These parts good for gaming?

so, i put together 2 carts on Newegg. one was the one that The Viper suggested. and one that i built. my grandma just gave me $180, put that together with the $100 that my parents gave me, and the cash i already had. thats $456.38. This is the cart i put together:

ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard $89.99 (79.99 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131397

Sunbeam PSU-BKS580-US 580W ATX Power Supply $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817709011

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor $60.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103688

OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 $95.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227479

HIS H467QS1GH Radeon HD 4670 $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161287

tell me what you think. i have a few other things in there too.

RAZER DeathAdder $44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6826153007

LOGISYS Computer FP708BK 5.25" Full Color Thermal/ Clock Control Panel (Black) $24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811998066

RAIDMAX Hurricane ATX-248WB Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156237

Total cost (with shipping cost): $453.31

~thinking about ditching the mouse and fan control to get Modern Warfare 2. or a better processer or something of the like.

Anyways, tell me what you think. thanks.
~Kirk R

(TheVipers suggested purchase:

Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L - $74.99 after rebate ($84.99 before rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128372

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz - $169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115057

RAM:
Corsair Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 - $76.99 after rebate ($86.99 before rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145043

PSU:
Corsair CMPSU-550VX 550W - $79.99 after rebate ($89.99 before rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139004

GPU:
Sapphire HD 5750 - $144.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102859

Total - $546.95 after rebates ($576.95 before rebates))

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I recommend 2 changes to your new list.

The PSU. I know the price looks good but if there is 1 component in a PC that you do not go cheap on, it is the PSU. A bad PSU can fry the whole system. Only 25 amps on the single 12v rail, no PCI-E power connector, no PFC, 1 SATA cable, only 350 watts sustained and a lot of reviews show them dying in less than a year. Recommended brands are Corsair, Seasonic and PC Power & Cooling (largely all made by Seasonic itself). The best of the best and include 5 year warranties.

I also noticed you selected the HD 4670. Likely because it's the most powerful card you can buy that doesn't require a PCI-e power connector. That's good but it's also a weaker card than the 9600 you already have (not by much though). Selecting a better PSU will obviously allow you to step up a little higher on the GPU as well. I'd hate to see you buy a new PC and have it game about the same as before.

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!!!! changed it too EVGA 512-P3-1153-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

is it better than the 4670? cause it costs $130

also. i cant find a better PSU within my price range, because i want to get Modern Warfare 2 tommorow.

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CM Storm Sentinel Advance 5600 DPI Twin Laser Engine Pro Gaming Mouse $43.53

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002R5ABG [...] B002R5ABGY

Tagan CS-A+Curbic Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $29.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811294009

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
$79.99
($69.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128392

XFX HD-575X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Double Lifetime Manufacture Warranty $144.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150448

OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$64.99
($39.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341022

A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820211410

AMD Athlon II X3 425 2.7GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103726

$527.43 or $492.43 amir

Reply to obsidian86

KirkR wrote :

!!!! changed it too EVGA 512-P3-1153-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

is it better than the 4670? cause it costs $130

also. i cant find a better PSU within my price range, because i want to get Modern Warfare 2 tommorow.

That PSU doesn't have a 6 pin PCI-e power connector though I see the GTS 250 comes with a molex to 6 pin adapter. This is not a full time solution and I do not recommend you game on it. Those adapters are for temporary low power use only.

I know it sucks but you need a different PSU.

And yes, the GTS 250 is indeed more powerful than the HD 4670 but you need a proper PSU to power it.

Reply to TheViper

KirkR here. i ordered my computer (on it right now! ). i ordered a different PSU by BFG tech. it had the 6 pin cable to fit the PCI-e x16 GTS 250. i ended up changing a lot of the order. got a single core 2.8GhZ processor, but it works great. i'm only running Win-xp so i'm fine for now. gonna ask for a triple core for christmas . anyways, i'm very happy with my purchase. WoW runs 25 FPS in Dalaran with settings Maxed, with my processor on 'power saver mode'. and I saw a lot of people complain that the GTS 250 was too loud, but honestly, i dont hear a thing. all i hear is the rear 120mm exhaust fan, which is still really quiet. i posted pictures of the build on my facebook, if you want to take a look.

http://www.facebook.com/#/album.ph [...] 0180764653

very proud of this build, being my first. i'm surprised i hooked everything up right o.O

anyways, ordered some LED lights for the internal of my case, and an LED side fan, the cooling system is good enough, but, it'll look cool

thanks again for all your help guys, it really helped me.

Much Appriciation,
Kirk R

Reply to KirkR

You're welcome. Glad it's running OK on the first try. That always feels good even after you've built a dozen computers but it is especially sweet with your first build.

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