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Hey everyone. I've been wanting to build a new rig for a while now and just recently got the cash to do so. This will be my first build so I was hoping that some of you guys could look over my hardware lists and tell me what you think. I wanted to stay under 800 bucks so I know its not going to be top of the line... but I hope it will be ok. Any suggestions and recommendations are much appreciated. Thanks



ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
supports 8g ram
sli ready
$134.99

Update
XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI
109.00


Rosewill RX750-S-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 750W Power Supply - Retail $109.99


AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor $159.99


G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit $46.99


Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $49.99


ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T - $38.99


ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AM2 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail
$48.99
 
I personally would go for 4GB RAM and an Intel CPU but that's a personal choice. 4GB will help a lot especially if you're using vista.
 
heres my take on a $800 budget that's for oc'ing:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L ATX Intel Motherboard @ $89.99
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 800MHz @ $46.99
8800GT 512mb @ $229.99
CORSAIR HX CMPSU-520HX @ $109.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250gb @ $69.99
Samsung CD/DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe @ $33.99
E2180 Duo Core 2.0 ghz but great ocing @ $84.99
Thermalright 120 Extreme CPU Heatsink @ $59.95 w/ Scythe S-Flex @ $24.99
that right there equals $750.87 without shipping.

reasons for this build.
mobo- no need for sli really unless you game large resolutions like above 1680x1050, plus this mobo is cheap and good oc'er
ram- cheap and 800mhz is all thats needed cause u can just oc
vga- 8800gt whoops the 8600gt in the rear end and thats a fact.
psu- corsair is a reliable brand and all u need is 520w really
harddrive- 250 should be good for you since u thought about getting a 160gb
optical drive- good brand with lightscribe. cant say more.
processor- good oc'in
cpu heatsink- really good for air cooling a processor
fan- although expensive it blows alot of air while staying not too loud.
 
crhscoog said:
heres my take on a $800 budget that's for oc'ing:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L ATX Intel Motherboard @ $89.99
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 800MHz @ $46.99
8800GT 512mb @ $229.99
CORSAIR HX CMPSU-520HX @ $109.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250gb @ $69.99
Samsung CD/DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe @ $33.99
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No CPU with the above build. An E2xxx chip will run $75-100. Throw in a Scythe Ninja or ZeroTherm Nirvana NV120 for $40 and you can get to 3-3.2Ghz pretty easily.

Build Intel -- the C2Ds are faster clock for clock than any AMD chip and OC very easily.
 
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