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My friend is in need of a new computer, and is willing to pay up to $900 USD. How does this look:

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC $54.99


ABIT AN8 SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$91.99


eVGA 256-P2-N549 Geforce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$129.00

FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX600-GLN ATX12V/ EPS12V 600W All-In-One Power Supply - Retail
$139.99


AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model
154.00

Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PDC2G3200LLK - Retail
$183.99

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6V250F0 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$87.99


Subtotal: $841.95


What do you think? What could be better/worse?

Thanks.
 
The power supply is overkill for that setup so save a few bucks and get a lesser one.
 
Get a cheaper power supply, and cheaper memory (keep it at 2gb though).

You can then get a 7600gt
 
1.5GB Memory, and I would highly check the PSU forum here at the [H], and go for a recommended brand.
 
The power supply really IS overkill, but i'd rather have him have the oppertunity to upgrade to the latest and greatest without a new psu. Not to mention it's pretty cheap.

Get a cheaper power supply, and cheaper memory (keep it at 2gb though).

You can then get a 7600gt
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The Patriot registers wrong, it should be $138 after reabates.

Is the 7600GT that much better than the 7600GS?

fsp = fortron = recommended :)



Thanks, keep the suggestions coming
 
are you going to SLI 2 7600s? if not drop the SLI mobo and i also think that psu is overkill

u could go with the one i have, antec tp2 550w for 90 or so
 
It's eventually going to probubly be up to sli 76's.

How is the 7600GT compared to the 7600GS and the 6800 series (gt? ultra)
 
I'd look into a different PSU, you can find better for cheaper.

I'd go for something other than Maxtor for a HDD, they have known issues with nForce 4 mobos

overall looks good though
 
i wouldn't waste money on SLI 7600s, i'd get myself 1 7900GT, i doubt ur getting a 19"+ screen
 
rox1co said:
i wouldn't waste money on SLI 7600s, i'd get myself 1 7900GT, i doubt ur getting a 19"+ screen
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Food for thought...

If you're getting a 19" LCD or less then a 7900GT is overkill for games that are out now. HOWEVER it will be excellent to handle games coming out. You're restricted to 1280x1024 resolutions unless you get a 20" LCD or larger. If you're using a CRT then it just depends on what resolution you usually game at or what the CRT can be pushed to.
 
It's probubly going to stay a 7600 GT. With the ability to upgrade.
 
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