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It is. I read that Antec PSU's were quality units... That's why I bought the antec case, to save some money. If the PSU fails on me, will it destroy my equipment? If so, I'll definitely invest in another PSU, but I thought it should be sufficient. Because if stock cooling is good...

This thread: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=957927 It's not just any GTO, just the sapphire GTO^2 (GTO squared). http://www.techpowerup.com/articles//overclocking/vidcard/127/1

Here's what I'm buying, and this is my first build: Antec SLK1650B case with included 350W PSU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ ECS NForce4 939 Mobo (came packaged with the CPU, will replace it if I need to) Sapphire X800GTO2 2x512MB Geil Value NEC DL dvd burner Hitachi 160GB SATA hdd I'm not...

I just watched in awe as the X800GTO2 went up from 219 to 229 on newegg in front of my eyes... However I found ewiz.com is selling it for 198. I've been thinking about it, and I think it would be better to spend an extra 30 bucks now, instead of needing to spend another 150 or more in the...

I would like to justify spending a little bit more for the x800gto2, but it's $219... Considering my budget was originally around $150, and I'm stretching to $175 for the x800gto, I have to draw the line somewhere...

The price on that just dropped to $175 for a one day sale, or lower if the coupon still works... I think I'm gonna jump on this one, thanks. It's only $20 more than I was looking to spend, but from the benchmarks I was looking at, it's faster than everything else in the price range...

Sorry... Forgot to mention something rather important. I'm looking for a PCI-E card -- that's an AGP, isn't it?

Out of these three cards, which is most recommended? GeForce 6600GT Radeon X800GT Madeon X800 Prices are all the same, and I don't know enough about graphics cards to make the decision myself. It seems most people like either the geforce or the radeon, so I'm expecting half and half...

Ok... So I just found a deal that changes things. http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4559957?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG They're selling the X2 3800+ and a ECS NFORCE4-A939 mobo for $380 together. Since I was going to pay $355 for the processor alone, and the mobo retails for $73, I'm...

Ok.. Now should I be looking at dual channel memory? What exactly does that mean, and do I need it?

I just pieced this together: Mobo - $72 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081 CPU - $353 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562 RAM - 2 x $85 (price went up since yesterday on the patriot :P) -...

Despite myself, your promising temptation of lightning fast performance is tempting me. Not sure how I overlooked that one, but that's definitely a strong possibility -- that would allow me to go cheap on the graphics card with an old AGP, but have the potential to upgrade it later without a...

It's not finalized, but here's an estimate: What I've already purchased: --Hitachi 160GB SATA HDD -- $40 (AR) --NEC ND-3540A DL DVD burner -- $35 What I'm planning on purchasing: --Some antec case (I hear the stock PSU's in antecs are good), like this one: link (if I buy before the...

I can get the CPU for $180. Of course if I could afford it I would buy top of the line, but I'm on a budget so I can't justify spending twice as much for the CPU. Right now I'm doing things on a IBM R51 laptop which has a Pentium-M 1.6GHz with 1 gig RAM, so any desktop I buy is going to be...

Possibly. It will be my first real build, and I haven't really looked into it. If I were to overclock, I wouldn't be pushing it, since I don't have the money to replace parts if I destroy them. Why do you ask, is one better than the other for overclocking?