Building a gaming computer on a budget

[Couch]

Hello everyone, this is my first post, I'm trying to build a computer on a budget. Six hundred dollars to be exact. I can go slightly over or under, but no more than 50 dollars. I'm mainly trying to get a new computer because my fairly aged computer doesn't support pixel shaders 3.0 and I am unable to play several games.

I'm planning to go with AMD for a processor, but I'm torn between a dual or 3 core CPU. I have no preference between ATI and Nvidia for a G-card.I want it to be fairly future proof for at least a couple of new games that are coming out as well.

If anyone here can whip up a configuration for me that would be great. I searched around on Newegg, but I couldn't create anything that wouldn't rob me blind. Thanks in advance.

 

[Fat.Clown]

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner

APEX PC-389-C Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

XFX HD-575X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

BFG Tech GS-550 550W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9
$5 off w/ promo code EMCMNNM39, while supplies last

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders

1. ECS Black Series A785GM-M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

2. AMD Athlon II X3 425 Rana 2.7GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor


$652.92 ($647.92 if you order quick enough for promo code)

$15 more for HD 5770

 

[Muffin Man]

do you need just the tower? or you also need a monitor, keyboard + mouse? need an OS too or no?

what are you gonna do with your old pc? you could re-use the hard drive and optical drive to cut some costs right there and put it towards something else.

 

[Couch]

do you need just the tower? or you also need a monitor, keyboard + mouse? need an OS too or no?

what are you gonna do with your old pc? you could re-use the hard drive and optical drive to cut some costs right there and put it towards something else.

My "Old PC" is a laptop, so that's virtually out of the picture.

Thanks for the build Fat Clown!