New gaming rig

[cq5]

hello im looking for some advice on what parts i should be looking for to go along with what i already have

i have

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400-cpu
Antec Nine Hundred-case
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA-mobo
mouse keyboard os
monitor

i was leaning towards

EVGA 512-P3-1151-TR GeForce GTS 250-video card
Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB-hard drive
LG GH22NP20-optical drive
Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650W-power supply

also the budget is around $410
thanks in advance for the advice/suggestions

 

[Tmagic650]

Use a 64-bit Operating System, (if running Vista) and install 4 GB memory, mached to your motherboard's specs

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

I recommend these parts instead:

• XFX Radeon HD 4870 XXX Edition PCI Express 2.0 Card - Retail - $199.99
• LG Black DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech - OEM - $21.99
• Corsair 550VX Power Supply with Active PFC- Retail - $86.24 (without $20 rebate)
• Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB HDD - OEM - $99.99

Will easily be within your budget, especially since two of the items are eligible for free shipping. The rebate is just icing on the cake IMO.

 

[PaulWuzHere]

It will be almost impossible to put together an Intel gaming PC for $410 for the parts that you want.. For $630 I put this together quickly. Make changes to w/e you want, it is YOUR computer. But for the price the quad core is a better buy.


Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$54.95

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SAMSUNG HD642JJ 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (Bare Drive) - OEM
Item #: N82E16822152134
$59.99

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EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130468
$129.99

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BFG Tech GS-550 550W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817702010

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Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9K2/4G - Retail
Item #: N82E1682013481
$61.99

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ASRock P43Twins1600 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813157130


Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8300 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115207



$189.99

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[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Paul, he already has some of the parts. He wanted recommendations for the video card, PSU, optical drive and HDD only.

@cq5, do you already have some RAM too, or will you need to buy some?

 

[Tmagic650]

And Rage and Paul would never reply here if I hadn't replied first

 

[cq5]

first i would like to apologize for the slow response second thank you all for your suggestions and help it really is appreciated

@Rage_3K_Moiz yes i will need ram also sorry forgot to mention that in the first post
i was leaning towards CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

please continue to post anything you think would be better then the original list or just anything else you think would be helpfull thanks again

 

[cq5]

allright i think i have all the parts i need selected

parts i have
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400-cpu
Antec Nine Hundred-case
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA-mobo
mouse keyboard os
monitor

parts going to order
Corsair VX550W ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply - CMPSU-550VX
EVGA 512-P3-1151-TR GeForce GTS 250 Superclocked Edition 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
LG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

thanks again for all your input and suggestions it is appreciated and also if you think there are other parts you think would better suit the build thats within the price range please post it here

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

The HD 4870 is a much better choice compared to the GTS 250. But if the 4870 is out of your budget, go with the NVIDIA card then.