Building New AMD Gaming PC

[Fury]

What?

Yeah, I think you would be better off sticking with the 2 GB (a very respectable amount) and get one of those two cards, as I don't think dropping a gig of RAM for a level up in graphics isn't worth it.

What is that kind of quote? If you had the choice between better Graphics Card and Memory, how could you choose the memory. Unless you're doing movie production and such, as the title suggests that you won't be doing, it will never be a question whether to get Memory or Graphics. Go for the 7800, dude!

~Simon

 

[Praetor]

all I know is that I want it to be Mini-ATX formfactor, has to have at least 1 PCIe (x16) slot, 2 regular PCI slots, support at least 2GB RAM, and be Socket 939.

Well this is pretty much all you have to deal with

Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU

Make sure that fits in the case

I'm not sure if I want this, but I do want a dual layer DVD burner; preferrably one that you don't have to press a button to open, you just slide it in (sorry I don't know what it's called).

The slide-drives arent very common anymore (especially with anything halfdecent or new)

I want it to be at LEAST at 6800 of some sort. I was looking at the 7800s but I think they're too expensive. Something good under 300 dollars hopefully.

Well 6800GT fits that bill.

2 x Western Digital 74GB Raptors (RAID 0)

RAID0 and Raptors are both overrated and you're gonna be paying an arm and a leg for that

when im playing it i have only around 100mb of free memory.

Which means you have more than enough memory.