opinion on this build

[crzmama]

this is going to be my 2nd build..would like your opinions on this buildup....

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Toledo 2.0GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3800DAA5CD

ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard

XFX PVT72GWANG GeForce 7300GS 512MB(256MB on Board) GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model VS1GB400C3 X 2

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

XION II XON-103 Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply

SAMSUNG 941BW Black 19" 4 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor

Ultra 500W X-Finity Power Supply 120mm Fan / Black ( getting this psu as bad reviews on psu that comes with case)

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium

Thanks

[Alaron]

That particular Geforce card uses Turbocache, which is a fancy way of saying it steals your system ram. Thats why it says 512MB with only 256MB onboard. Find a model that doesn't have that description. If you're gaming, bump up to a 7600 or 7900 based card.

Ultra PSUs are junk as well. Try this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104954

[Cricket]

I agree with Alaron...look for a video card that doesn't use system memory and take a look at this thread regarding power supplies. You might also want to wait on Vista and use WinXP SP2 for now. You can always upgrade to Vista once the first service pack comes out...we're expecting Vista SP1 to be much more stable than the first release.

Cricket

[crzmama]

thanks for the recommendations!! I appreciate it!