Opinions on my build?

[BuzzCutBob]

This is going to be my second build(built a PC for a friend of mine) and I wanted to see if any of you more knowledgeable people had any revisions before I check this bad boy out. This is some-what a budget build in the idea that it just fits into my price range but I do plan on upgrading the video card and another 2 gb of ram in the future when more funds become available.

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Newegg.com - NZXT Alpha Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Open Window - Computer Cases


Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - Hanns·G HW-173DBB Black 17" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 500:1 - LCD Monitors

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100236L Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

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Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

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Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

 

[saltynay]

Case is a bit dodgy non-linear airflow how do th hdds get cooled.... gfx card is pold and in that gen nvidia was better bang for buck, ram depends on whether your using vista

 

[Gabb]

Case is a bit dodgy non-linear airflow how do th hdds get cooled.... gfx card is pold and in that gen nvidia was better bang for buck, ram depends on whether your using vista

like salty said there are more high profile cases out there and why skimp out on the video card? Dish out the extra $50 to at least get a 9800 gtx or 9800 gt or whatever. That card isn't what I would consider gamer quality.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

I recommend at least getting a HD 4670 for the gpu which is well wroth the increase in price over the HD3650 if you plan on gaming.

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-R467D3-512I Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

 

[BuzzCutBob]

I don't game what so ever out side of the occasional WoW session but I might as well get a better card.

Newegg.com - XFX PVT96OSDFH GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB 192-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Still browsing for a better case in the same price range.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

The 4670 should be as good or better than that 9600gso because it only has gddr2 memory.

For the case i highly recommend the antec 300. i have one with 2 additional front fans added and couldn't be happier with it.

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[Gabb]

Oh I forgot to add you can get 4 gigs of ddr2 800 ram now for just $30 after a $20 MIR, just check out the OCZ HCP sticks best deal I could find when it came to ram

 

[saltynay]

As you don't game a $670 will be good they have some great rebates atm....

 

[veg1992]

Get an HD 4670 and avoid Raidmax PSU's

 

[Hussein19891]

The price difference between the 4670 and the 9800 GT/4830 isn't that big. While the performance difference is quite a large gap.

If you can find a 9600 GSO 192 bit 384 GDDR3 for around $80~$90 then go with that.