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Old 06-06-2006, 12:29 PM   #1
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Final Specs for New Build

Case: Antec Sonata II
Mobo: ASUS A8N32 - SLI Deluxe
CPU: Athlon 64 X2 3800+
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB 16MB cache
RAM: Corsair XMS 2GB (2x1 GB) 184-PIN DDR
Pri. Optical: Sony - DRU 820A
Sec. Optical: Sony - DDU1615
Video Card: ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XL
System: Windows Media Center Edition 2005

Comments/Suggestions Please! How fast will this actually be? Will do alot of Video-Editing/Gaming..
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Old 06-06-2006, 01:05 PM   #2
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Get the non SLI version of the motherboard for 20-30 bucks less. You can't use SLI with ATI video cards, so there isn't any reason to spend the extra cash to get it.
I would switch the optical drives to liteon's.
Corsair value select will be fine for the RAM, you won't notice the difference unless you are overclocking, which isn't really advisable for a video editing setup anyway.
Whichever RAM you get check the QVL at ASUS or use corsair's configurator to be sure it is compatible. Most motherboards are picky about what 1Gb modules will work right on them.
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