| Garcian Smith said: I don't know if that 380W PSU will be able to handle that video card (it's probably dual +12V rails). The case only has one fan, so it'll get hot. The Caviar Green is a slow, tri-platter(?) drive meant for bulk storage and it shouldn't be used as a system boot drive. Here's what I'd do instead: Athlon II X3 435 - $75 ASRock M3A770DE - $60 Cooler Master Centurion 5 - $50 Sapphire Radeon 4850 - $100 Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $56 Corsair 450VX - $60 after MIR 4GB Patriot DDR3-1333 Memory - $97 Samsung DVD Burner - $25 ...which goes something like $20 over the $500 mark, but which gives you a better case with two fans and toolless mounts, a much better/more reliable PSU with a single +12V rail and 5-year warranty, and a fast single-platter boot drive. To go under the $500 mark you could easily drop down to an Athlon II X2 240, which would still enable you to squeeze playable framerates from most games at 1680x1050 or lower. |
Cosmic!
But even more cosmic is the Thermaltake Element T with 1x 120mm and 1x 200mm fans for $50 after MIR with free shipping.
Ultra cosmic is both it and a 650W PSU for $95 after MIR with free shipping as a combo which brings the price back down to $500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.334872 A better motherboard for $5 less? Yes please.
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