1st Time Gaming Build

[Matt17]

Hello im wanting to build a computer to upgrade from my older computer, and im wanting vista and i dont want intel since the new amd's will be able to work on am2 mobo's, I really need to know is will all these parts work together without problems and also will i have to update the bio's to support the 6000+ or 5600+? and how will i do that? and will this all work with vista?

MotherBoard -
ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131022
$99 .99

Processor -
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103773
$169. 99

Video Card -
XFX PVT80GGHF4 GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150171
$279.99

Ram -
Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820220144
$118.99


PSU -
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, CSA, UL, FCC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817341010
$94.99

H ard Drive -
HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725032VLA360 (0A33435) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145129
$68.99

DVD - Burner -
LG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache ATAPI / E-IDE Super Multi DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827136117
$30.49

Floo py Drive -
NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model FD1231H-302
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821152005
$6. 99

Case -
NZXT Apollo SILVER NP Silver SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811146028
$74.99




Subtotal: $950.41
Shipping: $36.59
Grand Total: $987.00


OR

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103771
$149 .00
with
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125
$24.99



One more question how big of a diffence is there between the amd x2 5600+ and the 6000+? is it noticeable?

Thx

 

[Nerd]

Should all work nicely and run vista. As far as updating the BIOS, you may and probably will need to. The simplest way to do this is after you've installed Vista, download the update from the boards website and move onto a floppy the site will have instructions on how to proceed from there.
Should really reconsider getting an intel processor, the core 2s are performing better than amd processors imo.

 

[Maziar]

1_Chcek out Tomshardware charts for comparision , but overall 200mhz wont make much difference ,

2_For PSU ,i am not sure about StealthXstream ,

3_U can get a good intel system too , with that price (remember if u get P35 mobo , or many 6xx SLI mobo's , they will support Next gen Penryn (45nm cpu's ) ) :

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Conroe 1.86GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115015


MotherBoard : ASUS P5K SE Core 2 Quad Socket 775 1333MHz PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066)

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005 929


http://event.asus.com/mb/45nm/

 

[Matt17]

was looking at the charts earlyer today and didnt see that much of a diffence