Computer build assistance

Hi I need some help building a computer and I was wondering if the community here could assist me in building a new computer .

-What are you going to use the PC for?
This computer is going to be used for general browsing the internet (like Youtube) and some gaming (a 3D game like WoW)

-How much is your budget?
My budget is around $600 or less.

-Where are you located? (a.k.a. fill out your profile)
In profile.

-Are you willing to buy online?
I've bought online before from Newegg and Tigerdirect. I'm trying not to buy from too many different websites and hope to stick with Newegg and Tigerdirect if possible. (Just found out Tigerdirect has no tax charge or shipping charge ._. )

-Are you going to re-use any parts from an earlier build?
No. I don't intend to re-use any parts.

-Do you need other peripherals like a monitor, keyboard and mouse, among others?
I do need a monitor and input devices such as keyboard mouse and speakers. I don't need anything fancy though.

-Have you already bought any parts?
No I haven't bought any parts yet I hope to get the opinion of you guys first.

-Do you have an Operating System (OS)?
I do already have an OS System.

I was thinking of following the guide from Techspot http://www.techspot.com/guides/buying/page2.html . Should I just follow the guide and add a GPU, a different Optical Drive, and perhaps invest in a better power supply because last time I got a 480W PSU and I had to downgrade on my GPU because my PSU couldn't handle a better one. Also perhaps different RAM because the one on the guide are a little bit on the expensive side as of now. I wouldn't mind following other build ideas if they're around my budget. Anyways thanks in advance.

Our own red1776 put together a very nice guide here for building a budget gaminging system. He really knows what he is talking about from years of experience and lends his expertise just about every day at TechSpot.

Link: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic133075.html It will be a good addition to Tom's guide

You certainly posted your need in the right forum. Give it a full day and you'll certainly receive excellent advice from several people.

By the way, what is your OS?

Thanks for the quick response. I have all 3 OS systems XP,Vista, and Win7. Although I prefer XP or Windows 7 over Vista.

Is 7 64-bit?

If you more or less follow $500 budget build, you should keep the corsair 400w power supply and add in a XFX HD-567X-YNFC Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity for just around $100.

Does the $600 budget include the cost of a monitor and other peripherals?

Route: All my OS are 32-bit
hellokitty[hk]: Thanks for the suggestion.
Ritwik7:Originally I wanted it to cover the $600 budget but it doesn't have to hopefully it'd still be around high 600 or maybe low 700s.

So adding it all up as of now without monitor/input devices/optical drive the total is $530 including tax and shipping. (I imputed everything on the guide into Newegg except those mentioned before. I've also added the GPU that hello recommended)

As of now, I'm still looking for an optical drive, and still looking for alternative RAM (less expensive) and I don't mind changing the PSU or downgrading on the GPU because the games that are going to be played isn't that graphically intense. Monitor and input devices and I'll just browse around Newegg/Tigerdirect and see whats cheap.
Thanks again for the quick replies.

There isn't much cheaper RAM than $85.

I guess RAM is getting more expensive now because last year I bought 4GBs of RAM for $43 and now its $93.

Here's what I suggest:

AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition - $99.00
GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 - $79.99
A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 - $104.99
Antec BP550 Plus 550W - $59.99
SAMSUNG Spinpoint 500GB - $54.99
POWERCOLOR Radeon HD 5750 1GB - $131.99

Total - $530.95 (excluding case and optical drive)

Meh I like corsair 400w.
That doesn't include case...just as a note.

@Ritwiik7
Would you recommend me getting a
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Model HDX550WFGMBOX
and a
XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card instead of the ones you recommended.

Also I just used the case recommended in the guide and added a LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM and the total is $597.88 including tax and shipping. Which I'm ready to buy if you guys think it'd be a good idea.

Its practically the same processor, give or take a couple dollars and a few hundred mhz.

Hi evil,
The 4770 sits between the 4830 and the 4850 performance wise, and the x2 550 and x2 550 both will handle easily what you use your machine for. Should you get into some more intense gaming you will have the GFX horsepower to do it.Best of luck with the build

Thanks for all the advice everyone and I'll look into buying it tonight or tomorrow.

Hi evilsmith.

Like HK said both the processors are basically the same. So if you find the 550 BE then buy it. I'm recommending a Black Edition as it can OC really well.

As for the GPU, the XFX HD 4770 is a good buy. However, it will not match the performance of the HD 5750 (unless overclocked).

Oh yeah, I would consider the 5750 over the 4770...

Nvidia 6600GT is the minimum - will run fine on low settings on WoW, 8800GT should handle crowded areas with decent high settings, there isn't much price different either.

450 watt PSU, comes with a decent case, I had this one, very spacious:
http://www.advancetec.co.uk/acatalog/info_1604071.html

You want 1GB RAM+ DDR2 will do. Kingmax 512mbx2 533MHz should be fine.

This motherboard is good too for what you need, compatible with lots of processors:
http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBgQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers

This processor should do fine:
http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...L9FpzQ2ATn2dX3CA&sa=title&ved=0CAcQ8wIwADgA#p.

Well thanks for all the post but I think as of now I'll look into Tigerdirect a little more before I purchase the parts since I just found out they have no tax and shipping for California and under 25lbs. Probably should of checked it out earlier ): . But I still appreciate all the advice and help.

This is ridiculous, the 6600gt is a terrible card in comparison to the 5750 and the rest of the parts sound like something you'd buy a year+ ago!