Building a new PC

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Baddkarma02

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Hello, my old Dell computer has just reached the point where its more expensive to keep chaning parts, than it would be to buy a new one. What I'm looking to do right now is build one from scratch, but I'm looking for advice on parts. I play a fair share of video games, but I'm not looking to spend a whole lot of money just so I can max out the graphics on a game like Oblivion. I already have a GeForce 6600 GT graphics card, and basically I'm looking to build a reasonably priced computer (about $500 or less preferably) around this. Any suggestions? I'm talking everything, motherboard, ram, CPU, hard drive, power source, case, etc.

Thanks
 
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail


Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM


ASUS M2N Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail


SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM


XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail


G.SKILL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-1GBNQ - Retail


AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA3800CNBOX - Retail


For a total of $453 on newegg before tax. Should be a great system with room for upgrades.
 
Is your 6600GT an AGP or PCI-E video card?

If it's PCI-E, the proposed build looks good. I'd downgrade the PSU to an XClio 450BL (more than sufficient for a single 6600GT), and upgrade the CPU to an X2 3800+ myself.
 
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