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[joeswm8]

This is my 1st build and I need some input on the specs. Tell me if you guys think this will all work and give me suggestions. I want a fast computer for gaming. Tell me if this will work:

HDD - Seagate / 320GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive---$99.99

RAM - Ultra Dual Channel 2048MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)---239.99

Motherboard - ECS nForce 570 SLIT-A v5.1 NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / S/PDIF / SLI Ready / Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA / RAID---$99.99

Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz / 4MB Cache / 1066MHz FSB / Dual-Core / OEM / Socket 775 / Processor---$314.99

soundcard - Turtle Beach Montego 7.1 Dolby Digital Live Surround PCI Sound Card---$54.99

video card - EVGA GeForce 7300 GT / 512MB GDDR2 / SLI / PCI Express / DVI / VGA / TV Out / Video Card---$119.99

case - Cooler Master Centurion 532 Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports And Ultra X2 Power Supply---$119.99

Is there anything I am missing, will this be a good build? Thanks

 

[Calibretto]

I'd probably get better quality RAM (Corsair, Kingston) and a better quality sound card like Creative.

 

[Bobo]

Trust me, you don't want a turtle beach sound card. I own a turtle beach, and I own a creative. The difference is like a Pentium 1 and a QX6700.

 

[joeswm8]

yeah i just threw in a sound card for kicks, ill get a creative. But what is a PSU?

 

[The_Beast]

Ultra RAM isn't that great, look for OCZ and other trusted brands

down grade the CPU and get a better mobo and video card

instead of getting a sound card use the money to get better more important parts like mobo, video card, ram and a better PSU

 

[joeswm8]

Isnt a soundcard necessary?

And I still dont get what a PSU is exactly.

 

[computermaineack]

Isnt a soundcard necessary?

And I still dont get what a PSU is exactly.

A soundcard isn't necessary if your motherboard has integrated sound- most do.

And a PSU is the power supply unit- it provides power for everything in your computer.

 

[joeswm8]

ywah

is this a good mobo? any suggestions for the best one I can get that will work with all my parts and sub $150?

 

[joeswm8]

And any suggestions on parts? OCZ is beter than ultra you guys said, ill look at kingston too. But isnt my PSU good? Any better video card suggestions?

 

[Geoff]

Either use the onboard sound, or get a sound card from Creative.

And DO NOT but that video card. $120 for that card is a horrible price, and that would be an extremely bad performer in new games.

You can also get much better RAM for the price. I got 2x 1GB of Patriot DDR2-667 for $207.