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Would this be a good cheap pc build?

This is all the stuff i was going to buy and build a pc. Is this a good build for the price? Shopping Cart Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price 1 LITE-ON 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE Model iHAP422-08 $27.99 1 CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 -$5.00 Instant $30.00 Mail-in Rebate $59.99 1 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E84 $164.99 1 Athenatech Black Steel A100BB.270 Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case $49.99 1 OCZ OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 9300/nForce 730i HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16817341018 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy * ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 9300/nForce 730i HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813131348 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$25.00 Instant -$20.00 Combo $35.00 Mail-in Rebate $249.98 $204.98 Subtotal: $507.94 Sorry I know its a long read Thanks o ya the hard drive its a 700 gb hard drive 80 bucks works with motherboard somewhere down the road i will upgrade the graphics card but as far as that goes wouldnt that pc build work good for modern games after i install a decent video card

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1. It is a ok pc for general use. Not for gaming obviously.
2. Do you plan on buying a HDD and a GPU? Or are you simply going with onboard graphics? I agree with the above poster its good for everything but gaming. I'm personally not a big fan of Micro ATX motherboards and cases since modern day video cards are quite large, so you may often find that they won't fit into your case. This is what i would build just as a reference AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz + BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX Combo Deal http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.153839 Antec Three Hundred http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 SAPPHIRE 100265L Radeon HD 4830 512MB + OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 Combo Deal http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.152378 LG Black 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136147 CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136149 Total: $528.89 After Rebates: $458.89 Gives you a lot of room for upgrade, can get a Phenom II series CPU, another HD 4830 to run it in Crossfire, all of them have quality reviews and quality brands.
3. that motherboard is only $119 on newegg.com might want to reprice on newegg and see if it all gets cheaper. I know they have DVD drives for around $23 as well.
4. You realize of course that you will NOT be able to fit a 700W power supply into that MicroATX case, right? Not that you need one anyway-- Your microATX motherboard can only take one video card and will NOT be able to run Crossfire or SLI. The stock PSU in that microATX case will be enough for anything you can possibly stuff into that tiny case.