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gh11

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Im building this computer soon:

Case: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS$139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133154

PSU: Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W Power Supply $84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

Mobo: ASUS P5WD2 Premium ATX Intel Motherboard $194.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131534

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 651 Cedar Mill 800MHz FSB $277.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116005

RAM: _CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) $139.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145527

Pri Optical: SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write $44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151118

Sec Optical: _SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s $20.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101131

Video Card: __SAPPHIRE Radeon X1900XT $439.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102003

Are all these parts compatible? This is my first time building a computer so I want to make sure I buy the right parts.
 
1. What is your total budget?

2. What will you be using this computer for?

Everything right there looks compatible.

No hard drive?

O and if you are getting a DVD burner, then you dont need a DVD-ROM.
 
Whel, yeah he needs a hard drive, dont know how that got forgotton.

If you meant to put the dvd-rom and dvd-rw on there, I guess you want to be able to put in a dvd, and burn directly to another? This is alogical explanation, but if not than I agree there is no use.

Id go with like a 120-250 gig hard drive. I was looking at a 300 gig, but either way their not amazingly expensive but if you arnt looking to store lots of stuff, 120 should be safe.

ir realy does depend on what your doing. I see you also have 2 gigs of ram. I assume this is for some gaming. If its not a computor thats gonna be playing games, or high end programs and stuff, 2 gigs might be to much . . .you think? I see how this could be used for games or something becasue you do have a $400 graphics card. Im guessing its for music, watching movies, and playing games. If you like to listen to a lot of music, why not upgrade your sound card as well, as long as your budget allows.
 
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guitarplay said:
Whel, yeah he needs a hard drive, dont know how that got forgotton.

If you meant to put the dvd-rom and dvd-rw on there, I guess you want to be able to put in a dvd, and burn directly to another? This is alogical explanation, but if not than I agree there is no use.

Id go with like a 120-250 gig hard drive. I was looking at a 300 gig, but either way their not amazingly expensive but if you arnt looking to store lots of stuff, 120 should be safe.

ir realy does depend on what your doing. I see you also have 2 gigs of ram. I assume this is for some gaming. If its not a computor thats gonna be playing games, or high end programs and stuff, 2 gigs might be to much . . .you think? I see how this could be used for games or something becasue you do have a $400 graphics card. Im guessing its for music, watching movies, and playing games. If you like to listen to a lot of music, why not upgrade your sound card as well, as long as your budget allows.
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Yes it's for gaming.

And I forgot to put the hard drive on there because I'm not buying one, a friend that works at a computer parts company is giving me a 400gig hitatchi HD. Ill be getting a Creative X-FI sound card as soon as my budget allows it, as I do listen to a lot of music.
 
I thought dual cores did nothing for gaming because they are multi-threaded, and games are written for single threads. What motherboard should I get if I want a dual core AMD? Would that really be the best bet for gaming? Also how do you compare speeds, because intels are always just listed in GHZ and I always see AMD as something like 2000+2GHZ or something
 
gh11 said:
I thought dual cores did nothing for gaming because they are multi-threaded, and games are written for single threads. What motherboard should I get if I want a dual core AMD? Would that really be the best bet for gaming? Also how do you compare speeds, because intels are always just listed in GHZ and I always see AMD as something like 2000+2GHZ or something
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1. Dual core processors arent the best for gaming now but definitly will be in the very near future

2. A dual core AMD is better for gaming than a single core Intel, im pretty sure.

3. You cant compare GHZ speeds when it comes to AMD and Intel.

4. This is a very good AMD motherboard for cheaper than the one you have selected:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540
 
If I wanted that amd processor would this be a good way to go?
Case:____Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS____________________________$150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133154

PSU: _Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W Power Supply_____________________$84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

Mobo: _ABIT AT8 32X ATX AMD Motherboard________________________________$171.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127234

CPU: __AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2000MHz _________________________________$297.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562

RAM: _A-DATA Vitesta 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM __________________$145.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145527

Pri Optical: _SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write_______$44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151118

Sec Optical: _SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s __________$20.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101131

Video Card: __SAPPHIRE Radeon X1900XT _________________________________$439.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102003



I changed the motherboard and memory to fit, but does anything else need to be changed? Ive seen power supplies that say SLI, do crossfires need a special type also?
 
1. Dual core processors arent the best for gaming now but definitly will be in the very near future
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weve been saying that for a long time, but i agree dual core would be a wise choice.
also are you sure you want to go SLi i myself think SLI is just a money hole to begin with, one nice card like the one you have selected will do fine and u can save money on motherboard.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131584
this motherboard is nice, and since u are getting a radeon card u may want to buy it because it is crossfire.
 
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