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Old 11-19-2006, 07:14 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Is this psu any good? http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...6914&CatId=106
It didnt have as many good reviews as the one i had picked out above BUT its i think a tiny bit cheaper and also comes with a cd/dvd drive which is saving me a bit of money which is good!
It's a hell of a lot better than the Aspire you'd picked out! It will be more than adequate for your system.

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Now a few quick questions: Im looking to shave abit off the price sooo. Can i get away with no floppy drive at all or is it NEEDED.
You can get away without one.

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Will I only see the performance difference between a dual core processor and a single core processor with all other things alike ( 2.2 ghz and other stuff) when im multi tasking?
It will also be beneficial with multithreaded games.

As far as your choices go, the case includes a (crappy) PSU. One without the PSU may be cheaper.

More importantly, you've selected DDR2 RAM along with a S939 processor and board, which support DDR only. You'll need to change either the RAM or CPU & Mobo. Have you looked into a Core 2 Duo based build?

Aside from that, I'd be inclined to spend a little less on the CPU (try a Core 2 Duo E6300, or AMD X2 3800+, for example), and RAM. Use the extra money to get a slightly better video card.
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CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: XFX 7900GT
RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 1TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W

Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths
As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity.
- The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs.


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