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-primary computer, going to be for mostly school and work and gaming (Not a hardcore gamer)
-will NOT be Oc'ing
-Thanks in advance, any comments welcome

Kevin

Cables/Fans
-some rosewill stuff

DVD
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBN - OEM

ATX Computer Cases
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC

Internal Hard Drives
2 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM


Monitors - LCD
Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail


Video Cards
BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16


Sound Cards
Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Sound Card Driver Disk - OEM


Power Supplies
XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: GOODPOWER 500W


Keyboards
Logitech MX3000 967553-0403 2-Tone USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Desktop Mouse Included - Retail
Model #: 967553-0403


CPU Thermal Paste / Grease
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Model #: ARCTIC SILVER 5


Desktop Memory
CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2 - Retail


Mobo/Cpu (Combo deal)
ABIT AN8 32X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: AN8 32X
Item #: N82E16813127232

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz Socket 939 Processor
Model ADA4000BNBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA4000BNBOX
 
What are the prices for those?

I would buy something that supports DDR2, AM2 is cheap these days and it doesn't really make sense to go single core, but they have 3800+ AM2 chips that are just dandy (I owned one).

I would suggest something like an Audigy 2 Value for sound, you might appreciate the incremental boost over the Audigy depending on your speaker setup.

Good call on the hard drives and video card. This looks a lot like my rig 0_o
 
im on a ~$1k budget

going to AM2 increases the prices at least $150

these prices all from newegg

one stop, shop all :D
 
I find ZipZoomFly to be cheaper on at least half the items in a given build, and they have free shipping.

I would spend less on a mouse + keyboard and put that into AM2, you might regret buying DDR.
 
CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103029
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103732

There are a lot of cheap AM2 boards around:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138027
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138029
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135010 (this one is amazingly easy to work with, I built my parents AM2 rig on it)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135028
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138036
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138036
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138027
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138026

Keep in mind that a single-core AM2 will not run DDR2-800 at 400Mhz, only 333. But that's not really a major difference at this price point anyway.
 
how about this? I can only buy one HD to accomodate
also will not be getting a sound card or speakers...

-also will the currently psu be able to support this?

NEW MOBO
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: M2N-SLI Deluxe
Item #: N82E16813131013

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2.2GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA4200CUBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA4200CUBOX
Item #: N82E16819103747

NEW MEMORY
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X1024A-6400 - Retail
Model #: TWIN2X1024A-6400
Item #: N82E16820145566
 
Why not go with intel? http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2802&p=4
The Core2Duo would outperform that 4200+, overclocked or not... so I'd suggest this:

$181 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz
$100 - Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$200 - Corsair ValueSelect 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-667 VS2GBKIT667D2
$190 - Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speakers
$115 - BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE Geforce 7600GT 256MB ($145 - $30MIR)
$75 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS 250GB 7200RPM SATA300 16MB Cache
$55 - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver w/ Side Window
$50 - XClio GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W
$31 - NEC 18X DVD±R DVD Burner 7170A-0B
$20 - Logitech Cordless Internet Pro Slim w/optical mouse
$6 - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
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$1023 + tax and shipping (after rebates)

If that's over your budget, go for 1GB of ram instead of 2GB:
$100 - Wintec AMPO 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-800 3AMD2800-1G1K-R
Bringing the total to $923 + tax and shipping (after rebates)

The Seagate has a 5yr warranty as opposed to the wd2500ks. Since you won't be overclocking, you don't need ram higher than DDR2-533, so get the best priced kit. Also, low latency is useless if you're not overclocking. You may want to stick to 1.8v kits, for best compatibility.
 
I have those two sticks of 256MB Corsair XMS RAM DDR400 you are going to buy in my For sale Thread FYI. 25 dollars shipped!
 
-i am going to go with intel on this build (feel like switching it up)
-please any input is welcomed!

TIA

CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBN - OEM
Model #: SH-S182M/BEBN
Item #: N82E16827151136

ATX Computer Cases
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: CAC-T05-WW
Item #: N82E16811119077

Floppy Drives
SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
Model #: SFD321B/LBL1
Item #: N82E16821103203

Internal Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3320620AS
Item #: N82E16822148140

LCD Monitors
SAMSUNG 941BW Black 19" 4 ms (GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #: 941BW
Item #: N82E16824001088

Video Cards
BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: BFGR76256GTOCE
Item #: N82E16814143049

Power Supplies
XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: GOODPOWER 500W
Item #: N82E16817189005

Fans, Heatsinks (Case, CPU, Chipset)
APEVIA (ASPIRE) CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Light Cooling Fan - Retail
Model #: CF12SL-UBL
Item #: N82E16811998121

Rosewill RFA80L-B 80mm Sleeve Blue LED Light Case Cooling Fan - Retail
Model #: RFA80L-B
Item #: N82E16835200003


Keyboards
Logitech Cordless Internet Pro 967461-0403 Black USB RF Wireless Slim Desktop Mouse Included - OEM
Model #: 967461-0403
Item #: N82E16823126168

CPU Thermal Paste / Grease
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Model #: ARCTIC SILVER 5
Item #: N82E16835100007

Desktop Memory
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) System Memory Model VS1GB533D2 - Retail
Model #: VS1GB533D2
Item #: N82E16820145525

Intel-compatible Motherboards
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: GA-965P-DS3
Item #: N82E16813128012

Processors
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6300
Item #: N82E16819115005

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Total: $1105.60 + Shipping (before rebates)
 
Its too bad you won't be OC'ing... theres so much potential in that chip... on stock volts and stock cooling, it can safely reach 2.5Ghz (stable)! And with ram prices so high, DDR2-533 cost just as much as DDR2-667 and some DDR2-800 kits -- meaning you dont need to spend too much more for overclockability. However, I'd get 2GB of ram instead of 1GB.
 
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