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Guiniqua
02-23-2006, 12:55 PM
So I have fianlly settled on my final build, after days of research and driving myself crazy. I just need you guys to look it over and get your opinions. For a frame of reference, I am just building a light gaming/music machine, but with an eye for possibly upgrading it some time down the road (and not with top of the line stuff, more like better quality)

Case/power supply
Antec Solution Series ATX Quiet Mid Tower Case, 350watt Power Supply (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=312799&pfp=BROWSE)

Motherboard
ASUS P5LD2 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131538)

CPU
Intel Pentium 4 506 Prescott 533MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 EM64T Processor (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819116224)

Harddrive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3808110AS 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148107)

Memory
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) System Memory (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145525)

Video Card
XFX PVT42EUDE3 6800 XTreme 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150130)

CD-RW
ASUS Black 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI CD Burner - (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106020)

OS
Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102059)

Now, I wasn't sure if the case and the power supply was enough, so I was going to return it and get a cheaper case and this supply:
ePOWER EP-ZU-400W12 ATX12V 400W Power Supply 115/230 V CE, CSA, TUV, FCC, UL (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817101009)

So if you guys have any suggestions, that would be great. I wanted to keep it as close to $600 if at all possible. Thanks again.

Alaron
02-23-2006, 02:43 PM
I agree that 350w is a bit low for that system, but I would avoid that ePower. $25 for 400w is way too low, an easy sign of poor quality.

I would switch out the case for this Antec: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155 It comes with a 450, which will be plenty.

Your other parts look good.

:)

Nav
02-23-2006, 03:47 PM
i agree with alaron, that case is better. power supplie is one compnent that you should never skimp on. just because it says it is capable of 500w does not mean it is, especially true of no name, generic psu's. stick with trusted brands like enermax, sparkle, fsp, etc.

Guiniqua
02-23-2006, 06:12 PM
Thanks for the advice. I will probably look into getting the better case instead.

glc
02-24-2006, 02:54 AM
I'd replace that 506 processor with a 800 FSB - something like a 630. More money, but a very noticeable difference. I'd also consider a DVD burner instead of just a CD burner.