Pull the trigger? (new computer)

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mac451

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I've got $1500 to buy a computer including a monitor, that needs to be able to do everything. I've been researching, and need your opinion on what I picked before I buy it. Prices are from newegg.

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Computer Case w/ 450watt psu
ASUS A8N-E ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Memory
XFX Geforce 7800GT
Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
SAMSUNG 940b-Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor
Logitech G5 w/ standard keyboard
Logitech X-530 70 Watts 5.1 Speaker
LITE-ON Black ATAPI / E-IDE DVD Burner

The main thing I have been questioning was the monitor. I was thinking of the hyundai L90 but their were too many bad reviews. I just want a 19 in, with dvi that is reliable. What do you think about everything else? The total with shipping is $1462
 
I think it would do pretty good...the monitor is limited to 1280x1024 but it's really smooth..that low of a res will allow you to crank all the settings in game video and still have high frame rates.

Sounds like a great lan party rig.
 
Sounds good, I will be purchasing this very soon. Another thing, do you think that SLI is worth it? How much would another 7800gt cost in 6 months, and would it make that much of a difference.
 
I think SLI is worth it if you play a lot of FPS games and you want to play at the max settings. When I say max I mean MAX EVERYTHING. Otherwise your 7800gt will run you fine. If you have the money go for it.

I for one wishes I had an sli system
 
mac451 said:
Sounds good, I will be purchasing this very soon. Another thing, do you think that SLI is worth it? How much would another 7800gt cost in 6 months, and would it make that much of a difference.
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Just do it, there is a $10 difference between the A8N-E and A8N-SLI, big deal.
 
Thanks for the help, im going with the samsung 940b, and will be buying everything monday. I will make sure to show everyone how the build goes, and hopefully I wont mess it up :)
 
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