Power Supply and Combatiblity

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ultima600

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INTEL CORE 2 DUO E8200 2.66GHZ 6M 1333MHZ LGA775 OEM

GIGABYTE EG31MF-S2 INTEL G31 ICH7 FSB1600 1394A VGA MATX

Corsair TR3X3G1600C8D 3GB (3x 1GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3

ATI RADEON HD3650 512MB PCI-E DUAL DVI HDTV OEM

AUDIO EXCEL 3D PCI SOUND CARD, 6 CHANNEL

ACRYLIC CLEAR ATX CASE

Are all these parts compatible with each other? Any advice on upgrading/downgrading welcome.

Also I am stumped on what power supply to get I have no idea
 
Here’s the memory specs for the motherboard


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The manual specifies DDR2 800/667, either two DS, (double sided), modules or four SS, (single sided), modules.

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The memory compatibility list for that motherboard,


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lists these 2 GB Kingston modules as compatible, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134192&Tpk=KVR667D2N5/2G

A pair would be 4 GB.
 
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That looks better. Unfortunately PC Pacific does not list the model # of the products so you can't check it against the Memory Compability List in the motherboard manual. While many modules that are not on the list will run fine, the list has the modules that have been tested in that particular motherboard and you can purchace with more confidence of compatibility. The one linked above looks good though, and Kingston makes good products.
 
So is this better?


INTEL CORE 2 DUO E8200 2.66GHZ 6M 1333MHZ LGA775 OEM

GIGABYTE EG31MF-S2 INTEL G31 ICH7 FSB1600 1394A VGA MATX

KINGSTON VALUERAM 2GB 667MHZ DDR2

ATI RADEON HD3650 512MB PCI-E DUAL DVI HDTV OEM

AUDIO EXCEL 3D PCI SOUND CARD, 6 CHANNEL

ACRYLIC CLEAR ATX CASE

ICUTE 400W HIGH QUALITY POWER SUPPLY
 
That should work. Unsure about the power supply though - The site lists no information about it whatsoever.
 
Can’t say about how well it would play those games as I haven’t played them. Looks like the video card might hold you back. Here’s a GPU hierarchy chart that shows the 3650 at the thirteenth tier down. Can you find a 3850 in your price range? Should be just a few $ more and it’s a lot higher in the hierarchy chart.
 
Yeah a 4850 is a pretty good card, equal to a 9800GTX+/GTS 250. But your running into getting a better Power Supply to power it.
 
UItima600, what country do you live in and what is the price of the E8200 processor you are looking at?

Some of the Core 2 Duo processors are very overpriced and you would be better off going with a Core 2 Quad processor (better value for your money).
 
The Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 is $81 less than the processor you are looking at and is decent. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 is also less expensive and a better alternative than the E8200 processor.
 
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