budget gaming build

[LREM]

I've decided to man up and build my own pc as opposed to buying a Dell, and this is my first stab at it, so let me know if there are any glaring issues, or if there is room to improve.

This pc will be used to play WoW mostly, and CS:S, neither of which are very demanding, so i dont need anything amazing.

My budget's around 500-650
Cheaper = better

Athlon II X4 640 + MSI 870A-G54:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.553726
$182

G. Skill 4GB DDR3 1600:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193
$60

Cooler Master 700W ATX:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171054
$50 after mail-in rebate

Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102858
$125 after mail-in rebate

Samsung F3 1TB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185
$70

Antec Three Hundred:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129042
$60

Samsung DVD Burner:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151188
$20

$567

 

[fffblackmage]

You could get a Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D for $45. Your computer is not going to need 700W, and the Earthwatts is a better unit.

I couldn't find a review for that specific Cooler Master PSU, but I did find a couple reviews for some similar models. They're not utter crap, but they're just not as good as the Antec Earthwatts Green.

 

[LREM]

You could get a Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D for $45. Your computer is not going to need 700W, and the Earthwatts is a better unit.

I couldn't find a review for that specific Cooler Master PSU, but I did find a couple reviews for some similar models. They're not utter crap, but they're just not as good as the Antec Earthwatts Green.

So 380W is enough? Will it still be if I want to make upgrades later?

 

[DominionSeraph]

768MB GTX 460 can be had for $140 after rebate, and it's 20-30% faster than the 5770.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162058

You could just splurge on the PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005

 

[LREM]

768MB GTX 460 can be had for $140 after rebate, and it's 20-30% faster than the 5770.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162058

You could just splurge on the PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005

Could I get an acceptable PSU for less?

 

[DominionSeraph]

Could I get an acceptable PSU for less?

:/
Seasonics are like $10 shipping so that even brings their 400w units to within $10 of the 650W corsair.
Corsair 550W has $6 shipping bringing it within $4.

This has decent reviews, and the hecs with lots of reviews don't seem to be awful, but I've never used a hec.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817339001

We have the Antec Earthwatts 430w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371006

Above that I'd go for the Corsair 650W.

 

[mfenn]

hec == Scary IMHO.

I'd probably stick with the Earthwatts for efficiency reasons, though the Corsair is good as well.

Furthermore, you don't need to spend the extra for DDR3 1600. I'd save the $12 (maybe put it towards the GTX 460?) and get some DDR 1333.

 

[MisterDonut]

I vote 460 and earthwatts psu, though a 5770 can do what you want just fine. I just put together a friends build similar to that but with a 5850 for about 600 bucks.

 

[LREM]

I vote 460 and earthwatts psu, though a 5770 can do what you want just fine. I just put together a friends build similar to that but with a 5850 for about 600 bucks.

Yeah I'm gonna go with the 460 and the earthwatts, I'd rather not spend $90 on the PSU.

So -the 5770 +the 460
and
-the cooler master +the earthwatts

Build's good?

 

[LREM]

Oh and the DDR 1333 instead of 1600

 

[betasub]

^ Good move, the build is looking good!

 

[mfenn]

One gotcha is that the Eartwatts series don't come with a power cord. You'll need to buy one if you don't have some laying around.

 

[LREM]

One gotcha is that the Eartwatts series don't come with a power cord. You'll need to buy one if you don't have some laying around.

Thanks for the heads-up, would have been bad If I had everything all set up just to realize that I was missing the power cable!

Thanks for the help guys

 

[LREM]

nevermind