Second Build

[Gjc856]

Hey all, I built my first desktop about 5 years ago when I graduated High School, now it's time for my second after graduating college. I'm working on a budget since I'm broke this time too! Any comments are appreciated on compatibility or if I can go cheaper:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103649

MB: Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...70T-UD3P%20AM3

Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100258-1GHDMI Radeon HD 4850 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102837

RAM: 4gb OCZ Gold DDR3 1066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...%20DDR3%201066

HDD: WD Caviar Blue 320gb HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136098

Case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...pk=antec%20III

I plan on running Windows 7 and also plan on doing some gaming. Mostly Starcraft II when it comes out. Would prefer to run new games on high settings but it's never really been a concern for me so I could let that slide. I've already got Mouse/Keyboard and a monitor. Thanks in advance for any help.

[Masaki 7-11]

Originally Posted by Gjc856 Hey all, I built my first desktop about 5 years ago when I graduated High School, now it's time for my second after graduating college. I'm working on a budget since I'm broke this time too! Any comments are appreciated on compatibility or if I can go cheaper: CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103649 MB: Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P AM3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...70T-UD3P%20AM3 Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100258-1GHDMI Radeon HD 4850 1GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102837 RAM: 4gb OCZ Gold DDR3 1066 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...%20DDR3%201066 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 320gb HDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136098 Case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...pk=antec%20III I plan on running Windows 7 and also plan on doing some gaming. Mostly Starcraft II when it comes out. Would prefer to run new games on high settings but it's never really been a concern for me so I could let that slide. I've already got Mouse/Keyboard and a monitor. Thanks in advance for any help.

Looks like a good build, however you are missing an optical drive. The 1GB version of the HD4850 isn't really worth it unless you are playing at really high resolutions like 1080p or higher, the 512MB version is pretty much as fast as the 1GB otherwise and costs a good amount less: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102824

[systempat]

Agree that the 1GB Video card could be trimmed down. Unless running very high-res like beyond 1920x1080 you will not see the difference between a 512Mb and the 1Gb. Those resolutions would be if you were using a 24" monitor or above.
If you are storing media files like audio and video, you might want to get a larger HDD. 640 and 750 drives are only slightly more expensive.
Looks good otherwise!

[Gjc856]

Thanks a bunch for the tips. Decided to go with both the bigger hard drive and 512mb vid card.