AMD Opteron 165 Denmark
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103588)

RAM: OCZ Titanium 1GB DDR
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227054)

Total: $450.96

Any suggestions on a good budget video card + hard drive would be appreciated. ;)
 
That looks like a good quality build yes. I never thought I'd say this, but for the money you should look into building a dual core C2D system. Building fresh right now from the ground up, the intel has a little better bang for the buck. Plus it will be more future proof with DDR2.
 
Whats your total budget? I'd also recommend goin with a Core2Duo system instead, for better performance:

$182 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz
$100 - Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$105 - CORSAIR VS 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-667 VS1GBKIT667D2
$80 - Antec LifeStyle SONATA II ATX Mid Tower w/450Watt SP2.0 PSU ($100 - $40 MIR + $20 Shipping)
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$467 + tax and shipping (after rebates)

These budget cards are good (7600GT if you game, 7300GT if you don't or rarely play):
$65 - BIOSTAR V7302GT21 GeForce 7300GT 256MB ($80 - $15MIR)
$115 - BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE Geforce 7600GT 256MB ($145 - $30MIR)

Did you need a dvd burner?
$35 - LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe Black SHM-165H6S

These HDDs are good (choose according to your budget):
$43 - HITACHI Deskstar 7K160 HDS721680PLA380 80GB 7200RPM SATA300 8MB Cache
$55 - HITACHI Deskstar 7K160 HDS721616PLA380 160GB 7200RPM SATA300 8MB Cache
$70 - WD Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200RPM SATA300 8MB Cache
$95 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200RPM SATA300 16MB Cache

When the time comes to upgrade to 2GB, sell your 1GB kit. I'd suggest getting the 1GB KIT (2x512mb) now for dual channel performance, instead of the 1gb stick now and adding a 2nd stick later. If you want 2GB now, go with this kit:
$210 - G.SKILL 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
 
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