Planning on getting new PC - tell me wat u think of this one

[BoringSupreez]

If is just box here is one I put together from new egg for 534 that has 4 gigs of ram. HD 6770, AMD Athlon II X2 3.2Ghz. mid tower case with micro motherboard so only 1 PCI express video card. 750 GB hard drive. 620 Watt modular power supply(can take off cables you do not need.)

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Tempo ... hangeQty=0

I can't view your wish list, as it's stored in your cookies or something. But if you guys would recommend setups using parts from Newegg that are in the $500 range, I'd appreciate that. I'm not looking to buy a monitor, mouse, keyboard, or speakers. A new PC tower is all I need.

[ATARI800XLfan]

If is just box here is one I put together from new egg for 534 that has 4 gigs of ram. HD 6770, AMD Athlon II X2 3.2Ghz. mid tower case with micro motherboard so only 1 PCI express video card. 750 GB hard drive. 620 Watt modular power supply(can take off cables you do not need.)

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Tempo ... hangeQty=0

I can't view your wish list, as it's stored in your cookies or something. But if you guys would recommend setups using parts from Newegg that are in the $500 range, I'd appreciate that. I'm not looking to buy a monitor, mouse, keyboard, or speakers. A new PC tower is all I need.

Okay, then. Here are the parts listed individually.
Case(Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129042

Motherboard.(ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131795

Video card.(XFX HD-677X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1x16 )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150560

Power Supply.(a local computers shop said they are a good brand)(SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817151095

CPU(AMD Athlon II X2 260 Regor 3.2GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103873

Hard-drive (Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AALX 750GB 7200 RPM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136768

DVD Drive (SONY Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827118031

and a extra fan if needed.(case already has a back and top fan)(MASSCOOL 9025B1M3/4 90mm Case Fan)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835150031

Memory (G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBXL)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231425

Total is 534.92 plus shipping.

[sabrage]

Tom's Hardware is a great resource. Here's their <$500 June guide. The LGA 1155 motherboard leaves ample room for upgrading to a Core i5 or i7 down the line and the 560ti is an absolute beast.

[ATARI800XLfan]

Tom's Hardware is a great resource. Here's their <$500 June guide. The LGA 1155 motherboard leaves ample room for upgrading to a Core i5 or i7 down the line and the 560ti is an absolute beast.

Though I am not sure the slight increase in performance is worth the extra 40 bucks of the 560ti over a AMD 6870. Both of which would probably be out of the 500 dollar budget. or add 20 bucks to my set up listed and he could get the AMD 6850. Might want to increase the power though, might be another 20 for that so around 575 if he wanted a 6850. AMD 6770 is more then enough for the games he listed though.

[ATARI800XLfan]

of course he could get the one I listed down another 20-30 by not adding the front fan and getting a smaller hardrive if he does not want one as big as I listed.

[ATARI800XLfan]

with no front fan and a 500GB hard drive the price comes down to 512.93

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136769

Also the one that site listed for 500 only comes with a power supply big enough for just the video card. All IT people know you need to go at least 10 percent above the total amount of power needed by all the parts combined I believe(what my IT certification class said)

[sabrage]

The Tom's guide is just a baseline... Obviously the graphics card and processor can be swapped out for lesser/higher alternatives. That said, you won't see me recommending AMD.

[BoringSupreez]

One of the advantages of buying the pre-built PC is that I don't have to buy the OS seperate. Last I checked, that will add about $100 to the overall price, won't it?

[sabrage]

Here's one for $77. The website has 5 stars with 2280 ratings on Google Shopping, so I'd tentatively say it's safe.

[ATARI800XLfan]

or for 10 bucks more then the 750GB hard drive = 544.92 can get a 1 TB hard drive like on the hp he listed.