First build, some questions

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PigCorpse

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Wow, I'm pretty close to getting a new computer. Almost urinated myself!

Anyway, here is what I have planned so far:

CPU:

Opteron 146, if I can get a good stepping.
If not, or if I can't get one at all, then an Athlon64 3200+ Venice.

$180 at most

Graphics card:

I'm thinking maybe a 6600 256MB PCI-E. The one I have in mind is this:

http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=VC-135-209

$105

Case:

I'll go off to www.amamax.com and get something less than $45.

$45

HDD:

Already have an almost new WD Caviar 200GB 7200RPM ATA-100.

RAM:

Already have 256MB of DDR400. I'll definitely upgrade when I save up some.

Optical drives:

I already have all I need. But I want a DVD burner for less than $40.

$40

Everything else I have, except the mobo.

Now, I want an nForce4 chipset. I don't know which.

I REALLY want this one: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=247031

But it's out of stock and I don't know if that's the right price.

Otherwise, I'm considering:

- Asus A8N-E
- Abit KN8
- MSI Neo4-F

Which is the best of those? I'm looking for stability, performance, and I might overclock if I need to. But mostly stability and speed. And I'm open to suggestions, but it has to be less than $110.

I'm trying to stay under $450 in total (if I don't buy a DVD burner).
 
You will be very disappointed if you don't upgrade the ram to 512 or a gig. If you don't want to bottleneck that video card (or if you want to run xp worth a damn) 512mb is an absolute must, and a gig is better.

Go for a 6600gt.
 
Yeah, as soon as I get the money, I will upgrade to something like 1 GB of RAM.

I'm not much of a gamer, so I think a standard 6600 is fine.

What kind of performance difference will I see if I get a 6600GT?
 
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