~$500 casual gaming PC Advice?

[ultpokemonfan]

Approximate Purchase Date: Anytime
Budget Range: ~$500-$600
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Casual gaming (Team Fortress 2, Minecraft, World of Warcraft, browser games)
Surfing the net
Basic video editing and rendering
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: None really
Overclocking: Maybe, probably not.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900
Additional Comments: Mainly just looking for parts known to have decent quality but also great performance. Being quiet is also somewhat important, but not too much as long as it isn't super loud.

 

[spentshells]

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115092
$150
MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128527
$50
CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233071
$25
HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299
$80 305
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333
$32 337
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026
$45
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150540
109 after MIR 89

Total 491

I hope you have an OS

Also here is an AMD build with a better graphics card

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995
$109
MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131669
$54
VGA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908
$144
CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233071
$25
HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299
$80 305
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333
$32
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026
$45
OR you can go over budget by 8 dollars and get this video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131378

 

[ultpokemonfan]

That look's like a decent build. Anyone else?

 

[drunkducki]

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=58339&vpn=BX80623I32100&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1314 - $114.99
Intel Core i3 2100 Dual Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Sandy Bridge 3MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130579 - $84.99
MSI PH67S-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Memory%20(Desktop%20Memory)-_-G.SKILL-_-20231277&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID= - $29.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153 - $49.99
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YHUPJA/?tag=pcpapi-20 - $79.95
Western Digital WD5000YS 500GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA/300 Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236 - $17.99
LG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH24NS70 - OEM

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60329&vpn=CMPSU-500CXV2&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1314 - $49.99
Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-500CXV2 500W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan *3 Year Wrty*

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Video%20Cards-_-GIGABYTE-_-14125353&AID=10440897&PID=3938566&SID= - $149.99 - $20 MIR
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series GV-R685OC-1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Total: $577.88 - $20MIR

 

[ScrewySqrl]

i3-2120 3.3Ghz: $130
PNY 8 GB DDR3-1333: $32
MSI H61M-P21: $60
Hitachi 750GB drive: $100
Samsung DVD burner: $17
Antec Neo Eco 400W PSU: $45
Rosewill R102 case: $30
HIS HD 6670: $75

total: $489

 

[spentshells]

IDK dude 6870 vs 6670 for gaming is a bad trade.

 

[ultpokemonfan]

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