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$400 Trinity budget box - Help needed

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So my brother has asked me to spec and price a $400 build for "Christmas"

I know prices may drop as the holidays draw near but to give a general idea can I do any better with the budget than the following:

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=20601545

A10 5800K $130
GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-D3H FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $90
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL $50
Antec Basiq BP350 350W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply $30
Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K1000.C 0F10383 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $70
GIGABYTE GZ-F3HEB Black SECC Steel / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $25 + 10 shipping


I already have a 20x DVDRW and a copy of Win 7 x64 Pro
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OCZ ModXStream 600 watt Cooler Master HAF 912 Logitech G400 
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Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi ATI HD 5870 G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz 
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G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz WD 1 TB AAKX LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM Tuniq Tower 120 
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post #2 of 7
Why not go small form factor?
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post #3 of 7
Thread Starter 
How is the included PSU ?. What do you think of the components chosen ? Any better performance for same/less price ?
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Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Samsung 840 250 Samsung F3 1TB x 2 WD 640 AAKS western digital 1tb ezex 
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Windows 7 Pro x64 HP w237ld 23" 1080P 
PowerCaseMouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt Cooler Master HAF 912 Logitech G400 
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Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi ATI HD 5870 G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz 
RAMHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz WD 1 TB AAKX LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM Tuniq Tower 120 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win7 x64 Professional Vizio 37" HDTV LiteOn SK-9020 Thermaltake TR2 T-500 
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Apex ATX Full Tower Logitech M100 generic ADI AD1988B 
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T4200 2ghz Wistron 3612 Intel GMA X4500HD 2+1 gig 800 mhz 
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LIte-On 20X DVDRW Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Windows 7 Pro x64 HP w237ld 23" 1080P 
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OCZ ModXStream 600 watt Cooler Master HAF 912 Logitech G400 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi ATI HD 5870 G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz 
RAMHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz WD 1 TB AAKX LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM Tuniq Tower 120 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win7 x64 Professional Vizio 37" HDTV LiteOn SK-9020 Thermaltake TR2 T-500 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
Apex ATX Full Tower Logitech M100 generic ADI AD1988B 
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post #4 of 7
Will more than handle an A10 alone.
I'd also vouch for this board over that, VRM cooling for less
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Hard DriveHard DriveOSMonitor
16GB on board storage 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot... 4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen 
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post #5 of 7
Thread Starter 
Only 2 memory slots and 1 PCI-E, but better chipset and VRM ?
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Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Samsung 840 250 Samsung F3 1TB x 2 WD 640 AAKS western digital 1tb ezex 
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Windows 7 Pro x64 HP w237ld 23" 1080P 
PowerCaseMouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt Cooler Master HAF 912 Logitech G400 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi ATI HD 5870 G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz 
RAMHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz WD 1 TB AAKX LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM Tuniq Tower 120 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win7 x64 Professional Vizio 37" HDTV LiteOn SK-9020 Thermaltake TR2 T-500 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
Apex ATX Full Tower Logitech M100 generic ADI AD1988B 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
T4200 2ghz Wistron 3612 Intel GMA X4500HD 2+1 gig 800 mhz 
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WD 500 gig BEVT 24x DVDRW Litescribe Win 7 x64 professional 16" 
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HP G60-230US Microsoft Wireless 3000 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel 3570K 4.5 ghz @ 1.32v Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H MSI 7950 Twin Frozr 1130/1510 @ 1.163 G.Skill SNiper Gaming Series 16 gb (2x8gb) 1866mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Samsung 840 250 Samsung F3 1TB x 2 WD 640 AAKS western digital 1tb ezex 
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Windows 7 Pro x64 HP w237ld 23" 1080P 
PowerCaseMouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt Cooler Master HAF 912 Logitech G400 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi ATI HD 5870 G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz 
RAMHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz WD 1 TB AAKX LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM Tuniq Tower 120 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win7 x64 Professional Vizio 37" HDTV LiteOn SK-9020 Thermaltake TR2 T-500 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
Apex ATX Full Tower Logitech M100 generic ADI AD1988B 
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T4200 2ghz Wistron 3612 Intel GMA X4500HD 2+1 gig 800 mhz 
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post #6 of 7
^ Really with no need for more than 8GB of RAM and 2x8GB kits available, I don't consider that a limitation. 1 PCIE.... I can't see this guy doing more than a single GPU setup and it's not possible to Hybrid Triple Crossfire. Would that be a need?
Chipset is the same. VRM is better for reliability and if light overclocking is wished.
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Hard DriveHard DriveOSMonitor
16GB on board storage 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot... 4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen 
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post #7 of 7
Thread Starter 
NO overclocking at all i'm sure, as my brothers room is 10+ degrees hotter than any other room (he has a lot of stuff running) and he always refuses to let me OC

But yeah I don't think i'll ever need 2 pci-e slots and 8 gigs will be a lot for awhile:thumb:
Finally Ivy
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel 3570K 4.5 ghz @ 1.32v Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H MSI 7950 Twin Frozr 1130/1510 @ 1.163 G.Skill SNiper Gaming Series 16 gb (2x8gb) 1866mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Samsung 840 250 Samsung F3 1TB x 2 WD 640 AAKS western digital 1tb ezex 
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Windows 7 Pro x64 HP w237ld 23" 1080P 
PowerCaseMouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt Cooler Master HAF 912 Logitech G400 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi ATI HD 5870 G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz 
RAMHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz WD 1 TB AAKX LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM Tuniq Tower 120 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win7 x64 Professional Vizio 37" HDTV LiteOn SK-9020 Thermaltake TR2 T-500 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
Apex ATX Full Tower Logitech M100 generic ADI AD1988B 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
T4200 2ghz Wistron 3612 Intel GMA X4500HD 2+1 gig 800 mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
WD 500 gig BEVT 24x DVDRW Litescribe Win 7 x64 professional 16" 
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HP G60-230US Microsoft Wireless 3000 
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Finally Ivy
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Old Skool Quad
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel 3570K 4.5 ghz @ 1.32v Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H MSI 7950 Twin Frozr 1130/1510 @ 1.163 G.Skill SNiper Gaming Series 16 gb (2x8gb) 1866mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Samsung 840 250 Samsung F3 1TB x 2 WD 640 AAKS western digital 1tb ezex 
Optical DriveCoolingOSMonitor
LIte-On 20X DVDRW Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Windows 7 Pro x64 HP w237ld 23" 1080P 
PowerCaseMouse
OCZ ModXStream 600 watt Cooler Master HAF 912 Logitech G400 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Q6600 SLACR - 3.2 ghz @ 1.375vv Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi ATI HD 5870 G.Skill PQ 2x2 800 mhz 
RAMHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
G.Skill PK 2x1 800 mhz WD 1 TB AAKX LITE-ON 20X DVD±R 12X DVDRAM Tuniq Tower 120 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win7 x64 Professional Vizio 37" HDTV LiteOn SK-9020 Thermaltake TR2 T-500 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
Apex ATX Full Tower Logitech M100 generic ADI AD1988B 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
T4200 2ghz Wistron 3612 Intel GMA X4500HD 2+1 gig 800 mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
WD 500 gig BEVT 24x DVDRW Litescribe Win 7 x64 professional 16" 
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