Rate my budget desktop build

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george93pr

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Ok so this desktop will be used for only couple of games: Nascar Racing 2003, Arca Sim Racing and rFactor. Nascar Racing 2003 is the only real important one. The others aren't important, but if I can run them then good :).

COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-BWN1-GP - $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ooler_master_elite_310-_-11-119-203-_-Product

AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz - $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103926

BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI - $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138283

XFX HD-567X-YNF3 Radeon HD 5670 512MB 128-bit DDR5 - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=xfx_radeon_5670-_-14-150-504-_-Product

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 - $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146748

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB - $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

Antec Basiq BP350 350W - $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na&AID=10521304&PID=4169961&SID=2fkryqp3niol

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...4&cm_re=windows_7_home-_-32-116-754-_-Product

I also have this monitor: Hyundai X224W Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 1680 x 1050
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...51&cm_re=hyundai_x224w-_-24-179-051-_-Product

Do you think I should buy a new one or keep the Hyundai?

By the way, total cost of computer is less than $500.
 
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on the whole george your build looks not bad, but strongly advise you DO NOT buy a biostar motherboard they are a cheap crap brand, i just bought my first and only biostar board to try last week and it was faulty, i spent ages building the whole machine, installing windows, then on final check over found there was no sound from the front audio connections, after a thorough testing found two of the pins on the front panel header were faulty.

with an established brand you could say unlucky, but to get your first board from there brand and it be faulty is not a good sign, when i setup the return the gigabyte board i exchanged it for was only 80 pence dearer, so spend a few pennies extra and get an established brand board
 
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I agree Biostar has a bad history but this particular motherboard has good reviews. I was looking at a gigabyte mobo that is $10 more but there are mixed reviews (good and bad).

I also want to know if there are other power supplies at this price range that don't have the upper opening (like the one I chose). I saw the antec earthwatts green. Should I choose that one instead?
 
i would say the antec green is the better psu, it has lots of power connectors and the black finish is more attractive
 
Biostar is crap for your budget try and get a better motherboard brand like gigabyte or asus one of them
 
jamesd1981 said:
i would say the antec green is the better psu, it has lots of power connectors and the black finish is more attractive
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This is the power supply i'm talking about:

Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power 80 plus bronze - $44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033

I was also looking at this one, cheaper but doesn't say anything about 80plus.

Antec Basiq BP350 350W - $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371003
 
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