Building a new comp. Help?

[Teuthida]

Thanks very much for your help. Yeah, after a bit I realized I would be fine with the i5...and then I kept trying to get the price lower. Been at this all day. Long while since I had to build a comp. Feels like I would have buyer's remorse if I went with a pre-built more expensive one.


Is 500w a sufficient power supply? Had switched to a 550w of the same brand as the case (would fit better?) but not sure if needed. A bit more money.

Got it down to about $600 now not including the video card. 4GB ram instead of 8, can get a cheaper wifi adapter at amazon (also have an old still usable one but overheats quite frequently) when I buy the PATA adapter to get at my old HD. Iffy on the motherboard but haven't seen any with reviews that didn't have some end up being DOA, so will risk it. Seems fine if it actually works. Can it be tested before installing the cpu or would I not be able to tell?

EDIT: Nm, on the power supply. Newegg has a handy calculator. Would only need 345w based on what I'm getting so far.

And going with your video card recommendation. Compared a few more and that was definitely the best for the price I found. Thanks.