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Old 12-25-2006, 02:03 AM   #1
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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!

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Old 12-25-2006, 10:55 AM   #2
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anyone?? looking for some advice....thanks
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Old 12-25-2006, 12:13 PM   #3
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Old 12-25-2006, 01:49 PM   #4
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Need DDR2 800 ram/XMS
sorry what do you mean by that? I should go with the Corsair XMS 2?
Or do i need a new type of RAM completely?
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