New computer build for gaming

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Mermalion

Limp Gawd
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Hi, My name is Jordan and I'm new to hardforums.com. I have been out of the computer loop for a while now and am now starting to get back into it. I was wondering if you guys here can tell me if I did a decent job with this build or not. Right now it's not too late to make changes and I don't have a preference between AMD and Intel or ATI and Nvidia. I have a ~$300 limit for this build but I already have the case, hdd, monitor and all that. Here is a list of what I have in my cart now.

MSI K9VGM-V Socket AM2 $46.99
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130542

AMD Sempron64 3400+ $36.99
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104005

G.Skill 2GB (2x 1GB) PC5400 DDR2 667 $65.99
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231055

MSI 8600GT OC $109.99
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127286

HIPRO 400w PSU $28.99
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817174019

Total with shipping $303.08

I want to be able to play games like Oblivion, F.E.A.R., BF2 and stuff like that. Tell me what you guys think. Hardware recommendations are great :D
 
I have a 21" Hitachi CRT . I would love to play these games at 1600x1200 but I don't know if the video card is powerful enough or not. I would play at 1280x1024 if I had to but the higher the better :D
 
Swap the PSU for teh X-Clio Goodpower 500w.

Also, a GPU suited for that resoloution in modern games will much your entire budget. :(
 
$300 is stretching it. Can you save a bit more cash or bump that budget up at all? I'd suggest at least saving/adding another $100 to the budget. That extra $100 could go a LONG way...

$115 - Sapphire 100199L Radeon X1950GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
$80 - Biostar TF560 A2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP
$66 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Socket AM2
$66 - G.Skill 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-667 F2-5400PHU2-2GBNT
$50 - XClio Goodpower 500W ATX 500W
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$377 + tax and shipping
 
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