STYLE

ok so i was wondering how many of you veterans can do way better than me with 800 dollars all suggestions i will take in mind let me see how good you are will be helpful for me also before i waste my money tell me if i did good or not. good parts or bad parts or can i save some money and get better parts?. also pic below

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

PC Power & Cooling S610EPS EPS12V 610W Continuous @ 40°C Power Supply

EVGA 384-P3-N853-AR GeForce 8800GS Superclocked 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

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

ZALMAN CNPS8700 2 Ball CPU Cooler

Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK

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Chozart

Ok, let's give it a shot. First, I am a little confused, since you say you have $800, but you have only a build that costs around $630. So, first, I'll stick around that $630 mark, since it might be that the rest is for a case and some other nice things (ok, a little over; all from Newegg):

• BIOSTAR TA770 A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard $79.99
• XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $179.99
• CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply $99.99
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor Model ADO5000DSWOF $87.99
• G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ $76.99
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $64.99
• LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK $25.99
• Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $5.99
• ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler $24.99

Total: $646.91

Now, if you are able/willing to spend $800 on JUST these parts, I'd highly recommend an Intel rig... Something like this:

• DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard $119.99
• XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $179.99
• CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply $99.99
• Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 $199.99
• G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ $76.99
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $64.99
• LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK $25.99
• Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $5.99
• ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler $26.99

Total: $800.91

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here you go. under 600 bucks actually 581 shipped


edit changed out the 256mb card for the 512 and it camd to about 620 shipped.

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STYLE

hey you guys helped! this is my first build i wonder who can do better, and im using the rest of the money for a case im gonna buy the antec 900 or i might wait for the 1200 to come out. Also whats a better os for gaming i kno 64 bit will recognize all 4 gb of ram.

durch

XP will run games a little better, but 64-bit XP is a complete failure, so you're limited to only a 32-bit version. Vista will run games fine though, and 64-bit runs just as well as 32-bit. Vista 64-bit still has the same memory hole as 32-bit does between ~3.2-4.0GB, but anything installed after 4GB will be fully recognized, up to 8GB in Vista Home and 16GB in Vista Home Premium. You can "fill" the memory hole in 64-bit Vista if your motherboard has a "memory hole remapping" feature, although I've heard this can cause instability in some boards.

Overall, I'd say go with 64-bit Vista. 4GB is starting to become important now-a-days, in a couple years it will be a must and 8GB might even be needed for some games. A 32-bit OS could cause you trouble later and will make your computer that much harder to sell when you upgrade to a new one.

Oh, and Chozart's build looks great to me. If you can spare a couple extra dollars, go with the Xigmatek S1283 CPU cooler instead of the Artic 7 Pro as it's a bit better and a piece of cake to install.

snowman88

I wouldn't be so quick to judge XP 64 bit.. I have been using it for about a year and I have yet to find any program or game that can't run on it. I will be upgrading to Vista soon though because I have a DX10 capable card.

STYLE

hey durch wich one of chozarts builds?