700ish Budget gaming build

[himanz]

I have created another thread about my own mid range computer build but when I planned to buy a new computer, my friend also wants to get one also. He has a limited budget however, around the $700 range mark and this is what I came up for him. Yes I am a noob at building computers but my friend is even more of a noob than me and he wants me to help him.

Here is what I got so far
GPU: Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3850 512MB Dual Slot GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDMI HDTV Out Video Card

Case: Coolermaster Elite RC-330 ATX Blk Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS 1X120MM Rear Fan Front I/O Panel

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.2GHZ 800FSB 2MB Retail

CPU Heatsink: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 2500RPM 45CFM

RAM: Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard

Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drive 5YR MFR Warranty

DVD Writer: Samsung SH-S203B Black SATA DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 18X/12X INT DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW

PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black

Thanks for all your help!

 

[LilBuddy]

Spend $50 more and get the E6750.

Good build.

 

[BossBorot]

look into the cm690 at micro center its a great case that will prob cost less then the rc330

 

[Shiggity]

For CPU's I'd go with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116052

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

The allendale will clock to 3.0+ghz, the wolfdale will do 4.0ghz+. The E6750 is a waste when you can get the E8400 for not that much more. The E8400 is out of stock and expensive at newegg, if you look around you can get it for 200ish.

 

[LilBuddy]

The E6750 is In stock and $50 cheaper than the E8400. Microcenter is the only place that I've seen that has them for $189.99 but they are flying off the shelves there. The 6750 is already $60 more than the other chip, the E8400 is over double of the original chip.

 

[Shiggity]

The E6750 is In stock and $50 cheaper than the E8400. Microcenter is the only place that I've seen that has them for $189.99 but they are flying off the shelves there. The 6750 is already $60 more than the other chip, the E8400 is over double of the original chip.

http://www.onsale.com/shop/detail.aspx?dpno=7369554&store=onsale&source=bwbfroogle

E8400 for 191$

 

[LilBuddy]

If the instock icon says "Please call" it's not a good sign.

 

[johnny5c]

Just called the onsale 888 number and the guy said they'll be in on 2/29.

 

[ancalime]

No point getting the E6750 when the E8400 is only a little more and will clock higher and perform better clock for clock. I think the E4500 is a waste as well unless you find a good deal that puts it to the $100 range. The E21xx are a good choice to tide you over until newer chips become more affordable.

 

[bLack0ut]

Why not spend the same and get CAS4 RAM?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034

Or pay $5 more for some decent heatspreaders
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145175

 

[LilBuddy]

I would suggest the E8400 but for now the price is around $250 which is double than the E4500 he originally posted.

 

[kyussinchains]

very similar setup to my own, if he plans on any overclocking it might be worth getting a corsair VX 550 for the 41A single 12v rail, it should be round about the same price.

I'm really happy with my performance so far and I've not even begun to stress the chip yet!