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Originally Posted by lovely?
well taking into consideration that 600 dollars is actually only likee 470$ after the operating system, i'd have to disagree with you imsati and suggest an amd x2...
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Disagree all you want
No hard feelings!
Nothing the OP mentioned requires a quad-core or crazy-accessorized MoBo, so they will be fine with a C2D circa $180 and a Board circa $80. That's $260 right there, provided they are purchased separately; a combo deal would be slightly lower depending on the package. For argument sake, let's up it by $20 to cover a slight upgrade if desired, so $280. DDR2 is dropping in price almost daily it seems (ok, maybe weekly) so figure $40 for 2 Gigs (up to $320). A 250 GB HDD is +/-$70 (up to $390). Setting aside a modest $120 for an OS brings the current total to $510, and leaves +/-$90 for a case and PSU. Very doable as-is. Edit: Forgot to add an optical drive, but that's only another $20, so no biggie.
However, consider Newegg's Free Shipping on random components for the time-being, combo deals, and rebates, and all of a sudden, you're considerably less than the $600 price limit. Hell, my MoBo is only $60 at TD now - not the newest but still great nonetheless. Drop in an E4500 and you don't even break $200 for the set.