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thurman1
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_ 		15. December 2004 @ 11:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Here is what's in my cart at Newegg. Would like to get any thoughts. I'm not a gamer, but I use a dual monitor set up for trading and also plan to set up a digital audio workstation.

MOBO
Intel "BOXD915PBLL" 915P Chipset LGA 775 $150

CPU
Intel LGA 775 P4 540 3.2 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache $220

MEMORY
Crucial Intel Validated 240-Pin 512MB DDR2 PC2-3200
(2 sticks = 1GB) $285

VIDEO
Jaton nVIDIA GeForce FX5200 Video Card, 128MB DDR, Dual VGA, PCI $78

AUDIO
M-AUDIO PCI Sound Card w/ MIDI and Digital I/O, Model "Audiophile 2496" $109

HD
Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive $94

CDRW
Lite-On Black 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive $20

CASE
MGE ATX Mid Tower Case with 400W Power Supply, Model "CAG-M1-BK" $56

POWER (to replace stock MGE unit)
Antec P4 ATX12V 400 Watt Power Supply With 2 Fans, Model "SL400" $55


I spec'ed a similar system at Dell and the prices are about the same. Hopefully I'm getting better components though doing it this way. Tell me if I'm not. Also, do I have the right video card? I had planned on a matrox G450 but I only see it with AGP bus and the LGA 775 Mobo doesn't have AGP slots.

Thanks
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ddp
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_ 		15. December 2004 @ 11:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
go with what you have as you can always upgrade better than dell
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djscoop
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_ 		17. December 2004 @ 19:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
wouldn't recommend the M-Audio card, only because Digidesign acquired M-Audio a few months ago, so there won't be much support for M-Audio products. When you want to set up a DAW, go with Pro Tools. Its the industry standard. Best audio recording/editing software on the planet. You can get a 2 channel in/out MBOX with Pro Tools 6 for under $500.
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