New build help

[lnbear]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
PC gaming. web, office. games i play MMO's. diablo2 still. generals, total war, C&C, i may try COD and some new ones not sure.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
700
3) Where do you live?
arlington tx
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
cpu, hdd, cdrom, video card, ram, psw
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
i may use my case, still in good working order.
6) Will you be overclocking?
no
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
i have a 23inch now
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
2 weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
USB 3.0,SATA 6Gb/s
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
i have xp, son has windows 7 but in not sure how it handles with MMO's, some of them you need to run multipule clients. plus need to run older games.
heres what i have so far. the video card is out of stock the on we bought him.
i still need to post the picks will post soon, need to sign up for photobucket to post them.

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $ 64.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

ASUS Black 24X DVD $ 19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204


ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD Motherboard $ 99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131651&cm_re=ASUS_M4A87TD%2fUSB3_AM3_AMD_870_SATA_6Gb%2fs_USB_3.0_A-_-13-131-651-_-Product


AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor $ 139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727&Tpk=AMD%20Phenom%20II%20X4%20965%20Black%20Edition%20Deneb%203.4GHz%204

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) $ 39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310
may need to double ram not sure.


Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 $ 64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016&Tpk=Antec%20BP550%20Plus%20550W%20Continuous%20Power%20ATX12V%20V2.2

i pick this video card. since the other one is no longer offered
PowerColor AX6770 1GBD5-H Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 $119.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131434

total is $657.94
let me know good/bad/or change.
btw son still brags about it...

 

[1_legged_sheep]

Would you mind doing some very minor overclocking? The Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition will easily hit the 965 speed with just a multiplier bump. You could even use the stock heatsink. It would save you $20.

NewEgg did have the 5830 on sale for $99 which would be a better option if it fits in your case.

Other then that it's a pretty solid build.

 

[Dangman]

Ditch that PSU: The far far better quality Antec Neo Eco is roughly the same price:
$64 - Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W PSU

You can shave off $32 (once you factor in shipping) by going with this mobo + CPU combo:
$208 - AMD Phenom II 955 CPU + GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 Motherboard combo

The difference between the 965 and the 955 is very small so no point in spend the extra $20 for the 965. Anyway, from the savings generated, that lets you up the the video card. Due to your monitor's resolution, you're gonna need all the GPU power you can get. So I recommend getting this GPU:
$188 - XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB PCI-E Video Card