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Old 03-31-2006, 12:32 AM   #1
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Gaming Rig needs more eyes for approval

Hi Guys I need some expert eyes too look over these components for a gaming rig.

ASPIRE X-CRUISE -BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811144151

ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131540

eVGA 256-P2-N527-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130254

ENERMAX Noisetaker II EG701AX VE(W) SFMA ATX12V Ver 2.2 600W Power Supply 100-240VAC, Automatic Switching Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817194005

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo 1GHz HT 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103544

Rosewill 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820223040

MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal USB 2.0 digital card reader with Floppy Drive Model FA404M BLK - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16821104104

Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JD 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822144394

PLEXTOR Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 4X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827131357

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16829102188

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16837102059

Let me know what you think. Thx.
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Old 03-31-2006, 01:39 AM   #2
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Not a bad choice of parts. Only thing I would question quality-wise is that Rosewill memory. Usually Corsair, Kingston, Crucial, OCZ, and Mushkin are better brands.

With that Plextor DVD burner, you're paying for the name. Yes, they're good, but so are other cheaper brands. Liteon makes some reliable drives. Here's one that's equal to the Plextor and even faster in some respects.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106013

Only other thing is the video card. That's a nice one, but unless you really want the VIVO feature, you can get a 7900GT for $90 less, and it's faster.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130282

Those are just minor things though and like I said, the only thing I question the quality of is the ram. Everything else looks like some good choices.
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Looks like a great build. Other than what juppy said, I don't see anything wrong
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I have one suggestion, switch to a harddrive with a 16MB cache. Here is one at the same size.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136003

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As mentioned, get the 7900GT instead. It is a better performer for less money. I'd also ditch the Rosewill ram and go Corsair, OCZ, Crucial etc.
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