First build, Advice please.

You have a good AMD build going there, but you should not be building an AMD rig at that price range.

For that kind of money, you can build an Intel rig that will do much better.

I don't know your intended use for this, but I'll guess gaming. You will need to make a few changes... I'll get a list going in a sec.

Ah you are Canadian

P5QL-E P43 MB $130.00

E8400 $200.00

Mushkin DDR2 800Mhz 1.8V RAM 4GB


I'm showing $865.00 total before shipping and whatever they charge you up there, GST isn't it?

Try to get a retail DVD burner as it will come with software. Get a SATA not IDE.



If you have room for upgrades I could recommend a few, but that's a solid build.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail
Item #: N82E16819103773

$169.99



A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1A16K - Retail
Item #: N82E16820211066

$60.99



Antec 77063 Silver Thermal Compound - Retail
Item #: N82E16835129001

$5.49


COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR 500W ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817171018

$49.99



XION Solaris XON-403 Black with Green LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811208009

$39.99


GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128034

$74.99



ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M GeForce 8500 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814121094

$79.99

Click here to obtain a detailed listing of your packages and their contents.
Subtotal $481.43
Tax $0.00
UPS Ground $27.63
Order Total $509.06


I can play most games even with the crappy graphics card (call of duty 4) which is great for a poor college student like me at 500 bucks.

Proximon - Is Intel really better then AMD? Not sure if im ready to overclock anytime soon.

Troubl3dmind- Thanks for the suggestion, Im mostly looking into something a bit faster/better for right now, but may switch my mind later.

Yes, Intel is quite a bit faster than AMD.

The top of the line quad core Phenom is roughly the same speed as a mid-range Q6600 CPU from Intel.

The dual core AMD you listed is quite slow. I see too much difference lately in gaming with fast CPUs to recommend it.

Here is a nice CPU comparison. It's done with a very fast graphics card, so that you can see how much the CPU will hold back the various games they tested:
http://www.legionhardware.com/docu [...] d=775&p=10

also try www.zipzoomfly.com for some prices you might save 40-60.00 over newegg, but newegg is faster in shipping by a day or two