New build tight budget

EQTitan

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Joking...but seriously here is a mid range build I started, looking for constructive criticism.

Budget - $550
Use - Starter for gaming (no video card yet)

BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ ATX AMD Motherboard - $99.99

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Memory - $39.99

Rosewill Wind Ryder Black Dual 120mm Fans Computer Case-Retail -$39.99

Antec Basiq BP500U 500W Power Supply - $49.99

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - $23.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $54.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - $59.50

Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail - $149.99

Total : $518.43

It all depends on me selling my PSP modders package PSP Package

Thanks goes to Dazed and Confused for help
 

EQTitan

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No, it's what I can afford at the moment until I can sell some stuff around the house.
 

TidusZ

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For an extra 30 dollars you could get a cheap but decent 22 inch monitor (ie: cheap acer). My friend picked one up at BB recently, I imagine you could find similar online or in store.
 

LOUISSSSS

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that rosewill case is quite expensive for a low end build, try to look for a cheaper case or one that included a decent PSU.

or just save some more money in general for better quality parts (i.e. motherboard)