Building a computer, help appreciated.

[lilbizlaykray]

I'd like a decent computer while I'm off at college. I basically want one that'll play Starcraft II, Cataclysm, and just other new games that will come out to be playable at mid to max settings. The only problem is my budget isn't very high.

I'm open to changes in what I'm listing but I can't spend much more at all at the moment. So unless something is extremely weak or just a bad product I'd prefer not to switch. Also, if there's a better product for less/same/slightly more I'm open to the suggestion so please spill your knowledge onto me!

Thanks for helping.

Case:Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
I honestly don't care much for a case. As long as it'll get the job done.

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128444

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894

RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145279

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

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

Cooler Master: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103088


Graphics card: GTX 260 EVGA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130370

My brother is giving me his one that he's hardly used so I won't have to actually buy one. Is this card good enough? At least for a few months and I can purchase a card at a later date when I feel like/have the money to upgrade.

PSU: Antec TruePower 650 watts. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371021

My brother is also giving me that PSU so that's another thing I don't have to purchase. He bought the card/psu months ago and has hardly used them.

Can anyone confirm that these are both good enough?

The total price for all of this is $723.57

My hope for this computer would be to immediately play current games at max or close to max settings as well as being easy to upgrade in the future.

If anyone could please help me out I'd really appreciate it. I don't know much at all about Computers so you'd be doing a lot for me.

My AIM is Lilbizlaykray if someone would like to IM me to discuss what I'm building or if I'm doing something terribly wrong with my current choices.

I plan on purchasing this no later than Monday so some quick help would be great.

Thanks so much for the help everyone.

 

[linkin]

Good, but 8GB is unnecessary, unless you have programs that can use all of it. You'll need windows 7 64-bit (OEM home premium) Wait a few days and get a GTX 460 1Gb. nvidia just dropped the MSRP to $150!

 

[daisymtc]

RAM - 2 x 2GB should be enough

Video card - GTX 260 could last for a while. If it is a 'gift', try it before you get new video card

Mobo - you could consider AMD 870 chipset instead if you don't need onboard vga
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443&cm_re=amd_870-_-13-128-443-_-Product

CPU - you could consider cheaper phenom IIx4 955 if you plan to OC yourself

PSU - that is good enough

HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive is just $2 more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

LG dvd burner is $17, why spend $4 more??
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177

CPU heatsink - COOLER MASTER V8 is $50 after MIR...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055&Tpk=COOLER MASTER V8

case - consider CM 690 II Basic/ CM GAF 912. They are wider such that you will have more room to work with.