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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Would like some help on my first build
Hey everyone,
Im looking to build a PC geared towards gaming. I have a general idea of what i want but i just wanted to run it by the people on this forum as a double check. I have 2 products in mind for some components. Ill list what i have in mind and hopefully i can get some advice as to compatibility or a better alternative. Prices are in Canadian. CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4200+ $200 AMD Athlon X2 3800+ $170 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 16MB Cache $95 Seagate Barracuda 160GB 8MB Cache $73 Cooling: OCZ Tempest $50 Gigabyte Universal 4-in-1 $45 MOBO: Asus M2N4-SLI nForce4 SLI $107 Asus M2NPV-VM nVidia GeForce 6150 + nForce 430 $102 RAM: Corsair XMS2 Twin 2x512MB $145 OCZ Extreme XTC 2x512 MB $120 PSU: Antec TrueControl II 550W $130 Video: XFX GeForce 7900 GS 256MB $230 BFG GeForce 7900 GS nVidia GeForce 7900GS Chipset $180 Sound: Creative SB X-Fi XtremeMusic $117 Any help is appreciated...thanks guys! tanger |
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anyone?? looking for some advice....thanks
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Wrench Bender
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Plymouth,MN
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HD: Go with a Seagate 7200.10 Sata
Video card: Go with BFG mobo: M2n4-sli Need DDR2 800 ram/XMS
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Or do i need a new type of RAM completely? |
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