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I am planning on building my first computer towards the beginning February and would like to run a few things by you to see if there is anything that would better suit my needs. I plan on using it for gaming and double as my DVD player since I don't have one. I've pretty much decided to go with an Athlon XP 1900+ processor. With the release of the 2000+ the price should come down on it and would give me plenty of speed. From what I've read on these forums I should get the Radeon 8500 because of the good quality tv-out for movies. I am leaning toward the Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum for the quality and 5.1 sound. What I have no idea about is the motherboard. I dont think it would be wise for me to get a VIA based motherboard because of the compatibility and other issues. What i dont want to happen is for me to build this thing and find out that the hardware I've chosen to go with it isnt compatible with the motherboard.
That pretty much starts off my system and any additional or replacement hardware you recommend please post. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am new to this and am learning as I go along. Thanks in advance!
That pretty much starts off my system and any additional or replacement hardware you recommend please post. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am new to this and am learning as I go along. Thanks in advance!