My first build, does it work?

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Max Camino

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Ok, here is my first build. I need tips on how it would work together, if it would at all. I dont want to raise the price very much if you have suggestions. I was hoping for it to be an everyday machine with and emphasis on playing some recent games.

ok, here it goes:

Mobo: ECS NFORCE 570 SLIT-A
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135026

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005

RAM: OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227077

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

Video Card: ASUS EN7600GS SILENT/HTD/256M GeForce 7600GS 256MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121008

Power Supply: APEVIA ICEBERG ATX-IB680W-BL ATX12V/ EPS12V 680W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817148028

Case: APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144151

Mouse/Keyboard: APEVIA KI-COMBO-BL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823165015

CD Drive: Anything around 30$

Monitor: SCEPTRE X7G-NagaVI Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 500:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824112004

Ok, I really have no idea about the power supply, the looks were actually the thing that got my attention.

So, how does this look overall? Will it work and be stable? Will it run games decently? Can it be somewhat upgradeable (not extreemly important)? Do I need anything else?

Thanks a bunch in advance.:)
 
The_Other_One

The_Other_One

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That's a colorful power supply :eek: Everything seems alright, but I would get rid of that ECS motherboard and get another brand. Every board I've had/worked on from ECS has been problematic...

All in all it should be a pretty nice system. The video card is becomming a little low end for today, but that really depends how much you plan to game.
 
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Max Camino

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What would you say is a better mobo brand? Is ASUS or MSI ok? And what would you say would be a better vid card?
 
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ckfordy

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Max Camino said:
What would you say is a better mobo brand? Is ASUS or MSI ok? And what would you say would be a better vid card?
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Asus and Msi is ok but i would either get a gigabyte or evga board they are excellent for overclocking a core 2 duo. as for the videocard i would get at least a 7600GT or better if you plan on to play any of the latest games at reasonable graphics settings.
 
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Max Camino

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Yeah, but i would hope id get it! lol.
What OS would you suggest? Some people say windows is bad, but i dont think i could give up microsoft word and windows media player. Would you say Windows XP Home is fine?
 
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Max Camino

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Alright, so would you say i have a strong build with the changes? Everything looks good and it would work for my puroposes? If so, thanks a bunch you guys, its been very helpful!
 
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Max Camino

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How much of a difference will i be able to see between the two. Im kinda leaning towards the $130, because of cost.
 
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