Hi. I'm in the market of looking for a new system. My last custom, budget-friendly computer was a Athlon XP 2400+-based system housed in a humungous tower; currently, I'm using a Pentium M laptop given as a gift. Now I'm considering building a small-profile desktop such as the FragBox or Shuttle systems. My budget is $1000 cap.
FYI, this computer will be mainly used as a workstation and a portal to watch HDTV (I already own a USB tuner). Not too much gaming or video editing.
Here's what I'm considering so far:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+(65W) Windsor 2.2GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4200CUBOX - Retail
Thermaltake VF1000BNS Black Aluminum Front Panel/ SECC Chassis MicroATX Desktop Computer Case - Retail
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
RAIDMAX RX-530A ATX12V / EPS12V 530W Power Supply - Retail
ABIT NF-M2 nView Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Overclocking isn't a real big issue for me, but I would like to push my system to its limits when it nears its death . What do you guys/gals think? Is this a good buy or should I wait a little longer with the quad-cores? I chose AMD because I found the CPU and mobo to be significantly cheaper than the Intel CPU and mobo that I am eyeing (E6600 and P5B-VM). Anyway, I am open to suggestions and recommendations. Thanks!
FYI, this computer will be mainly used as a workstation and a portal to watch HDTV (I already own a USB tuner). Not too much gaming or video editing.
Here's what I'm considering so far:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+(65W) Windsor 2.2GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4200CUBOX - Retail
Thermaltake VF1000BNS Black Aluminum Front Panel/ SECC Chassis MicroATX Desktop Computer Case - Retail
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
RAIDMAX RX-530A ATX12V / EPS12V 530W Power Supply - Retail
ABIT NF-M2 nView Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Overclocking isn't a real big issue for me, but I would like to push my system to its limits when it nears its death . What do you guys/gals think? Is this a good buy or should I wait a little longer with the quad-cores? I chose AMD because I found the CPU and mobo to be significantly cheaper than the Intel CPU and mobo that I am eyeing (E6600 and P5B-VM). Anyway, I am open to suggestions and recommendations. Thanks!