Buying a new computer and looking for advice

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In summary, a user is seeking help in finding a new computer within a budget of $700 for normal student work and some gaming. They have chosen an AMD Athlon II X4 645 processor, 4GB DDR3 memory, 1TB hard drive, and a 1GB ATI Radeon HD5770 graphics card. They also mention posting on a forum for further advice.
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Hello. First post on the board, so I would like any help I can get.

Im going to be going back to the US for about a week and in the time I want to pick up a new computer. I looked around and found a good site to build it for me, I picked out the insides and all. I am looking for something on the cheaper side, around 700, and a computer I can use for normal student related work and some games, like Starcraft 2 or Civ 5. Nothing too big, but enough to let me play the new up comming games for a few years.

Here is the build. Let me know if I should change anything or if it works or what. Thanks in advance.

AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1GHz 2MB Cache FSB 4000MHz HT
Arctic Cooling Alpine ACALP64PWM Ultra Quiet Fan/Heatsink
MSI 880GM-E43 (Radeon HD4250 Video, HDMI, DVI, 5xSATA2, 4xDDR3)
4GB (2GBx2) PC3 10666 DDR3 1333Mhz Memory Lifetime Warranty
1TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache Serial ATA300 (Major Brand)
22X LG SATA Dual Layer DVD+/-RW/CDRW w/Nero
1GB ATI Radeon HD5770 GDDR5 PCI-E DVI/HDMI (Major Brand)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Foxconn Black FX-TS001A (3 5.25, 5 3.5) Fan, Front Audio/USB
ISO400 Foxconn Stock Power Supply
Onboard LAN included
Wireless B/G/N PCI Adapter
Onboard Sound included
Internal All in 1 Card Reader
2x 120mm Case Fan
 
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