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Bona Fide

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My friend wanted AM2 on a $1500 budget, and wants to game on his 2005FPW. This is what I came up with:

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
OCZ Platinum 2GB DDR2-800
WD Caviar 250GB SATA-II
eVGA 7950GX2
Lite-On DVD-RW
Coolermaster Centurion 5
Enermax Liberty 500W
Logitech G5 + media keyboard

Anything to change/add? I was considering dropping the 7950 to an X1900XT or 7900GTX, and getting a better case, but the Centurion's a good case on its own.
 
Nice build
I'm getting the MSI K9n myself with the 4200
Getting the same RAM as you

I'd change the HDD maybe
Get the new Seagate 320gb SATA drive.
they are getting great reviews for speed etc..
 
I would drop to the X1900XT and get a better case like a higher-end Lian-Li. 7950 GX2 is faster but the X1900 series will provide better image quality settings.
 
burningrave101 said:
I would drop to the X1900XT and get a better case like a higher-end Lian-Li. 7950 GX2 is faster but the X1900 series will provide better image quality settings.
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I agree, go with the x1900 :D
 
the x1900 also wont burn out on you while you play games...

People dont listen... and they get... burned... bad pun
 
454Casull said:
7950GX2 -> X1900XT
M2N-SLI -> M2N-E

He's an AMD fan...man, eh?
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AMD is cheaper, and is in stock. What's not to like? :p

I was considering the X1900XT, but I hear that even it struggles on games like Oblivion. I was hoping to bypass that with the 7950, but if you guys insist, I'll suggest it to him. Also, I think Lian-Li is out of the question. He thinks it's a ridiculous company that makes disproportionately overpriced cases, whereas he could get a similar case from Antec or Coolermaster for a lot less. He really loves that Centurion, too. It fits his desk perfectly.
 
Newsboys2004 said:
the x1900 also wont burn out on you while you play games...

People dont listen... and they get... burned... bad pun
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Details on 7950GX2 burning out? :confused:
 
Bona Fide said:
AMD is cheaper, and is in stock. What's not to like? :p
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That video card comes pretty close to making the CPU the bottleneck... for sure, if it's kept at stock speeds.
 
I agree with whoever said get the X1900XT and a Lian-Li case. I love my Lian-Li.
 
454Casull said:
That video card comes pretty close to making the CPU the bottleneck... for sure, if it's kept at stock speeds.
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No way...he'll definitely be overclocking as much as possible, so I don't think that will be a concern.
 
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