Help With a build

meinzorn

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming/Media
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Total budget is $700 but this includes purchasing a screen and OS
3) Where do you live?
Upstate NY
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific
Pretty much everything
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Case is possible, otherwise everything will be from scratch
6) Will you be overclocking?
Not planned, possible if it fits the budget
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
19 inch will probably do to keep costs down
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
asap
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
no raid, firewire isn't necessary, don't think crossfire or sli will fit the budget
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
no

This build is going to basically be for modern gaming purposes and hope it will last a little while into the future. (don't expect 10 years or anything, but a few would be nice)

I've mostly only dealt with Newegg in the past.. What are the best places to get hardware from these days? Not everything needs to be purchased from the same place so is there anywhere specific that certain parts that I should look?

Thanks for your help in advance.
 
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ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $100

AMD Phenom II X2 545 Callisto 3.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor - Retail $92

# G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail $80

or

# AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX245OCGQBOX - Retail
and GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Combo
$126

OCZ Blade Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model OCZ2B800C54GK - Retail $50


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Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM $55

LG DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS50 - OEM $29

COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-BWN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $40

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail $50

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XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $145


Acer X213Hbid 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor - Retail $150

or

Hanns·G boston Simulated Woodgrain 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $100

ECS 9600GT-1GMZ-F GeForce 9600 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $80



Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM $110

Total before S&H $640-861

I suggest getting x2 545 and the 22" now and save up another $145 for video card later
 
Any decisions/questions so far, OP? shiro gave you some great options.
 
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