Building a gaming pc

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tdeath101

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im planning to build a "descent" gaming pc but im just a little bit unsure if its powerful enough (vista, directx10 games, etc.) to tell you the truth im having second thoughts on my motherboard and my processor so advice is greatly appreciated thx u

heres the comp:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144026 | 59.99 CASE- retail | APEVIA X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013 | 132.99 Motherboard-retail | ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103030 | 169.99 Processor-retail | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211064 | 68.99 Memory-retail | A-DATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory (getting 2 of these so its four 512 for 2 GB)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133188 | 389.99 Video card-retail | PNY VCG88GTSXPB GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card (maybe 2 of these and sli them)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136037 | 89.99 Hard Drive-retail | Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KSRTL 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151141 | 39.99 Media-OEM | SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817128006 | 84.99 Power supply-retail | HIPER HPU-4K530-MS ATX12V v2.2 530W Power Supply 100 - 120V UL, CE, TUV, FCC, CB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820176825 | 19.99 Card reader-retail | Atech Flash Xm-4U 11-in-1 USB 2.0 Black & Silver Internal card reader

so whatcha guys think?
 
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core 2 duo is generally the better processor line but in this instance the AMD athlon X2 5000+ is on a par with the E6300 and possibly the E6400 so i see no major reason to swap over to intel other than preference.....
 
jimmymac said:
core 2 duo is generally the better processor line but in this instance the AMD athlon X2 5000+ is on a par with the E6300 and possibly the E6400 so i see no major reason to swap over to intel other than preference.....
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Because he could overclock it more easily than the x2 5000+?
 
yup everyones an overclocker...........

im stating that at stock the two are comparable, the core 2 duo line can indeed overclock better genrally, thats not to say the AMD wont at all. But not everyone is after overclocking the living hell out of a cpu.
 
There's really no point in getting an FX processor unless you plan to overclock. And if you plan to overclock, you're better off getting a core 2 duo, as they OF alot better.
 
Just wait till april 22 cuz most core 2 duo are reducing price, you could buy the e6600 by the same price that the e6400 is at this moment on newegg
 
i would go ahead and get the gigabyte ds3, but the fact that it has 1 pci-e 16x slot is making me have seconds thoughts becouse i was planning to SLI the two 8000's together. but at the same time i can probably OC the video card and get even more major performance (not as great as SLI but its something right?)
 
If you plan on SLI'ing 2 8800s I think you'll def. need a bigger PSU, maybe 700-1000watts. Even if you use 1 8800, it might be cutting it close with 530 watts
 
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