New $640 Budget Gaming Build

[aetherh4cker]

Pulled most of these parts from the recommended parts thread. I absolutely cannot have base price go over $640, and I would prefer to keep shipping as low as possible... but I guess that can't be avoided.

This build needs to play games, mostly just World of Warcraft which isn't the most demanding game, but I would like it to play others if required.

I wanted to spring for that sexy looking E8400, but it just doesn't fit in the budget... threw in the E4600 instead.

Already have a spare copy of Windows XP.

Open to any recommendations. Thanks!

Case:
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Power Supply:
Newegg.com - FSP Group SAGA+ 400R ATX12V 400W Power Supply 120/220 - 240v NEMKO, TUV, CSA, IEC, UL, CE - Retail

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail

Video Card(Edited out HD3850, put in 9600GT):
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N861-AR GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Memory:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Processor:
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale 2.4GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

Hard Drive:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Optical Drive:
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

Total: $637.92 (before shipping)

Did I forget anything?

 

[veg1992]

looks good Aether

are you using stock cooling?

 

[b1gapl]

For the same price as the HD3850, you can get an EVGA Superclocked 9600GT:
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N861-AR GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

 

[veg1992]

but the hd3850 comes with a Free shirt

jk

but since when did the 9600gt drop in price?

 

[b1gapl]

It's been like that for a couple of weeks.

 

[aetherh4cker]

For the same price as the HD3850, you can get an EVGA Superclocked 9600GT:
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N861-AR GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

I haven't seen the video card benchmarks lately, but that "9" sure looks sexy.

If the 9600GT is the way to go, I'll sub that in. Thanks for the suggestion, b1gapl.

 

[aetherh4cker]

are you using stock cooling?

Yeah, I can't afford an after-market one. The build is for my father, who won't spend more than what I've got listed. I'm already pushing the limit.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

If you don't mind a mir you could go with the Abit IP35-E and save some money.

Newegg.com - ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

 

[b1gapl]

Agreed. That board has great performance for the money. Both of them are.

 

[Peter.Cort]

you could also cut costs more and get a e2180/e2160 and overclock it a bit for added performance