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Just finished ordering all the parts for this system:

let me know if you have any suggestions or comments:

Motherboard: MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813130136

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103773

Video Card: POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5-H Radeon HD 4870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131113

RAM: Mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146731

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148140

Optical Drive: ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827135156

PSU: Thermaltake 700W SLI Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153039

Case: Antec Performance One P180 Silver
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129154



all together I bought this system for about 820 dollars after tax, shipping, and rebates

what do you think?

EDIT: should i buy a VGA cooler? i've heard the 4k series runs hot


Message edited by Dumpy25 on 09-10-2008 at 01:01:23 AM
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i would go for an Intel processor "Core 2 Duo" they are way better than the Athlon, maybe a bit pricey but it is worth.

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maybe the E5200 and you overclock it a lil to get some extra boost


Message edited by Winly on 09-10-2008 at 01:59:59 AM
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