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My old AMD 3400+ has finally died and I need to build myself another computer. I'll be gutting my old system and will reuse the following parts to save some money: case, optical drives, floppy drive, and power supply.

CPU: $209
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4000CSBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103739

Motherboard: $145
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131013

RAM: $255
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145590

Video: $147
XFX PVT73GUGD3 Geforce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150182

Hard Drive: 2 x $75
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822148144

With taxes (NJ) and shipping, the total comes to just under $1000.

FYI: I'm not considering an Intel route because I've always been an AMD fan when it comes to desktops. I'm a light gamer and will not be overclocking. I'll be using stock cooling for now. I've also got a new copy of Win 2K that I'll be installing.

Here is what I need to know...

1. Is it worth it to get the $26 more expensive 4000+ with 1MB L2 cache over the 4200+ with 512MB L2 cache?

2. Will my Antec TPII-430W (dual 12V@17A) power supply be sufficient? I'll also be adding 2 x 80GB SATA drives that I have laying around.

Any suggestions or opinions will be appreciated.

ChickenWing

Go with an e6300..its way better than the X2 4000 on stock i believe,but if you really dont want to...and the 4200+ with 512kb L2 cache isn't that great,if you can push tot he one with 1mb then that'll do fine.That psu might work...might be better if you get a better one.

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CPU:Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe
Mobo:GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6
Ram:4x1gb CORSAIR XMS2 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Vid:ATI Radeon X1950XTX 512mb GDDR4 256bit
Case:LIAN LI V SILENT PC-V1100 Silver
Monitor:2xBenQ FP93GX Black 19" 2ms LCD Monitor
HDD:Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10,000RPM
Sound:Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum

Total:$3384.43 w/out shipping and tax.