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dragoon38900

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Ok, im making a budget computer. What I want to do in it is Animation, video editing, gaming and multitask. I want to be able to run Adobe Premiere and Photoshop/imageready at the same time without much slow down. I want to be able to play some of the new games out there, not necessarily at max settings, but at high (but definitly be able to play CS source at max settings). That being said, what kind of build would be able to do this? Is the Athlon X2 3800+ good enough to do this?
 
Hows this looking?:
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800IAA5CU - Retail - $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735
GFX - eVGA 256-P2-N583-AR Geforce 7900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail - $269.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130032
RAM - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail - $161.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231084
Hardrive - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
MOBO - ECS NFORCE4M-A (V1.1) Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 4X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135019
CASE/PSU - ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-AL/500 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail - $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144125

Price - $820.76 after rebates

Is that Mobo any good? Its pretty cheap, but the ratings are high. Also, can I get an idea about how much this system can do? What difference would I see if I upgrade it to a 4200+(which is like for only 35 bucks more)? Also, the hardrive is OEM, what is missing if its OEM (or what does it mean) ?
 
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