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micahtheman13   12-27-2008 at 08:24:24 PM

Hello,


This is what I am looking at. I would like to keep the price under $350. I would also like to make sure they will all work together right. Please comment.



Case

APEVIA X-Gear ATXB5KLW-BL Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply - Retail


Hard drive

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM


Motherboard

ASRock A780GXE/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail


Video Card

SAPPHIRE 100236L Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail


Ram Memory

(Qty: 2 )Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model KVR800D2/1GR - Retail


CPU

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO5000DOBOX - Retail


Total: $292.44

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ohiou_grad_06   12-27-2008 at 08:48:06 PM
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What are you exactly wanting this system to do and what are you spending on each part?

If gaming, I'd go with at least the 4670 video card. Also, be aware, those power supplies that come with cases are not always the greatest. If you use too powerful of a video card it can kill the power supply, when the power supply goes, it can potentially take other parts with it.

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megamanx00   12-27-2008 at 09:03:05 PM
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If you are going to do any gaming then I say go with the Radeon 4670 instead. The Radeon 3650 really isn't worth the money, and even if you wanted to use it just to accelerate HD movies, the onboard Radeon 3200 would do that just fine. The case and PSU you have should be just fine for your system with a Radeon 4670.

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doormatderek   12-27-2008 at 09:03:56 PM
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Yes, for sure. Your powersupply is the just about the most important part. If you really wanna save some money, use the IGP on the mobo for awhile. Save up for a decent vidcard and get a GOOD powersupply later. I'd go for 4 gigs RAM and a slightly faster CPU now instead.


Message edited by doormatderek on 12-27-2008 at 09:10:23 PM
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micahtheman13   12-27-2008 at 09:09:30 PM
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Ok I will take that in to advisement.

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micahtheman13   12-27-2008 at 09:32:25 PM
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what If I went with this PSU and Case.

Case

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

PSU

LOGISYS Computer PS575XBK 575W ATX12V SLI Ready Power Supply - Retail


then later on I can get a better Video card. How does that sound? I am playing games like Star Wars Empire at War and Halo 1 and FSX. would this system be powerful enough?

My current system is a Dell Dimension 2400.

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