Advice on my planned out computer :)

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EMO-TOCROSS

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My budget is $1100, This computer will mostly be used for hardcore gaming, along with graphics designing and dvd/cd burning. I haven't built a computer in years, so I'm still refreshing on all the new parts, and the things I need to build it. Please let me know where you think I could save money/upgrade from and such. Here's what I've come up with so far:

ASPIRE X-PLEASURE-BK Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window - Retail at Newegg.com

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor - Retail at Newegg.com

ASUS M2N-E ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail at Newegg.com

CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail at Newegg.com

XFX Geforce 6800 XTreme PVT42EUDE3 Video Card - Retail at Newegg.com \

Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM at Newegg.com

LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHM-165H6S - OEM at Newegg.com

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail at Newegg.com

Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE Sound Card - OEM at Newegg.com

Thermaltake W0093RU 500W Power Supply - Retail at Newegg.com
 
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rahving

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I would also get one 1GB stick of ram instead of 2X512MB sticks. Will be better for when you want to upgrade to (probably) 2GB.

If you didn't know or to remind you, around the 23rd of this month (July), all of the AMD dual-core processors will be dropping HEAVILY in price. Most likely to somewhere around half what they are now. That will free up quite a bit of space to work with. Good luck with you build.
 
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holyjunk

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rahving said:
I would also get one 1GB stick of ram instead of 2X512MB sticks. Will be better for when you want to upgrade to (probably) 2GB.

If you didn't know or to remind you, around the 23rd of this month (July), all of the AMD dual-core processors will be dropping HEAVILY in price. Most likely to somewhere around half what they are now. That will free up quite a bit of space to work with. Good luck with you build.
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I wouldn't get just one stick of ram. Get 2x 512mb like you were going to being the mobo supports 4 dimms. So you can just add another 2x512mb in the future if it is necessary.
 
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Geoff

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holyjunk125 said:
I wouldn't get just one stick of ram. Get 2x 512mb like you were going to being the mobo supports 4 dimms. So you can just add another 2x512mb in the future if it is necessary.
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If he's going to be sticking with 2x512MB for a while (several months or so), then I would agree with you. But if he's planning on upgrading to 2GB anytime soon, deffinetly go with the 1GB Stick. Since when all 4 slots are filled, performance suffers and some motherboards reduce the RAM speed.
 
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EMO-TOCROSS

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rahving said:
If you didn't know or to remind you, around the 23rd of this month (July), all of the AMD dual-core processors will be dropping HEAVILY in price. Most likely to somewhere around half what they are now. That will free up quite a bit of space to work with. Good luck with you build.
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That's good to know :rolleyes: It's been awhile since I've been keeping up-to-date on all this stuff, why is the price going to drop so rapidly? I ended up post-poning ordering all the parts, i'm waiting until this weekend to do so. Think the price will drop on newegg.com by then?
 
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new vega

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change ur card

if ur looking for video performance, change to ati

radeons have been proven to wipe out nvidio

get hooked up with a radeon X1600pro or better its only $150 at tigerdirect
 
holyjunk

holyjunk

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If he's going to be sticking with 2x512MB for a while (several months or so), then I would agree with you. But if he's planning on upgrading to 2GB anytime soon, deffinetly go with the 1GB Stick. Since when all 4 slots are filled, performance suffers and some motherboards reduce the RAM speed.
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Performance does suffer though when all slots are filled? Dealing with more places do go so to speak?
 
Geoff

Geoff

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holyjunk125 said:
Performance does suffer though when all slots are filled? Dealing with more places do go so to speak?
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When you have all your RAM slots filled, the motherboard sets it to 2T usually, which will decrease performance slightly. You're much better off having only 2 sticks in a 4x DIMM motherboard, or 1 stick in a 2x DIMM (if no dual-channel).
 
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EMO-TOCROSS

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The order went through, I made some variations with the original parts but it all works great :) However, The motherboard didn't come with the IDE cord for the CD-ROM Drive, I looked for one on newegg.com and couldn't find one. Could someone link me a cord used for the motherboard to CD-Drive from newegg? Thanks :)
 
Iluvpenguins

Iluvpenguins

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Trust me dude,go witht he Nvidia 7600GT,it will wipe the floor with that Radeon,Nvidia has been proven to be more affective than Radeon...so yeah.
 
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