Should I do this?

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MikeyLikesE

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Can I do this? This will be the first machine I build (and I will have help from computer friends, of course) but i just want to be sure what i build will suit my needs and wont blow up in my face. I will be using this computer for general computing.....i will not be playing any high brow games on it, but I do wish to use this for: internet surfing, listening to music, watching DVD's with at least 5.1, maybe 7.1 surround sound....maybe eventually DVR capability....Im a bit of an audiophile and a DJ so i do sound editing and some recording of dj sets on my current setup and would like the option of doing that in the future. so here goes:

DVD BURNER:
ASUS
ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135163


CASE & Power Supply
LOGISYS Computer Area 51 CS51WBK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148030



HD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288


MOBO
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX All Solid Capacitor AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128081


SoundCard
bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829127002


MEMORY (3G total)
WINTEC AMPX 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model 3AXT6400SE5-1024 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161198


PROCESSOR
AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HD960ZWCGDBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103244


FAN
MASSCOOL 8W0141B1M3G 90mm Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150055


VideoCard
XFX PVT88SFDF4 GeForce 8800GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150275http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150275


oh, and im going to take a 500G HD, ethernet wifi adaptor, and DVD player from my current setup, maybe some fans and a few wires, if they'll fit...

what do you'll think? am i missing anything? will it work? i dont want to spend more than this, well actually i wanted to spend around 700...but 900 is my upper limit. ('ll be buying a 22" flat panel monitor to go with this to watch DVD's on)
 
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Swap out the motherboard and cpu for INTEL, a Q6600 or an E8400 much better choice, also, ditch 3 GB of ram and go for 2, that way you get it running in dual channel, plus, you dont need more than 2 either
 
I think the AMD is fine, if you're not gaming, keep the quad core its better for multi tasking and the AMD is much less expensive than Intel.

But good thought on the dual channel memory you only need 2
 
 
dougland said:
yeah sorry. Thanks for the catch.
Click to expand...

yeah no i was just confused maybe it was lingo i didnt know.....

anyways ive thought about what you'll have said and these are the mods ive made to my cart on newegg.

CASE
XION Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208021

HD
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136010
...i already have a 500G HD, im tryina keep cost down


PSP
hec ACE580 ATX12V 580W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339006



MEMORY
CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184


MOBO
ASUS M3A AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131234


any thoughts?
 
The only suggestion that isn't really one just another option is a Seagate HDD they're awesome but i have both, two Western Digitals and one Seagate. Both are great but i know some people prefrer one over the other
 
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