Building a Computer... 1st build...

[bobmundo123]

XCLIO 188A Black SGCC / 0.5mm thickness ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811103009

ASRock ALIVENF6G-VSTA AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or 6150SE / nForce 430 (Depend on the version) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813157108

Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150 MCE FM 1042 PCI Interface
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16815116620

Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W SLI Ready-ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply 115/230 V CSA,UL,TUV,FCC
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817182032

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103191

Rosewill RCR-103 USB 2.0 Card Reader
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820223076

G.SKILL 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=N82E16820231098

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136111

XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card

total of $815.39

well.. how is it.. for the price i think it's good.. if you guys have any suggestion.. please feel free to suggest.. i'll be using the computer a lot for video editing... and animation... a litlle bit of gaming... and the works... and music.. basically a media pc.. for a movie maker.. with a heart for good games like bioshock... and guy remember... price is a bit of an issue here.. this project went from 750... up to 815 already... i need a comp ... that is fast.. has composite input.. a good graphics card.. ( i think imma stick with that one...) and a media bay...hopefullly this is gud... again..suggestions please!

of and 2
SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X 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 PATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827151151


OHH.. and also plan on running vista ultimate 32 bit... and mac osX... dual oses

 

[Andrius]

I suggest you check out this article :
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-E6750-Q6600-MSI-Gigabyte,review-29731.html

Your motherboard choice is "ancient".
EDIT1:
Your harddisk and DVDRewriters are PATA. I suggest you buy SATA.
Beside that you can not run 3 PATA devices on your choice of motherboard
as it only has 1 PATA connector (2 devices per cable is the limit).

I'd suggest you go with an Intel build : something like this

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ $194.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail @ $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

SATA Harddisk (UltraATA aka PATA is history basicly)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 $104,99

2 SATA DVDRewriters @ $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151141

This would be $14 more ($829,39), but be a much better system I think.

The other componets you can keep, but if you intend to create
media content you might want to think about a dedicated audio card (something like an X-Fi from Creative) as well.
EDIT2:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102016

Have fun.

 

[bobmundo123]

Andrius.. a quick question how is Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz better then the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz

the athlon is a 3.2 ghz.. vs the intel which is 2.66...

 

[dmroeder]

"ghz" doesn't always make a processor the "fastest".

Imagine a race car on a road course. Top speed isn't always the fastest way around the track. Breaking, cornering, weight, horsepower and aerodynamics all play an important role in making it around the track in the best time.

 

[ibleet]

I'm not a fan of the PSU that you selected. I would go with either a Corsair HX520w or HX620w. I know you're on a budget, but the PSU is NOT the place to "cheap out". Trust me on this, a cheap or underpowered PSU can and will take other parts with it when it "craps out". Pick a PSU based on performance and stability, not pretty blue lights.