First PC Build - $500

[Kurodragon]

I've decided to build a decent computer to outperform my current one. My budget is $500 but I've been trying to keep a little below that.

HDD: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074[/url]
MOBO: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135085[/url] (Comes with connectors)
CPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103688[/url]
GPU: [url]http://www.amazon.com/XFX-HD485XZDFC-Radeon-PCI-E-Video/dp/B001WAKDOU[/url] (Newegg had the same card for the same price, but ran out of stock)
PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339012[/url] (Comes with connectors)
RAM: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226048[/url]
CASE: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129070[/url]
DVD-DRIVE: I can re-use one of my parents

I already have an OS (Win7 Pro x64), I plan on upgrading RAM later. I noticed Thanksgiving is arriving and I was wondering if I can get any good deals if I wait until then (Black Friday).

[TheMadness]

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031[/url] go for this instead, far less likely to break

[SomeFaggot]

[QUOTE=TheMadness;17804523][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031[/url] go for this instead, far less likely to break[/QUOTE]

Do what he says.

[JohnEdwards]

the 5770 comes out tomorrow [B]suppose to be 149[/B]
440
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119203[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.273662[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.270373[/url]
245 X2, 785G, 4gb DDr2, 4850 1gb, 550w psu, 320gb HDD, Case, oh forgot the CD drive why are they still around?

[Kurodragon]

[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;17806527]the 5770 comes out tomorrow [B]suppose to be 149[/B]
440
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119203[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.273662[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.270373[/url]
245 X2, 785G, 4gb DDr2, 4850 1gb, 550w psu, 320gb HDD, Case, oh forgot the CD drive why are they still around?[/QUOTE]

If the 5770 is supposed to be $149, I guess I could go a little more on the GPU and get that.

I see 5770s for $159 and 5750s for $129.

[hakusaro]

To be honest I'd look for a good 1TB or at least 500GB. Reinstalling's a bitch if you can't copy all your shit onto another partition or hard drive.

[Kurodragon]

I changed my GPU to a 5750 and got the PSU that Madness suggested, and I could take the CPU + Mobo Combo from JownEdwards (The pictures of the mobo show a SATA and IDE connector, I assume that means it comes with the package, right?), but its $10 to get the case, I could get an Antec with free shipping for that price and I'm paying $2 more on the HDD for a 16MB cache.