600$ Gaming Build

[Patternmaster]

We have 600$ to build a gaming tower. Operating system, etc will come later. All parts to be bought on Newegg. No current plans to overclock. Planning to build as soon as possible.

Here's the public wishlist:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=14867066

AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Model ADX620WFGIBOX
95.95
ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
89.99
COOLER MASTER Elite 360 RC-360-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
39.99
COOLMAX CT-450 450W ATX12V Power Supply
29.99
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal AV Hard Drive -Bare Drive
54.99
XFX Core Edition GS250XZSL4 GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
129.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
94.99
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
24.99

Total: $560.92

Is this an acceptable build?

 

[jchu14]

If you're gonna do a new build, I think you should go with ddr3. There's almost little difference in performance, but why go ddr2 when ddr3 is pretty much the same price.

Here's something I put together on Newegg for ~$600. I try to take advantage of their combo deals when I can.

MSI 880GMA-45 AM3 880G
AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus combo $180 AR
Rosewill Blackbone case
Asus DVD Burner OEM Combo $46
G. Skill 4gb DDR3 1333 $95
Corsair 400CX PSU $30 AR
Asus CuCore 5770 $138 AR
Samsung Spinpoint F3 500gb $55

Total is: $593 + $21 shipping - $50 rebate = $565

Advantage:
DDR3, USB3, SATA3, Corsair PSU, Samsung F3 HDD, more efficient 5770

And if you don't mind buying from multiple stores and even more MIR, you can get
1TB Samsung F3 for $66
Corsair 4gb DDR3 1600mhz $120-40MIR+$2 shipping