new light gaming rig

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ipam45

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my friend wants me to build him a gaming rig. his budget is only 800 dollars. when i heard this i wanted to take it as a challenage. he is into sound editing since he has his own band, but his current rig is falling behind a little bit. he want's this to be a sound gaming rig in one.

E6300

ds3 or even a tforce p965 or msi965 platinum

1gb ram (i think that;s enought)

psu...over my head!

7900gs or radeon x1950 pro

crappy case

any other suggestion is welcomed. i need a little help with this one.
 
$184 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz
$100 - Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$200 - CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-667 VS2GBKIT667D2
$115 - BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE Geforce 7600GT 256MB ($145 - $30MIR)
$73 - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels PCI ($93 - $20MIR)
$75 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS 250GB 7200RPM SATA300 16MB Cache
$70 - Antec LifeStyle SONATA II ATX Mid Tower w/ 450Watt SP2.0 ($100 - $40 MIR + $10 Shipping)
$33 - LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe Black SHM-165H6S
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$850 + tax and shipping (after rebates)

That's what I'd go with, even though its a bit over budget. I'd basically scrape together a few more bux to make it happen. Audio editing needs alot of ram, a good soundcard, and a fast/large hdd. Light gaming requires a midrange vidcard, and you can't go wrong with the 7600GT for only $115. And the quietness of the Sonata is a bonus.
 
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