Budget Build for under $700

[Dusted]

Hello guys,

Before my question I want to thank everyone on this forum for all the great informations. This machine will be used for some games(WOW, GUILD WARS, Civilization IV, Half Life 2, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar , Photoshop, and AutoCAD. The most imporatant questions do you think it will be able to support Star Craft 2???

APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$59.99
Is this a decent case?

Foxconn 8600GTS-256OC GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate
$199.99
I have read in a forum this is the best GFX card you can get for $200 or less.. is that true? or should i get a cheaper GFX not compatible to Directx10 since my computer probably won't be able to handle most directx10 games anyways.... is there any DirectX9 GFX better than this one??

XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
$49.99
Will this PSU be enough??

ASUS M2N-E SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD
$94.99
How is this MOBO? Would i be able to go a little cheaper here and spend more on GFX or CPU?? or should i get a better MOBO?

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4600CUBOX - Retail
Will this be a bottleneck for the GFX stated above?? Will the AMD 64 x2 5900 make a huge difference? Should i go less GFX and more CPU?? or should i go for intel and spend less on others??

Transcend JETRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model JM2GDDR2-8K - Retail
-$10.00 Combo
-$15.00 Instant
There was a combo sale with RAM and CPU so i chose this RAM. Any reviews? HOw is the quality? or should i get a better quality ram???

$176.98

Maxtor DiamondMax 21 STM3320820AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

$69.99

TOTAL - $687.92


Any comments, suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

 

[chupacabra]

eh mother board isn't compatible with processor (processor is socket AM2, while the motherboard is socket 775)

 

[Dusted]

Thanks Chupa
I'm an Idiot. "I Edited the MOBO"

is that a decent mobo?

 

[chupacabra]

I would change the ram for this one, the hdd for this one and that's pretty much

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231098

This one is optional mother board instead of the one you suggested (you don't have to change it if you don't want)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128321

 

[lovely?]

id keep the board as the current one, dont skimp on the motherboard. everything else looks fine, a good build

 

[Dusted]

Thanks guys for the Comments...

Is that the best graphic card for under $200 or can i get a better performance card that is not DirectX10 compatible?

and the RAM question? Is the ram i chose garbage?? Chupa would it be really worth it to pay extra and get the one you requested? Can you explain Y?

HOw can you find out what is the MAX Memory and MAX CPU the mobo can handle?? Or it can handle any CPU speed as long as it is compatible?

Thanks in Advance

 

[chupacabra]

The rams are very similar, lower timings/cas are better isn't just but i don't think it's worth the 25$ extra charged, the mother board say the max amount supported and the os would be the max amount of ram you can use (64 bits os can use a lot more than 32 bits os)