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[imported_KING]

Mobo: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
GPU: XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB

Subtotal: $404

I already have a case, PSU (500 W, pretty sure its good yet), etc. I am getting this mainly so I can play BF BC2 at reasonable settings, and maybe Dragon Age and some other games later. Is there anything that could be upgraded for better price/performance, or any better deals? Any suggestions are appreciated.

Also I'm not sure why the graphics card link redirects to cnet but its $160 on newegg.

 

[Athadeus]

Hard to beat that. If you weren't going to be doing BC2 I'd have said it might be worth it to get this Phenom II X2 55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103818 for $10 more, because the L3 cache can make a bit of difference, but not worth losing a core for when your apps can make use of more cores. What resolution will you be playing at?

 

[MisterDonut]

$20 for a 4th core on the Propus.

 

[imported_KING]

My resolution is 1440X900

 

[imported_KING]

I kind of got sidetracked on this but now I'm probably going to buy this weekend. Bumping just to get a little more input.

One thing I've already decided I'm going to up the CPU to the 3 Ghz version because its only $5 more.