PC building- Is this PC any good?

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by Chaotix, Mar 11, 2006.

  1. Chaotix

    Chaotix Member

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    I'm planning on building a new pc, but not sure if it's any gud, can any one tell me if theres any improvements i can add?, thx in advance!
    *most of the prices i got off newegg.com

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    Geforce 7800GT CO SE 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card -
    supposedly SLI compatible
    US$285

    Seagate Barracuda 7200.8
    250gb
    US$95

    ABIT KN8 SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
    US$109

    AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT
    US$212

    CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
    US$67

    A decent box, cooling fans, power, peripherals
    ~US$250
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    TOTAL-
    ~US$1010
     
  2. wdowsing

    wdowsing Regular member

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    Yeat that looks really good, make sure u get a proper powersupply tho. and also what do u plan to do wiht the computer. I playing games then i would go for a 10k hard disk drive as they are soooooo fast for access speeds.
     
  3. Pokey5

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    I recomend getting a better CPU...you should upgrade to maybe a 3900 or 4000, down the road it will be worth it.
     
  4. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    No such thing as 3900 to my knowledge. Also, I'd avoid the 3800+ and 4000+ single cores if you can help it. If you want more than a 3700, go for a 3800 X2. Generally that system is good, and the 7800 IS Sli compatible. Make sure you get a decent PSU though, that's VERY important, and above all else NEVER use a PSU that came with a case, it's a recipe for disaster. Make sure you've read at least 5 positive reviews of a PSU without any negatives before you commit to buy it. Might sound extreme but after my experiences, you can never be extreme enough...
     

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