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putray
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 06:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello all. I am considering putting together a computer with the components below. Your input is greatly appreciated, Im probably missing something. Also, I dont know what memory to purchase for the 2000MHZ FSB mobo.:

ABIT KN8 SLI NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / SLI / Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID
Final Price: 99.99

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ / 512KB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Venice Core / Processor with Fan
Final Price: 149.99

Speeze CPU Cooling Fan
Masscool / Socket 754, 939, 940 / AMD Athlon 64 / Ball Bearing / CPU Cooling Fan
Only $19.99

Seagate / 300GB / 7200 / 8MB / ATA-100 / EIDE / OEM / Hard Drive
Final Price: 99.99

Just4PC ATX Mid-T
Just4PC 747 ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Front USB and 425Watt Power Supply - Black
Only $39.99

NEC 16x DVD Burner
NEC ND3550A / 16x8x16x DVD+RW / 16x6x16x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 6x DVD-R DL / 48x32x48x CD-RW / Biege / Dual Layer / Retail Box DVD Burner with Software
Only $44.99
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wdowsing
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 08:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Take the psu out of the case and buy a new one **edit* a brand one not a stock one*, and get a serial ata hdd.
Anyone know if the Speeze CPU Cooling Fan is better than the stock one?
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System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.

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nate2005
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 12:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is this pc going to be used for gaming or what? I would go with a antec powersupply they are a good psu brand. Possibly even change the cpu a lil bit and go with a AMD 64 3200. What about ram I didnt see anything on your post about ram. Depending on your budget I would recomend 512mb for ram Or if money is not an issue than go with a 1gb stick of ram. here is a link to this cpu you might want to check it out http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535
I hope some of this info helps you out.
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putray
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 13:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I will be doing some gaming, though I will be using mostly for encoding/playing/saving movies. Thanks wdowsing and Nate2005!
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nate2005
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 13:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would go with that 3200 I have one and it encodes great. The 3200 also games pretty good. Your gona want to get a video card though if you want to play graphic extensive games.
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putray
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 14:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
One more question, if I may: If I go with the AMD 64 3200 and I decide to get a 1Gig memory stick, what exactly do I need? 1024MB DDR ? Certain numbers go with these memory sticks that would correspond to the 2000MHz FSB right?
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putray
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 14:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry Nate2005, please disregard my previous question, I found your link.
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putray
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 15:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
How does this look:

ABIT KN8 SLI NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / SLI / Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID
Final Price: 99.99

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor ? Retail
Price: 169.99

Speeze CPU Cooling Fan
Masscool / Socket 754, 939, 940 / AMD Athlon 64 / Ball Bearing / CPU Cooling Fan
Only $19.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Final Price: 155.50

Ultra Mid-T
Ultra Wizard Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB and Firewire Ports
Only $29.99

NEC 16x DVD Burner
NEC ND3550A / 16x8x16x DVD+RW / 16x6x16x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 6x DVD-R DL / 48x32x48x CD-RW / Biege / Dual Layer / Retail Box DVD Burner with Software
Only $44.99

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
Price: 69.99

XFX GeForce 6600 / 256MB DDR / PCI Express / SLI / DVI / VGA / TV-Out / Video Card
Price: 99.99
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ozzy214
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 15:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It looks good although ya might want to add another harddrive...then ya can run a raid setup. Which will increase gaming and encoding performance. Also the cpu ya picked has a cooler that comes with it. Unless ya planning to overclock the stock heatsink is fine as long as ya have good circulation so you can save 20.00 bucks.

Also add a few case fans to ya budget. Two in front blowing in...two in rear blowing out...one on top blowing out....and one on side blowing in is a good setup.!:>
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epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!

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nate2005
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_ 		21. December 2005 @ 15:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
looks good like ozzy said the fan thing is a great thing to do. It will keep air circulating through your pc. Other than that it looks good.
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