Comp Build for a friend - Comments/Suggestions please!

[Venorize]

Okay, I'm helping a friend build his first computer, I helped him pick out the parts, but I love running it by you guys to see if theres anything i've missed or any better choices I'm not taking advantage of, or to see if something isn't compatible with another item that I was too stupid to notice.

This is a Budget computer built for heavy mmorpg gaming. Games like SC2 and Diablo3 would need to run on it well.
I did the best I could in choices based on his $750 budget.

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Case: About $100

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197

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Power Supply: About $90

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

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Motherboard:About $65

ASUS M4A785-M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131595


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Memory/Ram: About $70

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5C
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145241


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Processor: About $77

AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX445WFGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872


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Hard Disk: About $60

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795

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Video Card: About $??

(Not Seletcted - Were still looking, about $125-$200 budget or so... Any Suggestions?)
http://www.newegg.com




Again, i'm pretty sure everything is compatible and will fit in the motherboard correctly, it should all be the correct sockets and all.... I'm hoping I did this right

Thanks in advance for anyone willing to give advice on this build!

 

[Know Nuttin]

Go with a DDR3 build, you can get more DDR3 ram for the same price as DDR2 and DDR2 is very obsolete in terms of building a new PC.

 

[Venorize]

Want to link me to something on newegg you think is decent?, also that is compatible with the motherboard? Thanks

 

[MattNo5ss]

Will he be overclocking at all? What resolution will he be gaming?

 

[Know Nuttin]

Pretty close to the same as the one you had originally looked at

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131406

RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148323

 

[Theocnoob]

Build this

M4A980 Asus mobo
Phenom II x4 955BE chip
4GB Corsair XMS 3 1600Mhz
1TB WD Black 64MB Cache
Antec 300 Illusion Case
Antec CX 600W PSU
AMD 6850 graphics or > GTX 470 or > GTX 560 depending on $$

 

[bda1967]

Check the Newegg combo deals. You could go with this combo deal and then add a $150 video card.

 

[WhiteOut]

Im the one we are setting up the computer for, i really like the setup for this combo deal. I noticed it does not have a gpx card with it so how does this one sound and will it work with everything else just fine?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510
thanks in advance

 

[MattNo5ss]

If I was going AMD, then I would probably go with a Phenom II x4 CPU and DDR3 RAM. Something like the pic below or like Theocnoob's post:



We still need to know:

Will he be overclocking at all? What resolution will he be gaming?

 

[WhiteOut]

Chances are there will be no over clocking and 1280x1024 resolution

And just a quick question the combo deal does not come with a harddrive or a OS am i right?

 

[MattNo5ss]

OS and GPU aren't included in the combo that bda1967 posted. An OS isn't included in any of our suggestions...so I'm guessing you don't have an OS and need one included? Win7 x64 will run about $135 by itself...

 

[RollingThunder]

OS and GPU aren't included in the combo that bda1967 posted. An OS isn't included in any of our suggestions...so I'm guessing you don't have an OS and need one included? Win7 x64 will run about $135 by itself...

Matt,

Excellent component list with that Seasonic modular.

I'm coming to see you when I'm ready for Sandy Bridge! (no floppy!)

 

[WhiteOut]

Ok matt i think im going to go with the setup u made there tho its going to cost me a bit more then i wanted too im noticing my budget plan isnt going to cover if i decide to get a OS Thanks a ton tho