Half_Duplex

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Here is what I have in the cart.

AMD Athlon II X4 620 - $100
Gigabyte GA-MA770T UD3P AM3 - $80
G.Skill 2x2 1600 PC3 12800 - $90
WD Green 500gb - $60
Saphire HD 5770 - $160
Antec Earth Watts 650 - $80
Sony DVD Burner - $30

Thoughts?

Mjg1675

It depends on if you can afford the more expensive one or not.

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Half_Duplex

Price isn't the issue, just want to know i'm getting twice the performance for twice the price. Minus the blu Ray.

Just rediculius what u can get for your money right now.

duocpu2.4

Why not buying another brand?
Consider getting the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, or the XFX GeForce GTX 275.

aznofazns

No, you're definitely not getting twice the performance for the twice the price. It almost never works like that. You can expect a significant boost going from dual core to triple/quad core, though. I think you'd be best off getting a relatively cheap Quad and keeping all else the same for the $600 build.

This PSU should serve you nicely as long as you don't run dual video cards or a ton of drives. 30 amps on the 12v rail should be plenty, and make the 400w rating a little deceptive, since it beats a lot of cheap 430-500w PSU's.

Also, if you do get the HD4650, don't spend more than $60 on it and make sure it has DDR3 memory. Otherwise, you should probably spend a little more and get an HD4770 since you'll see a huge performance increase.

@ duocp2.4: How is getting an HD4870X2 or GTX275 even relevant? First of all, he said he's building a budget PC, not a high end gaming machine. Second, those two cards are vastly different in performance.

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Spritanium

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=12696866

Go with an OCZ psu if you want a bigger GPU.

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-iceblade^

IMO it's always best to spend more - you'll appreciate it down the line

and try the corsair 400CX. good PSU for $50.

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duocpu2.4

Yes, that's why i posted 2 different choices.
But, anyway..if your budget is not very good, get an ATI Radeon HD 4770 it can be found in less than $100

Enigma8750

Also don't get that Ugly case.. Get this one instead for 89.00 plus free shipping

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TheJack

1. Don't waste your money on Blu-Ray
2. Don't skimp on the power supply
3. Don't get the ATI 4650...but definitely don't get the GTX275
4. Upgrade to the X3 720 for the proc

My Suggestions:
AMD X3 720 proc @ 119.99
Gigabyte UD3P @ 79.99
4GB of G-Skill RAM @ 80
(2) 250 GB HD's and just make several partitions to fit your needs
Sapphire Jupier XT 5770 @ 174.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341019
^ good power supply 700W for 75$ with a good MIRB that puts it to your 50$ suggestion

And as for the case, you can get a very good one for 40-55

Guestimation for price total would be just under the 600$ build and it's very solid

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