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I haven't ordered anything yet, and i'm pretty new to this sort of thing as this is my first. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'll be using it for internet, music/video (plenty of space), some audio recording and editing. Not much gaming, if any. In the future, i'd like to hook this rig up to my projector and use it for blu-ray, and possibly dvr (hdmi a plus).
I wasn't sure about upgrading to vista 64, but since i plan on giving away my old box (with windows xp installed) i figure I will need to purchase a new os.

Also, I have an M-audio solo that I use for recording music and as a soundcard. Will this be sufficient, or will I need to buy a soundcard.

Antec Three Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103272

ASUS M3N78 PRO AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8300 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
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EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
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mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
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Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
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Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
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Antec EA650 650W ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
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APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM
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I'd go with an AMD board that has integrated video i think its 790 GX or something like that and then get a 4670 because its atleast twice as good as a 8600 and if you decide you want to play games in the future it will serve you much better than the 8600 will

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I would change out the x2 6000+ 3.1Ghz for the new x2 6000+ 3.0Ghz its got twice the l2 cache and its the same price and wattage.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103233
I would suggest atleast getting the 8800gt. its much faster and its about $120 at newegg.

Message edited by crowheart27us on 10-04-2008 at 07:46:07 PM

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You can go much cheaper on the power supply since you won't be drawing near that much power. The Antec Earthwatts 430w at $40 no rebate would be fine, even for the upgraded graphic card (HD4670 which would be a better choice for your use) suggested by Throgrom.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161249
I'd also agree with thogrom on getting the 790GX motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128352
or the biostar at $99
review of the gigabyte 790GX
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/15256
in fact with no gaming you could get by with the integrated graphics in the GX790, only add a card if needed

Message edited by dirtmountain on 10-04-2008 at 08:02:49 PM

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Thanks for the quick replies! great info.
So I took the thread's advise and here's what the what i'm looking at:

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128352
instead of the asus board

Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
instead of the 650 w.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103233
(with more l2 cache)

Antec Three Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042

mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2_SDRAM SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146731

Western Digital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811998121

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
instead of ultimate. I don't really need ultimate

I think Ill try the 790gp graphics card as is and possibly add on another when I hook up a projector or need the extra juice, as dirt suggested.
anything else i'm overlooking?
thanks

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