check out this build (dual core amd)

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UndeadNinjaZ

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This will be primarly used for multiasking apps such as office, e-mail, photoshop, matlab, visual basic. Then movies and tv shows. I will probably play the occasional game but not often (1 hr a week max). I am considering overclocking, but only slightly. Chances are I'll be too lazy and leave everything at stock for a while.


Processor
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+2.0ghz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562
$405

Mobo
Asus A8N-SLI Premium http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131540
$165

Video Card
Leadtek PX6600GT http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=190183
$158

Memory
(Which one???)
OCZ 2x512MB Value Series DDR-400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227213
$105
or
Any of these three:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2E16820145440,N82E16820227039&SubCategory=147
Why would a CAS of 3 be more expensive than CAS of 2.5 for the corsair? I thought lower was better

Hard Drive
Maxtor Maxline III 250GB http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100718-6
$127
or
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101571
$124

PSU
Antec Truepower 550W $110
What is the difference between these 3? I heard the EPS is the best?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=58&Submit=Property

Optical
BenQ DW1640 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827101651
$46

Floppy
Samsung Black
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16821103203
$8

Total: ~$1100-1200 (after picking $100 worth of ram)

Edit: Picked RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145440
 
The five year warranty on a MaxLine drive may be important to you, but you can save a few bucks by going with a DiamondMax10 w/ 16MB cache. The drives are the exact same except for the warranty length. A DM10 unit ships with a three year warranty.

The Benq DVD-RW drive is a great choice.
 
I reccommend cutting back on the processor and getting a better video card. at least get a 6800gt.

and why get a floppy drive? just spend $20 and get a USB thumb/pen/flash drive(what ever you want to call it). its more reliable and can hold tons more data.
 
Archer1212 said:
I reccommend cutting back on the processor and getting a better video card. at least get a 6800gt.

and why get a floppy drive? just spend $20 and get a USB thumb/pen/flash drive(what ever you want to call it). its more reliable and can hold tons more data.
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I hardly play games at all and I really want a dual core. I have a usb drive already. and a floppy drive might come in handy someday for something...
 
DougLite said:
The five year warranty on a MaxLine drive may be important to you, but you can save a few bucks by going with a DiamondMax10 w/ 16MB cache. The drives are the exact same except for the warranty length. A DM10 unit ships with a three year warranty.

The Benq DVD-RW drive is a great choice.
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I heard that the MaxLine is built with better quality and is designed to last longer or something because it's desiged to be in non- personal desktop computers.

I might go with the Seagate 7200.8 as I heard they were more reliable.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101571
 
UndeadNinjaZ said:
also, in terms of memory, should i get CAS 2.5 or CAS 3?
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CAS 2.5 CAS 2 is better if you can find the ram you want in that latency
 
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