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MidgetToss

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Well, my current computer is just.....crap lol. So I put together some stuff on newegg and want to know what you all think.

Case: XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower - $129.99
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD - $129.99
Ram: Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $103.99
Video Card: EVGA 512-P2-N773-AR GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported - $199.99
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 - $159.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s - $84.99
Power Supply: Rosewill Stallion Series RD600N-2DB-SL-BK ATX Form Factor 12V V2.2 / SSI standard EPS 12V 600W Active PFC Power Supply - SLI Ready - $84.99
Mouse: Logitech MX518 - $39.99

Total Price: $968.90 (also have cd drive and 120mm case fan)
-With shipping and tax, and mail-in rebates, the price is $1,000.75
 
much better performance per dollar going intel and core 2.
 
What size monitor do you have or plan on getting?

Its hardly ever a good idea to use the PSU included in a case, and the Rosewill is no exception. Pickup the case without a PSU if you can, and if not, change to a different case. You don't want a cheap PSU to take out all your new hardware.

PSU FAQ: http://www.jonnyguru.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1036

PSU Suggestions:
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showpost.php?p=1590883&postcount=193
http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1460
http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103

If you don't need SLI, drop down to the Biostar TForce 560 board or the Gigabyte 690G board, if you're sticking with AMD.

I agree, with a $1K budget and some OC'ing, you're better off with intel.
 
I never advise the X2-6000 unless there is some other requirement for going with an AMD processor. You could pay the same price for an Intel Core 2 duo that will be significantly faster than the X2 despite having a lower clock speed.

Consider AMD's lead over Intel during the P4 era up to two years ago and reverse it. AMD is a good choice for budget builds (under $600) but for a $1K unit, you're doing yourself a disservice by not going Intel on this one.

Mark.
 
- What's your budget?
- Why AMD?

Ditch the 8600GTS, seriously. It's not a good card and for $63 less, you can have a card that seriously outperforms the 8600GTS, the x1950Pro. Also, the 8600GTS doesn't have the power to play DX10 games at 30FPS+ at any resolution above 1024 x 768. So the x1950Pro is your best bet considering that most DX10 games that are coming out are also have DX9 modes:
Sapphire 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB PCI-E Video Card - $137

Corsair VX550 550W PSU - $91
Corsair HX520 520W PSU - $100
 
Danny Bui said:
Ditch the 8600GTS, seriously. It's not a good card and for $63 less, you can have a card that seriously outperforms the 8600GTS, the x1950Pro.
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Given that the 8600GTS now costs $(147-30MIR), it should be worth considering
 
Now that I think and have done a bit of research about it, yes, the 8600GTS is worth considering now since this OC'd 8600GTS is only $150:
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS 256MB PCI-E Video Card - $150

And it's been shown that an OC'd 8600GTS performs about the same or better than the x1950Pro depending on the game:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/msi-nx8600gts-oc.html

However, the OP chose a $200 8600GTS at stock speeds, which the $137 x1950Pro can beat. Hence my recommendation for the x1950Pro. But you're right, Abu Som3a, the 8600GTS does deserve some consideration now that it's lower in price. BUT only if you go with an OC'd version. If you watch a lot of HD video, then that extra $13 might be worth it to go with the MSI 8600GTS I linked to above.
 
$148 - Foxconn 8600GTS-256 GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ($30MIR)

He doesn't need to spend a premium for a mere 5% overclock he can do himself.
And with his $1000 budget, he should be able to buy an 8800/2900.
 
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