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Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500

ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T

SeaSonic M12 SS-600HM 600W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

$1020 +/- with a mouse, keyboard, and extra fans.

Is everything compatible? Anyone have suggestions or input? Ty.
 
Lol, you're right, I'm just messing.

Ok, here's my real advice:

1) BAAAAD PSU. BAAAAAAAAAD. Get the Antec EA650. More solid and still real cheap.
2) What the hell is your monitor size and native resolution? If we don't know, we can't help with graphics card.
3) You chose the 320GB for how much cheaper it is? 640AAKS isn't much more expensive (relatively speaking) and it's twice as big and fast.
 
The Seasonic M12 power supply is just as good as (if not better, quality-wise, than) the EA650. While the EA650 is cheaper (especially if you get it from, say, Buy.com), that's not a bad choice.

The 24-pin ATX connector on the P5Q-E rests near the center of the board, which makes cable management and cooling a nightmare. Consider the P5Q Pro or one of the Gigabyte P43/P45 boards instead.

To help us help you better, in addition to Alai's question about the monitor/resolution, please answer the following questions:

- What's the most you're willing to spend on this build? Are shipping and taxes included within the budget?
- What's the purpose of this build?
- Do you plan on overclocking?
- Do you have an unused copy/license of Windows (or, are you using Linux)?
- Which other components (e.g., keyboard and mouse) are you considering?
 
Alai said:
3) You chose the 320GB for how much cheaper it is? 640AAKS isn't much more expensive (relatively speaking) and it's twice as big and fast.
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+1, spend the $20 for the 640. It is best value in the hard drive community right now
 
Since we don't have a budget and know of your monitor size, based on your OP, I would get the Antec 300 case + Antec Neopower 650 for $115, drop the E8500 for an E8400 cpu, ditch the Asus P5QE mobo and go with the Asus P5Q Pro mobo that tiraides mentioned. Finally, definitely get the WD 6400AAKS HDD for $75.
 
His budget is at the bottom of his post. 1020 or so, he said. But yeah, all the suggestions so far are good.
 
Hehe, I was thinking the same thing and it's probably just an estimate of the total cost of the components.
 
It's total cost, but I think that IS an approximation of his budget. But then, I guess you're right, we need to know how much MORE he can spend.
 
Alai said:
It's total cost, but I think that IS an approximation of his budget. But then, I guess you're right, we need to know how much MORE he can spend.
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Yeah there's a pretty big difference between say an 800 v 1000 build or 1000v 1200. The components you select is greatly affected by even a $200 margin. Its the difference between an E7200 and 4850 and an E8500 and 4870 for example which is significant
 
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