Good AM2 rig?

[Xpyrofuryx]

Okay, I am building a computer for my friend. He will be doing Gaming, Videos, and music the most. His budget is $750. Here is what I got. All suggestions welcome. And also will the PSU be sufficient?


CPU- AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9Ghz 65nm AM2 --------- $59

RAM- 2GB (1x2GB) DDR2 800mhz G.Skill ----------------------------- $95

Video Card- XFX nVidia GeForce 7900GS 256mb (OC'd) ------------- $170

Motherboard- DFI Infinity nForce 570 AM2 ----------------------------- $114

Hard Drive- 320GB Seagate Barracuda SATA 3Gb/s ------------------ $80

PSU- FSP 450watt ATX Power Supply ----------------------------------- $58

Sound Card- Creative SoundBlaster Audigy SE ------------------------ $29

CD Drive- LG DVD/CD Drive Burner ------------------------------------ $33

Case- RoseWill Black steel ATX Mid Tower Case ----------------------- $60

Fan- Apevia 80mm Blue LED Case Fan ---------------------------------- $6

 

[Xpyrofuryx]

Are you going to overclock?

A little, not much, seeing as I only have the stock heatsink

 

[Xpyrofuryx]

The CPU is a little weak for the GPU, I would try to bump up the CPU or OC to a bit higher than you plan (2.2-2.4 GHz or better) or save some money and downgrade the graphics card.


I would opt for the former, OC to about 2.6 GHz, you should get that on stock cooling, get the brisbane core though so you have some power wiggle room.

You can OC the 3600+ to 2.6Ghz? What could the 3800+ OC to?

 

[Masterbobo]

you can get 2 wd hard drives for 20 bucks more and raid them for some blisteringly fast drives.
Also the board is a bit outdated, for around that price you can get a more updated board witha newer chipset etc.
The power supply is misserable, i would wiat to build this, you need a bit more money to do it right.