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Would this setup work?

ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA8NW-BK/500 Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144090)

Western Digital Raptor 150GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136012)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103544)

SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101131)

PLEXTOR 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model PX-740A/SW-BL (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131357)

CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145575)

ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ATX AMD Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540)

OCZ PowerStream OCZ520ADJSLI 520W Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817711002)

BFG Tech Geforce 7900GTX BFGR79512GTXOCE Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143047)
 
Looks good, very smart move only buying 1 7900gtx. I personally would drop the 150GB raptor drive, its very nice but i dont think worth the money.

What you should do is buy a 250GB 7200rpm, then if you really need it get 1 34GB 10krpm for you game files or whatever it might be used for.
 
looks nice... and about the harddrive it is really a matter of opinion, if u want speed or space... when it gets over 120gb that is all i need, so IMO i would go for speed...
 
Encore4More said:
looks nice... and about the harddrive it is really a matter of opinion, if u want speed or space... when it gets over 120gb that is all i need, so IMO i would go for speed...
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I guess if he really wants to spend the money he can, but ive used raptor drives and i really dont think they are worth it.
 
looks nice... and about the harddrive it is really a matter of opinion, if u want speed or space... when it gets over 120gb that is all i need, so IMO i would go for speed...
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the raptor are so overrated, where do you think that "speed" increase will be noticed? in gaming... no, in booting... no!
 
apj101 said:
in booting... no!
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Actually thats one of the areas where the extra 3K RPM's comes in. It also helps for transfering large files.

But they are over rated...


ABonel33smidget said:
I would mabye get dvd cd rw combo drive myself.
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A DVD Burner would be better.
 
is there a difference between the 7800gtx and the 7900gtx?
Would I be able to fit 2 harddrives?
I believe I do have a dvd cd rw combo drive.
Will a 500w psu be enough power?
Is there anything else im missing in order to build a comp?
 
Bestmiler said:
is there a difference between the 7800gtx and the 7900gtx?
Would I be able to fit 2 harddrives?
I believe I do have a dvd cd rw combo drive.
Will a 500w psu be enough power?
Is there anything else im missing in order to build a comp?
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1. The 7900gtx has higher clock speeds, and i think but im really not sure but i think it has more pipelines

2. Yea its very easy to install 2 hard drives

3. It should say dvd +/- rw

4. The wattage doesnt really matter, does it have dual +12v rails, and how many amps on each rail?

5. I think your covered.
 
That PSU is fine. But if you ever go SLI with two 7900s I would get something with even more power in it.

Personaly I would also get a DFI SLI-DR, same price and its a better overclocker.

The 7900GTX doesnt have more pipes than the 7800GTX. Its just a 90 nm "enhanced" G70 core named G71 and with higher clock speeds.
 
Bestmiler said:
what can I do to improve upon this build?
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Not much, it all looks good to me! Well, the only 2 things I would change is the HD because 150GB will eventually become kinda small if you plan to keep this computer in the long run, and a more powerful PSU when you change GFX cards(which may be a long time in your case!), so you will have enough power to run it properly.
 
For the see-through drive, you need a case for it specially. The cases are completly clear, and the HDDs are mounted sideways. Pointless, no way worth the extra.

Also, you would be better off with two 250GB SATA2 16Mb cache hdds in RAID, it would probably be as fast.

And how much is all of it costing?
 
I believe the full total (with warranty from newegg included) is around $2550. I thought it would be more but its a pretty good price.
 
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