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What I wanna do with this build is run Photoshop, Cakewalk, Sonar,do some light video editing and play a few of todays games like Call to duty I/II and Wow.

Do you think this set up will get me thru a few of these tasks and into the near future, maybe 2 years or so? Whatever is not listed I will take from the other computer I'm using now. (HP Brio, P2 Celeron 533)

On another post I was shooting for a $500 price range. :? As someone pointed out the video card would kill that price and so I found that out to be true. Would a GS or GT be a better card then the one selected below?

So like anybody/everybody else I wanna save performance and keep costs as low as possible. I currently looking around Pricegrabber (got everything down to $669.11 and $604.11 with rebates), Ebay (new only) and Newegg where I made this list.

Will it all work/run smooth with each other? Might mess with some overclocking in the future.

Please give some feedback and honest opinion on these choices I made.

Thanks for any help!
Skeptic


ASPIRE X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #: ATXB8KLW-BKItem #: N82E16811144102 $58.00 $58.00

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #: ST3160812ASItem #: N82E16822148105 $83.00 $83.00

ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Model #: A8N5XItem #: N82E16813131569 $80.99 $80.99

eVGA 256-P2-N384 Geforce 6800 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: 256-P2-N384Item #: N82E16814130263$30.00 Mail-in Rebate $129.00 $129.00

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail Model #: TPII-550Item #: N82E16817103931 $89.99 -$6.00 Instant $83.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM Model #: ARCTIC SILVER 5Item #: N82E16835100007 $5.99 $5.99

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail Model #: VS1GBKIT400Item #: N82E16820145440 $66.00 $66.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail Model #: ADA3200BPBOXItem #: N82E16819103535 $154.00 $154.00

Subtotal: $660.97
Shipping: $39.52
Total: $700.49
 
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Just a comment - the big rage out there today is dual CPUs and dual graphics cards. So you may want to get an Athlon 64 X2 and an SLI motherboard just in case.
 
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What I wanna do with this build is run Photoshop, Cakewalk, Sonar,do some light video editing and play a few of todays games like Call to duty I/II and Wow.

Do you think this set up will get me thru a few of these tasks and into the near future, maybe 2 years or so? Whatever is not listed I will take from the other computer I'm using now. (HP Brio, P2 Celeron 533)

On another post I was shooting for a $500 price range. :? As someone pointed out the video card would kill that price and so I found that out to be true. Would a GS or GT be a better card then the one selected below?

So like anybody/everybody else I wanna save performance and keep costs as low as possible. I currently looking around Pricegrabber (got everything down to $669.11 and $604.11 with rebates), Ebay (new only) and Newegg where I made this list.

Will it all work/run smooth with each other? Might mess with some overclocking in the future.

Please give some feedback and honest opinion on these choices I made.

Thanks for any help!
Skeptic


ASPIRE X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #: ATXB8KLW-BKItem #: N82E16811144102 $58.00 $58.00

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #: ST3160812ASItem #: N82E16822148105 $83.00 $83.00

ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Model #: A8N5XItem #: N82E16813131569 $80.99 $80.99

eVGA 256-P2-N384 Geforce 6800 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: 256-P2-N384Item #: N82E16814130263$30.00 Mail-in Rebate $129.00 $129.00

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail Model #: TPII-550Item #: N82E16817103931 $89.99 -$6.00 Instant $83.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM Model #: ARCTIC SILVER 5Item #: N82E16835100007 $5.99 $5.99

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail Model #: VS1GBKIT400Item #: N82E16820145440 $66.00 $66.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail Model #: ADA3200BPBOXItem #: N82E16819103535 $154.00 $154.00

Subtotal: $660.97
Shipping: $39.52
Total: $700.49
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You do not need SLI or an SLI motherboard as the other poster suggested. However spend the $12 to get the Asus A8N-E. The NF4 Ultra chipset is MUCH better than the normal NF4. Your $12 is well spent on this upgrade.

Only 1GB of RAM is going to be a bottleneck in this system. All the applications you mentioned love RAM and 1GB nowadays is just the bare mininum needed. For $140 you can get 2GB of Corsair ValueRAM. I know this pushes up your budget, but you just will not be happy with only 1GB of RAM.

As the other poster correctly suggests, a dual core processor will greatly enhance your performance. I know you are on a budget, but if you are looking to use this in a business application, spending the money now will give you a much greater ROI.
 
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Oh, and the other thing is, I'd much rather save the $, get dual core CPUs rather than try overclocking.
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Now I'm looking to change the Mobo to the Asus A8N - E (thanks Shadowduck!) but the dual core that computershopper suggests is the 64 X2 4400+ and thats $458.00 at Newegg. Now I might have a few windows open but with the current computer I have I'm getting buy with a few of these tasks :eek: , minus the requirements for the games. Without overclocking, is there anything better (Single Core) then what I picked out? I thought I could get by on the cpu's power as is with the option to push it ( clock it ) if i choosed to?

The 3200+ is suppose to be one of the better cpu's to clock... Right?

Thanks, Skeptic
 
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eVGA 256-P2-N384 Geforce 6800 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: 256-P2-N384Item #: N82E16814130263$30.00 Mail-in Rebate $129.00 $129.00
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Is the 6800 alright for this set up? Would a GS or GT be a better card then the one selected below?
 
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