New Computer on a Budget

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I am looking to build a system from scratch with only a couple things used from my old PC (P4 1.7GHz). Those being the DVD burner, Keyboard/Mouse, 5.1 speakers and Video capture card.

I want a system that will be easily upgradeable and easy to do very basic overclocking. I selected an SLI mobo to get more video power easily in 6mos or so by adding a second card. I play BF2, WoW, and maybe new games that comes out like BF2042.



CASE - Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail
Model #: SONATA II

MOTHERBOARD - ABIT KN9 SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: KN9 SLi

VIDEO CARD - XFX PV-T73G-UDE3 Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: PV-T73G-UDE3

PROCESSOR - AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Orleans 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA3500CNBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3500CNBOX

MEMORY - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Unbuffered System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-5400c4 - Retail
Model #: TWIN2X2048-5400c4

HARD DRIVE - Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3808110AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3808110AS

MONITOR - ViewSonic VX2025WM Black-Silver 20.1" DVI 8ms gray-to-gray (avg.); 16ms white-black-white (typ) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #: VX2025WM
 
Edit: just saw your comment about SLI.

I would go with a less expensive monitor and get a better case and power supply. You'll only end up replacing the PSU as you upgrade in the future, especially if yo'ure doing SLI. And you're going to have problems running newer games at 1680x1050 if you like eye candy.
 
Two things strike me as odd about that configuration:

1. Why the 7600GT? The mid-range 78 or 79GT seems like a better match

2. Why only an 80gb hard drive?

I too agree that a better power supply would be worth it, but there's nothing wrong with the SP 2.0 450w for that setup
 
The main logic for the Video and Hard drive were to save a couple bucks here and there. I was hoping that the video could be augmented in the future with SLI for cheap and I could always add a 300+GB drive as a second data drive for capturing/editing video.

I did pick up the monitor today and will see how it runs on my old POS. As far as running it well at 1680x1050, I would be willing to throw a few more bucks at the Video card to give me a better experience. One thing I was afraid of was spending a lot now on a card then replacing it in 6 months when the DX10 stuff hits. I would much rather stay inexpensive now and then upgrade to a new card that will last more than a year or so.

Anyway, thanks for the feedback.
 
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