My Pc through I BUY POWER.com what you think - please help

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lokodezine

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Case ( [New !!!] Raidmax X-1 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Silver )
- Meter Display ( Thermal Temperature LCD Display Beige )
- Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 6-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Beige )

Power Supply ( [$30 Mail-In-Rebate NOW !!!] Ultra X-Connect 500W ATX PS w/2 80mm Fans - Titanium Black(ULT31554) )

Processor ( [Socket-775] Intel® Pentium-4 Processor 630 [3.0GHz, 2MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, 64-Bit + HT Ready] )

Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink )

Motherboard ( Abit AG8-V i915 Chipset w/LAN, 5.1 Sound, USB 2.0, PCI-E Motherboard )

Memory ( 1024 MB Dual Channel [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

Video Card ( [PCI-Express 16x] ATI Radeon X800 256MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )

Hard Drive ( [Special !!!] 160 GB HARD DRIVES Western Digital 160 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 2MB Cache Hard Drive )

CD/DVD Drive (16x DVD-ROM Drive Beige)

CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( Pioneer DVR-109 Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Beige )

TV Tuner ( [USB 2.0] Kworld Xpert TV-PVR TV-Tuner w/Remote )

Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit 7.1 )

Speaker System ( Cintre RW-6510 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers + Subwoofer )

Network Card ( 10/100 Network Onboard ) – That ok?

Floppy Drive ( Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Beige )

Keyboard ( [Special !!!] Combo: ViewSonic Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Mouse Silver/Black )

Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard Warranty + 2-Year i-Care Deluxe On-site Service + 24/7 Phone Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

Total Price:
$1,245 Shipped
1) How does my system look over all for using it to play games occasionally, watching movies, playing music and for use of adobe PS and Dreamweaver? Any changes?
2) My Mobo is 5.1 surround system and my sound card is 7.1 does that matter? I can upgrade to a Asus P5GD1 i915 Chipset w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, USB 2.0 PCI-E Motherboard for $7 is it worth it?
3) Do I need these IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card or USB Flash?
4) Do I need the Pioneer DVR-109 plus a DVD Rom drive or can the pioneer along with burning DVD’s and CD’s can it also play DVD’s?
5) Network Card ( 10/100 Network Onboard ) – Is this ok? Does this mean it automatically detects wireless internet?
6) My Graphics Card is that good or should I save about 60 bucks and go with GEFORCE 6600 or is the RADEON X800 WAY NOTEACIBLY better?

Also should I even get the TV - TUNER? What do you all think?
 
1) How does my system look over all for using it to play games occasionally, watching movies, playing music and for use of adobe PS and Dreamweaver? Any changes?
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looks good :D
2) My Mobo is 5.1 surround system and my sound card is 7.1 does that matter? I can upgrade to a Asus P5GD1 i915 Chipset w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, USB 2.0 PCI-E Motherboard for $7 is it worth it?
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looks fine how it is, not realy worth the extra money
3) Do I need these IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card or USB Flash?
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you should probably get at least one IEEE-1394 port. Especialy if you have a DV camcorder or u wanna edit video
4) Do I need the Pioneer DVR-109 plus a DVD Rom drive or can the pioneer along with burning DVD’s and CD’s can it also play DVD’s?
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You can play dvd's on a dvd-rw burner if thats wut ur trying to ask?
5) Network Card ( 10/100 Network Onboard ) – Is this ok? Does this mean it automatically detects wireless internet?
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No this is a network card for wired internet using an ethernet cord, for wireless you need to buy a pci wireless card (or usb), and make sure you have a wireless router.
6) My Graphics Card is that good or should I save about 60 bucks and go with GEFORCE 6600 or is the RADEON X800 WAY NOTEACIBLY better?
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Your card is fine now. Its not realy worth the extra buck. I Just got the GeForce 6600 about 2 weeks ago upgrading from a 6200 and the graphics arent noticably differnt
 
Personaly Ive always liked Nvidia more than ATI. I wouldnt say they are too much different, but if you were to upgrade the extra 60 bucks i would go with Nvidia. How much is this computer's final cost?
 
the 6600 GT is 81 dollars CHEAPER than the X800, but the 6600 GT is only 128 mb while the X800 is 256 MB... DOes that matter? - what would be the difference?
 
So would it be a notieble difference if I dropped the BETTER X800 and went with the GEFORCE 6600 GT?

Also is the GEFORCE 6600 GET that much closer than the X800 of becoming outdated?
 
lokodezine said:
So would it be a notieble difference if I dropped the BETTER X800 and went with the GEFORCE 6600 GT?

Also is the GEFORCE 6600 GET that much closer than the X800 of becoming outdated?
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In my opinion, the X800 is fine, unless your realy psyked on getting a 256 mb core...
 
At 12V@14A, it's not a good PSU at all
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.. good call on buying the standlone PSU

well is the X800 Alot better than the GEFORCE 6600...?
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Yeah

the 6600 GT is 81 dollars CHEAPER than the X800, but the 6600 GT is only 128 mb while the X800 is 256 MB... DOes that matter? - what would be the difference?
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Well the more important difference is that the X800 has a 256bit memory path rather than a 128bit one like the 6600GT

For the record
X800 = 12 pipes, 400/350 = 22.4GB/s bandwidth
6600GT = 8 pipes, 500/500 = 16GB/s bandwidth
 
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