new game rig

[Exarchice]

Another new rig I'm building again. Need some input on it, overall i think its solid though, but a second opinion never hurts before I buy the final product.

O.K. this game will be used for a gaming rig mostly. around $600-650 is optimal for this build $700 at the very max(including shipping) This is going to be a full build as well, so mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc... are all going to need to be included in this build.

Newegg.com - LG Black 22X DVD+R SATA 22X DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - RAIDMAX Hurricane ATX-248WB Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built-in Speakers
Newegg.com - MSI 770-C45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-R455D3-512I Radeon HD 4550 512MB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Newegg.com - hec XPOWER780 780W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI NVIDIA HYBRID-SLI Certified CrossFire Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.com - hec HEC-UES2 Laptop Retractable Wire Management Silver/Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 800 dpi Mouse
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX635WFGIBOX
$667.26 is the total price of this after shipping.

Edit - No OS needed, this will be running vista 64bit (already have)

 

[Alive.777]

That rig will struggle to play any games, mostly because of the Graphics card. the HD4550 is a very, very, very low end card. You need to save some more money.

 

[Exarchice]

this build isnt for me. building it for a friend on that budget. any recommendations for parts to swap out for that price? i could go with a higher up graphics card, and maybe save a little money elsewhere? that or i could always drop the mouse/keyboard if need be and use that extra money else ware im sure i have a mouse/keyboard he can have for free laying around the house.

 

[PurpleGorilla]

The biggest mistake you can make is cutting back on your gpu so,

Drop the keyboard, mouse, switch the 1tb HDD for a 500gb.

Also you dont need a 780w Psu get and get a good brand, I advice
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Also I know having a quad core cpu is nice but cut back to a duo core and improve your gpu

get a Newegg.com - XFX HD-485X-ZNFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

If it is too expensive get a Geforce 9800GT or 8800GT

 

[CalcProgrammer1]

If at all possible I'd recommend something from the 5xxx series, a 5770 or better is recommended. I don't recommend buying last-gen hardware because it means your build will have a short lifespan and have poor support when manufacturers start dropping older product lines.

Here's the cheapest 5770 I've found
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card