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Ax0n

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Hi I am getting a new gaming rig. I know a decent amount about computers but I need to know from experts if this price is decent? Also am i going to need a bigger power supply?

PROCESSOR- AMD Athlon 64 X2 AM2 6400+ Processor at 3.2GHz, 2000MHz
FSB, 1MB X 2 Cache

RIG- Vigor ALPHA FORCE Screwless Chassis w/TyphoonTM Air Ventilation System

RIG COLOR- Black

RIG STYLE- Metal Mesh Side Window for Improved Ventilation

RIG COOLING- Vigor Whisper Cool Powered by Asus Cooling System

RIG POWER- Cooler Master Real Power Pro nVidia-SLI Certified 850Watt Power Supply

RIG DIMENSIONS- 8.07" Width X 22.44" Depth X 20.47" Height.

MB CORE LOGIC Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 nVidia nForce 570 SLI MCP w/2000MHz FSB

MEMORY -4GB Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2K2/2GN CL5 X 2 DDR2 1066MHz Memory (4 X 1024MB)

OPERATING HARD DRIVE- 1 250GB S-ATA II 7200 RPM Hard Drive

OPERATING HARD DRIVE- 2 None.

DATA DRIVES RAID SETTING RAID 0 Performance - Striped Drives (2 or More Identical Hard Drives Only)

DATA HARD DRIVE None.

VIDEO CARD SLI SLOT 1- nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB DDR3 @625MHz, DVI and TV Out

VIDEO CARD SLI SLOT 2 -None.

OPTICAL DRIVE 1 ASUS Internal SATA 2014BLT 20X LIGHTSCRIBE DVD+/- RW + CDRW Rewritable Drive

OPTICAL DRIVE 2 None.

RECORDING SOFTWARE Bundled DVD/CDRW Software

SOUND Digital High Definition 3D 7.1 8-Channel Sound

NETWORK PORT Onboard Gigabit (10/100/1000Mbps) PCI Network Card

WIRELESS NETWORK PORT None.

I/O PORTS 1 Parallel, 1 Game/Midi, 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire and 6 to 10 USB ports (Varies by Motherboards)

MONITOR None.

SPEAKERS None.

KEYBOARD Standard Black Internet Multimedia Keyboard

MOUSE Standard Black Optical Wheel Mouse

FLOPPY DRIVE 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive

OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 w/Original Disc

SERVICE Standard 3 Year Limited Parts and Life-Time Labor Warranty

Price: $1546.00 Also this is probly a stupid question but this should be able to run the newest games out such as UT3 the up coming spore title and Crysis?
 
Poor set-up. Could get a better performance with $1500 if you build yourself.

PSU: this system should need no more than 600W

RAM: What is the point of getting 4GB DDR2 RAM when you runing 32bit OS only ulitlise 3-3.5 GB RAM.
Normal DDR2 800 is only $120 for 4GB. What is the point spending $200 for DDR2 1066?

MB: if you really want to SLI on AMD set-up. 590i chipset is the way to go, not 570i. In case you not running SLi, you should go for AMD 7XX chipset instead.

By the way, most ppl go for intel set-up these dates.
 
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I would still recommend the Core 2 Duo/Quad over the AMD X2 series. If you want to go the SLI route, you can then go with the 680i series if you don't want to spend a fortune on a motherboard.
 
Typical intel <$1500 set-up
E8400
Zalman 9700
X38/ 780i chipset MB
2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM
500GB HDD
DVD burner
8800GTS 512MB/ HD3870
Quality 500W+ PSU
Decent case
 
Ok I took some of your advice how about this setup.

PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Processor Q6600 at 2.40GHz, 1066MHz
FSB, 2X4M Cache

RIG Vigor HELIUS Clear Chassis w/Multi-Color LED lights

RIG COLOR Clear

RIG STYLE Fully Clear Side Panel

RIG COOLING Vigor RiveliTM Air Vent with Double 80MM Case Fan

RIG POWER Enermax SLI Ready 535Watt Power Supply

RIG DIMENSIONS 7.88" Width X 18.95" Depth X 16.80" Height.

MB CORE LOGIC Foxconn P9657AB-8EKRS2H Intel P965 w/1066MHz FSB & Crossfire

MEMORY 2GB Kingston HyperX KHX6400D2ULK2/2G CL3 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 X 1024MB)

HARD DRIVE 1 WD Raptor 74GB WD RAPTOR S-ATA 10000RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drive

HARD DRIVE 2 None.

RAID SETTING None.

VIDEO CARD CROSSFIRE SLOT 1 nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB DDR3 @650MHz, DVI and TV Out

VIDEO CARD CROSSFIRE SLOT 2 None.

OPTICAL DRIVE 1 Internal DVD+CD Rewritable Combo Drive 16X52X32X52

OPTICAL DRIVE 2 None.

RECORDING SOFTWARE Bundled DVD/CDRW Software

SOUND Digital High Definition 3D 7.1 8-Channel Sound

NETWORK PORT Onboard Gigabit (10/100/1000Mbps) PCI Network Card

WIRELESS NETWORK PORT None.

I/O PORTS 1 Parallel, 1 Game/Midi, 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire and 6 to 10 USB ports (Varies by Motherboards)

MONITOR None.

SPEAKERS None.

KEYBOARD Standard Black Internet Multimedia Keyboard

MOUSE Standard Black Optical Wheel Mouse

FLOPPY DRIVE 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive

OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 w/Original Disc

SERVICE Standard 3 Year Limited Parts and Life-Time Labor Warranty

Price: $1,589
Assuming this should not have a problem running the latest games.
 
Ax0n said:
Ok I took some of your advice how about this setup.

PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Processor Q6600 at 2.40GHz, 1066MHz
FSB, 2X4M Cache

RIG Vigor HELIUS Clear Chassis w/Multi-Color LED lights

RIG COLOR Clear

RIG STYLE Fully Clear Side Panel

RIG COOLING Vigor RiveliTM Air Vent with Double 80MM Case Fan

RIG POWER Enermax SLI Ready 535Watt Power Supply

RIG DIMENSIONS 7.88" Width X 18.95" Depth X 16.80" Height.

MB CORE LOGIC Foxconn P9657AB-8EKRS2H Intel P965 w/1066MHz FSB & Crossfire

MEMORY 2GB Kingston HyperX KHX6400D2ULK2/2G CL3 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 X 1024MB)

HARD DRIVE 1 WD Raptor 74GB WD RAPTOR S-ATA 10000RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drive

HARD DRIVE 2 None.

RAID SETTING None.

VIDEO CARD CROSSFIRE SLOT 1 nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB DDR3 @650MHz, DVI and TV Out

VIDEO CARD CROSSFIRE SLOT 2 None.

OPTICAL DRIVE 1 Internal DVD+CD Rewritable Combo Drive 16X52X32X52

OPTICAL DRIVE 2 None.

RECORDING SOFTWARE Bundled DVD/CDRW Software

SOUND Digital High Definition 3D 7.1 8-Channel Sound

NETWORK PORT Onboard Gigabit (10/100/1000Mbps) PCI Network Card

WIRELESS NETWORK PORT None.

I/O PORTS 1 Parallel, 1 Game/Midi, 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire and 6 to 10 USB ports (Varies by Motherboards)

MONITOR None.

SPEAKERS None.

KEYBOARD Standard Black Internet Multimedia Keyboard

MOUSE Standard Black Optical Wheel Mouse

FLOPPY DRIVE 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive

OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 w/Original Disc

SERVICE Standard 3 Year Limited Parts and Life-Time Labor Warranty

Price: $1,589
Assuming this should not have a problem running the latest games.
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MB: Get a P35 board
Optical: DVD burner
HDD: is 74GB enough? May need a second 7200 RPM HD
 
74 Gb for now yeah. I do not like having alot of shit on my computer. Anyway I should not have problems playing any of the newer games right? Been playing pc for quite awhile now but i am new to the qaud core and dual core processors so i do not know much about them. I did research on the processors dual and quad i know what they do but have not used them for gaming. Any information would be quite appreciated. Oh and thanks for the current help.
 
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