800 PC for a friend

Building a PC for a friend how’s this setup look for 800 dollars? This will be used for gamming and internet on a 24” 1920X1200 monitor and Win XP 32 bit.

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
MOBO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387 109.99

AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor - Retail
CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103648 119.00

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
HDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 74.99

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184 46.99

SAPPHIRE 100269OCSR Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - OC edition - Retail
GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102831 219.99 -204.99 after 15.00 MIR

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 99.99- 89.99 after 10.00 MIR

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM
DVD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102835 24.99

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
CASE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 54.95

I know the OS won’t see all 4 gb of ram but he will get Windows 7 when it comes out.

Any Advice would be welcomed!!!


Subtotal 750.89
Tax 61.95
Shipping 25.05

Total 837.89 - 25.00 MIR =812.89

 

MSFT_GlenF

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Niklas,

Thank you for your question regarding the possible installation of Windows 7 onto your system. Caution is definitely wise when contemplating the use of a new operating system. I would recommend making a separate partition all together and trying the release candidate on that partition. It really is a matter of personal preferences. Both Vista and Windows 7 are wonderful operating systems. To learn more about Windows 7, you might want to check out www.talkingaboutwindows.com . It should help you to better make your decision.
Thanks

Glen
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Hmm consider both 720BE and AM3/DDR3? $701.72 after ship, less MIR and before tax hehe
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