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Building an STO capable PC on a budget. I previously got input for graphics cards but this is now for the entire build I have collected since there was a hardware failure in my hard drive on September 2nd during the STOked live show that killed my PC while watching it.

I spent some time collecting hardware and this is what I have on the list so far. Items I have purchased will have an asterisk in front of them.

Hardware:
* Motherboard: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A88TV_EVOUSB3/
* Graphics: http://www.visiontek.com/5000-series/hd-5450-1gb.html
* HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA (7200 RPM)
* Windows 7 Home premium (have an upgrade card for Professional)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 (or 975) Black Edition AM3 CPU w/6MB L2 cache
500 Watt PSU (its my old one. I want to get a newer one later. a 550W perhaps)
DVD/CDRW Optical Drive (recycled from my old computer)
2 90mm Case Fans (1 fore, 1 aft for one-way airflow. Might make it 3)
1680x1050 LCD monitor (forget its model, but its VGA and DVI compatible and recycled from my old computer)
2 desktop speakers (very old and recycled. uses an external power supply)
4GB RAM

So how would this rank up for quality in playing the game on a budget?
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