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Old 01-02-2006, 06:32 PM   #1
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New Gaming PC

My friend is having me build him a new PC. Here is the list. I allready have a case and Windows XP. Any suggestions? All of the parts are off of newegg.


1 ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N-E

1 SAPPHIRE 100130VIVOL Radeon X800GTO2 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

1 Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail

1 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail

1 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail

1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

1 Microsoft CA9-00001 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - OEM

1 ViewSonic VE710B Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail

1 SONY Black IDE DVD Burner Model DW-Q30A BK - OEM

1 Logitech X-230 32 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker - OEM

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Old 01-02-2006, 06:54 PM   #2
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Looks like a good build to me,

Make sure the Thermaltake PSU is ATX2 (24 pins). Although a reasonable quality manufacturer, there are better out there. Maybe consider the XClio 450w, it's ATX2 with dual 12v rails.

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Old 01-02-2006, 07:11 PM   #3
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What's your friend's budget?
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Old 01-02-2006, 11:07 PM   #4
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Ordered the parts this afternoon from newegg. Ill let you guys know when everything is up and running.
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