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woody83340   04-28-2007 at 05:00:53 AM

Here are the components:

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

MOBO: MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

GC: EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

PSU: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 - Retail

RAM: A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQPE1A16K - Retail

HD1: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

HD2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3400620AS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

DVD Burners/ CD-W x2: SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D/BEBE - OEM

INPUTS:
Logitech Cordless Internet Pro 967461-0403 Black USB RF Wireless Slim Desktop Mouse Included - OEM

Acer AL2223Wd Black-Silver 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM


Let me know if this looks good. I think that I might need some more RAM. I play a lot of games and leave the computer on for lost extents of time. If there is anything at all wrong let me know.

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alcattle   04-28-2007 at 05:06:47 AM
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Nothing is bad but maybe there are better choices depending on your plans. The 650i motherboards are fine, if you want to O/C and need SLI. Otherwise you don't need to pay that much. Go with a 965P chipset.
Is there a reason you choice those MB sizes? I will usually go with one small and one big drive. MOre like 80/160 GB then a 500 GB. Not a big deal.
Is there a reason for 2 DVD-burners?

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drummerdude   04-28-2007 at 05:14:38 AM
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will you end up needing a 700w psu, that seems like a little overkill to me. and maybe go for the e6420 over the e6400

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dietzjack   04-28-2007 at 05:35:38 AM
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will you end up needing a 700w psu, that seems like a little overkill to me. and maybe go for the e6420 over the e6400

His typical draw will be about 300W. You want a PSU about 2X your max draw in order to get the best efficiency. This is because PSUs have the best effiency typically at 50% of max load. His optimal PSU would be about 600W, so its only a little over. Other things to think about in PSUs are fans and fan controllers optimized for low noise (Seasonic, for example). Lower rated PSUs have fewer fans so you will get less noise.

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