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Old 07-23-2007, 11:48 PM   #1
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Exclamation before i pull the trigger...

Before i pull the trigger what do u guys think of my budget dual core build/budget gaming build, here are the parts:

- Rosewill R6422-P BK Black SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 20.99
- BIOSTAR TForce TF7025-M2 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 69.99
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4000DDBOX - Retail 69.99
- SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail 136.99
- Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU ATX 12V 2.0 500W Power Supply - Retail 59.99
- Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM 59.99
- G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail 88.99
- LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write and LightScribe Technology Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model LH-20A1H-185 - OEM 31.99

total $538.92

what do u guys think, if you find any parts that are a cheaper without a big performance hit, and if you see something that isnt compatible tell me

Thanks in advance
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What are you choosing for Operating System?
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Old 07-24-2007, 09:27 AM   #3
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Everything looks okay, but why are you using a IDE hard drive instead of a SATA HDD?

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Old 07-24-2007, 10:57 AM   #4
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I'd also go for this DVD Burner. SATA instead of IDE and it includes burning software: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106072
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