im getting to old for this lol

okay so here is my build i wanna try and do... its been a few years since i built a pc myself... 6ish actualy :| its just the fact that its 750 before shipping, newegged all the parts and thats no os, meaning i need to go download a good linux build so yeah i feel like a hippo walking on a frozen lake, careful not to slip careful not to break the ice lol

AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX640WFGMBOX
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
EVGA 01G-P3-1145-TR GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
OKGEAR 18" SATA 6 Gbps Cable, Straight to Straight W, Metal Latch, UV Green, Backward Compatible 3 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps x3
LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply

that should be everything that i need right? its been a while since i built a pc, im still using ide cables for drives lol, no sata yet haha old 32 bit single core sempron is starting to show its age... like really showing its age when spore doesnt even run on lowest settings... i dont need to play every game for next 3 yrs on mondo ultra high or nothing but i figured the bluray would be a nice touch to help future proof it a little bit so at least it will be good burining and surfing rig when it gets old lol

please dont try and tell me to use intel or ati i stick with my amd and nvidea i have for years and wont budge on that haha i just want to know if this looks like a solid build and suggestions are welcome. i dont really want to go any higher on price, since its for me not for sale it is a im trying to spend as little as possible as this will be a loan from my folks most likely to buy the parts.

$750 build? Heres somrthing lower then that and it has abetter price to preformance ratio it being $655

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.548003Athlon X4, 4gb ddr2 and motherboard combo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061&cm_re=mid_tower-_-11-146-061-_-ProductCase

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341038&cm_re=500w-_-17-341-038-_-Product500w psu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=1tb_sata-_-22-152-185-_-Product- 1tb Hdd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334&cm_re=gtx_460_768-_-14-125-334-_-ProductGTX 460 768mb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754&cm_re=win_7_64_oem-_-32-116-754-_-ProductWin 7 64 oem

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334- DVD burner

PS. I don't know much about Raidmax PSU's, you might want to stick to more well known brands like corsair or cooler master.Roggirek

Two computers ago I used a Raidmax in a system, Dead after about a year of heavy use, this was a few years ago so they could have changed their line up by now.

Other thoughts: then that, I had to splurge and buy a Blue Ray burner for my last PC, wish I wouldn't have, only used it 2 times.

... I'd avoid the Green series drives, and get one of the Black ones. They are much faster.Roggirek

$750 build? Heres somrthing lower then that and it has abetter price to preformance ratio it being $655

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.548003Athlon X4, 4gb ddr2 and motherboard combo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061&cm_re=mid_tower-_-11-146-061-_-ProductCase

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341038&cm_re=500w-_-17-341-038-_-Product500w psu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=1tb_sata-_-22-152-185-_-Product- 1tb Hdd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334&cm_re=gtx_460_768-_-14-125-334-_-ProductGTX 460 768mb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754&cm_re=win_7_64_oem-_-32-116-754-_-ProductWin 7 64 oem

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334- DVD burner

04dcarraher

not to burst your bubble but that is a dead ended system, am3 is the way to go, supports ddr3 and and new processors that will need the am3 platform. but for a budget build its not bad, i want this pc to be a stepping stone so to speak, possible to upgrade at least one more time before the end of its lifecycle, thats why i thought about a bluray player just to keep it able to keep up with the hd generation lol, i feel bad for the saps who put money into hddvd lol. i saw bluray concouring the market as soon as i found out the 360 didnt come with hddvd built in haha, talk about built in cust base with the ps3, but i digress, the main purpose of this machine is to make something that looks nice while running nice so maybe i can get some of my friends to let me build their christmas presents and i will get a little change for my effort lol

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$750 build? Heres somrthing lower then that and it has abetter price to preformance ratio it being $655

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.548003Athlon X4, 4gb ddr2 and motherboard combo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061&cm_re=mid_tower-_-11-146-061-_-ProductCase

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341038&cm_re=500w-_-17-341-038-_-Product500w psu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=1tb_sata-_-22-152-185-_-Product- 1tb Hdd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334&cm_re=gtx_460_768-_-14-125-334-_-ProductGTX 460 768mb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754&cm_re=win_7_64_oem-_-32-116-754-_-ProductWin 7 64 oem

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334- DVD burner

not to burst your bubble but that is a dead ended system, am3 is the way to go, supports ddr3 and and new processors that will need the am3 platform. but for a budget build its not bad, i want this pc to be a stepping stone so to speak, possible to upgrade at least one more time before the end of its lifecycle, thats why i thought about a bluray player just to keep it able to keep up with the hd generation lol, i feel bad for the saps who put money into hddvd lol. i saw bluray concouring the market as soon as i found out the 360 didnt come with hddvd built in haha, talk about built in cust base with the ps3, but i digress, the main purpose of this machine is to make something that looks nice while running nice so maybe i can get some of my friends to let me build their christmas presents and i will get a little change for my effort lol