Brodom: Some critiques on the parts you posted there;
PSU: PC Power & Cooling is a much better brand even though they are owned by OCZ. OCZ is cheaper but PSU is definitely something you don't want to cheap out on. I have heard that there can be ripples on the 12V rails. No bueno
RAM: That ram you posted is good but the one I posted is better and pretty much the same price.
HDD: That hard drive is slow. It only has an 8MB cache whereas the one I posted has a 32MB cache and is also much bigger. 250GB is pretty small for these days. Some games can take upwards of 12GB by themselves. Then factor in the OS, music, and a couple more games, and you could almost be out of room.
CPU: Don't be so quick to rule out my q9550, it is a good option in his price range. The e8500 is great too but again he wants more future proof which a quad is.
I7: I would normally tell people to go i7 but his budget is pretty tight since he needs everything so he would have to cut a lot of corners to get one. The q9550 is a better option for him. He can get more for his money I think.
and finally to Kingbobert: The old intel you had was more than likely a P4 by the way you make it sound. Those days are long over my friend. Intel is the king now and they have amazing processors pretty much no matter which one you pick.
PSU: PC Power & Cooling is a much better brand even though they are owned by OCZ. OCZ is cheaper but PSU is definitely something you don't want to cheap out on. I have heard that there can be ripples on the 12V rails. No bueno
RAM: That ram you posted is good but the one I posted is better and pretty much the same price.
HDD: That hard drive is slow. It only has an 8MB cache whereas the one I posted has a 32MB cache and is also much bigger. 250GB is pretty small for these days. Some games can take upwards of 12GB by themselves. Then factor in the OS, music, and a couple more games, and you could almost be out of room.
CPU: Don't be so quick to rule out my q9550, it is a good option in his price range. The e8500 is great too but again he wants more future proof which a quad is.
I7: I would normally tell people to go i7 but his budget is pretty tight since he needs everything so he would have to cut a lot of corners to get one. The q9550 is a better option for him. He can get more for his money I think.
and finally to Kingbobert: The old intel you had was more than likely a P4 by the way you make it sound. Those days are long over my friend. Intel is the king now and they have amazing processors pretty much no matter which one you pick.