I could use advice

[LEGENDz]

I'm building my first rig and i could use opinions. This rig is mainly for games. I have a budget of 1,200$ and i am looking for 4-6 years out of the rig with later upgrades. I went duo core but the motherboard can be upgraded to a quad later. I also went 4 gb of ram but can add up to another 4gb later. Thank You.

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Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136284

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$94.99

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COOLMAX RM-1000B 1000W EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817159101

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$119.99

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Recertified: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 6E040L0 40GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 3.5" Hard Drive
Item #: N82E16822144507

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$19.99

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Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 Wolfdale 3.06GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115059

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$149.99

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ASUS Rampage Extreme LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131334

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$229.99

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SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814102826

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$199.99

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Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS34G2000LLKN - Retail
Item #: N82E16820220344

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$149.99

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SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM
Item #: N82E16827151188

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$57.98
($28.99 ea)

Shipped from NJ, USA
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Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-US-BA-WOPSU Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811166004

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$74.99

Subtotal $1,097.90
Tax $79.59
UPS 3 DAYS $39.07
Order Total $1,216.56

[123456]

Go quad core. Also, why are you getting a 40GB IDE drive?

[LEGENDz]

My bad don't look at the 40gb. I'm putting it in my old pc to sell it.

[123456]

What's your budget?

[LEGENDz]

My budget is 1,200 dollars. I really cant go higher atm but when my wife cools down i can upgrade further. :)

[Silent Service]

CPU: Intel 2.66ghz Core i7-920 $280
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R $189
RAM: Patriot 6gb Viper DDR3/1600 $79
GPU: XFX Radeon 4890 $194
HDD: Seagate 1.5TB 7200.11 Barracuda $130
Optical: Samsung SH-S223F $25
Cooling: Thermalright Ultra 120E-1366 $70
PSU: Corsair 850TX $135
Case: Antec 900 $90
OS: windows 7RC $0
Total: $1192

I just built this exact PC for a friend of mine and it is way faster then what you want to get.

[jlreich]

I just built this exact PC for a friend of mine and it is way faster then what you want to get.
Totally agree. With a $1200 budget there is no reason not to go with an i7 system. And yes it will totally squash the parts you picked out. ;)