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d3stiNy

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As the title implies, I am looking for new parts to a some what old computer. I am trying to play blu-ray movies and I am having difficulty and I am hoping a new build will help. So onto the questions

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? I will play games, but mainly blu ray movies and school
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Hopefully around $350, and tax doesnt need to be included
3) Where do you live? Rochester NY
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific. Motherboard, CPU, Ram, PSU if needed, Hard Drive (roughly 250-500 GB depending on how much is left)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. Radeon HD 4830, Other Hard drives, rom-drives, and a 500watt power supply
6) Will you be overclocking? No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have? Currently have a 22in
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Next few months
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc. Onboard audio...
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? Yes

Thank you in advance
 
Which specific (brand/model) power supply are you reusing? Do you need a case as well?

Which one of those "other hard drives" will be your main/OS drive? Please give brand and model name/number.

"Hopefully around $350"? How much, at most, are you willing to spend?

Do you have any media playback software that can read Blu-ray movies? I ask because that will be something that may have to be included along with the BD drive (which starts at around $100 for an OEM BD-ROM drive).
 
Dynapower powersupply and no I do not need a case.

The new hard drive be my main, as I will reformat before I build.

The most I am willing to spend is $350, not including tax and shipping. Sorry for the hopefully, I changed what I wrote and forget to delete that part.

And I already have the software and the BD drive, that was included in the rom-drives, sorry for the confusion
 
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You're gonna have to get a new PSU as well as that Dynapower is not meant for newer/current systems evidenced by the inclusion of the -5V rail on that PSU. So a new PSU is definitely on your list to buy.

Here's what I recommend:
$120 - AMD Phenom II X3 710 CPU
$75 - GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Motherboard
$40 - A-Data ADQVE1B16K 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM
$60 - Corsair 400CX 400W PSU
$60 - Samsung HD642JJ 640GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
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Total: $355 plus tax and shipping.

$5 over your budget but worth it. Every single part I listed, except for the motherboard, comes with free shipping. But again, still worth it.

The mobo comes with a $10 MIR and the PSU comes with a $20 MIR. So if you're into MIR and can get them through, that's $30 coming back to ya.
 
AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300&Tpk=kuma $65

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376 $75

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122 $43

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008 $60


Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074 $55

$298 - Subtotal (not including shipping or taxes)

Your current powersupply is risk using the new build, I would strongly suggest getting a new one.
 
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