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mgoldb2 · 02-01-2006, 07:25 AM

More details would be nice like what your budget and what you intend to use the machine for.

But to start off with, with out knowing the budget am going to say to drop the cpu to a athlon 64 x2 4200+. athlons not that cache bound and the $100 you save can most likly be spent else where better.

Secound that a very nice motherboard but might be a little bit overkill. I preety sure you not even planning on using the fact that it has 2 16X pci-e slots. I would save your money there and get a cheaper motherboard.

video card really depends on what you mean by not alot of gaming. if you dont plan to game then money can be saved here also.

I be able to give more concrete recomendation once I know a budget and intent.

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mgoldb2 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 25 Posts: 1,259	More details would be nice like what your budget and what you intend to use the machine for. But to start off with, with out knowing the budget am going to say to drop the cpu to a athlon 64 x2 4200+. athlons not that cache bound and the $100 you save can most likly be spent else where better. Secound that a very nice motherboard but might be a little bit overkill. I preety sure you not even planning on using the fact that it has 2 16X pci-e slots. I would save your money there and get a cheaper motherboard. video card really depends on what you mean by not alot of gaming. if you dont plan to game then money can be saved here also. I be able to give more concrete recomendation once I know a budget and intent. __________________ Acer A11912B 19"montior Aspire x-superalien case Asus k8t800 pro motherboard athlon 64 fx-55 2GB(2 of 1GB) of Geil DDR ram Geforce 6800 ultra 2 Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Model ST3200822A configure as RAID 0 1 DVDRW and 1 CDRW 3.5 drive sound blaster audigey2 zs logitech 2300 thx certified 2.1 speakers Last edited by mgoldb2; 02-01-2006 at 07:27 AM.