Want A budget PC that has a good price to performance ratio.

morabors

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (in no rush)) BUDGET RANGE: ($600-800)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (Working@Home, surfing the internet, gaming,watching movies)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: (keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS )

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (newegg.com, ncix.com -- to show us selection & pricing) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type (I prefer Intel CPU, quality MoBo and mid tower case)

OVERCLOCKING: No, SLI OR CROSSFIRE: not today

MONITOR RESOLUTION: existing IBM flatscreen

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Want to build a budget PC that has a good price to performance ratio.

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner LightScribe Support -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

MSI N240GT-MD1G GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127465

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-UD3LR LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128371

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

Any comments?
Thanks

 

zach538467

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+1 If you are not comfortable overclocking then the X4 630 just came out and is now the $99 quad. X4 620 dropped to $90. Good deals, both of them.

AMD Athlon II X4 620 and 630