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Wheezy Baby · 08-20-08

Ok my system is complete. Anything I should change? I haven't been looking at parts for a while I forgot a lot of things but I am pretty sure this is a solid rig for $412 before taxes and shipping.

- Antec Three Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- BIOSTAR A770 A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
- SILVERSTONE ST400 400W ATX 12V 2.2 Power Supply
- G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
- Rosewill RCX-Z940-SL 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
- EVGA 384-P3-N851-AR GeForce 8800 GS 384MB
- LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE
- AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 Brisbane 2.3GHz Socket AM2
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB

$412.87 before shipping and taxes. $463.73 after shipping and taxes.

Wheezy Baby · 08-20-08

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Originally Posted by Kamikaze127

I forgot this was linux

In that case, a 8800GS will do fine.

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Originally Posted by Votkrath

Looks solid, tho I say as someone else said, the CPU cooler is overkill, stick with the stock cooler.

Edit: Get the Asus 8800GT instead, same price.

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Originally Posted by Coma

I just saw the title again and it says Linux incompatible...what?

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Originally Posted by mnishimura00

i know for sure this wireless nic is compatible with linux, i use it myself for the bt3 goodies if you know what i mean. it is definitely the most powerful adapter ive ever used. i also bought it from this person, Rokland, which is a very good seller btw. i clicked buy it now and i got the package 3 days later.

http://cgi.ebay.com/500mW-Alfa-USB-Wireless-G-Adapter-8-dBi-ANTENNA-kit_W0QQitemZ130246635365QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item1 30246635365&_trkparms=72%3A392|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A 12|240%3A1308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Thanks for all the help guys. The CPU cooler is because the CPU is OEM so no stock HSF otherwise I would never bother. As for "incompatible" I do not know why I typed that, that's a typo. And as for the wireless adapter, I have no need for that.

logan · 08-20-08

That CPU cooler is loud, but its a great price, so I understand. Personally I would go with the Xig S963, just because it should cool better (by a couple degrees c), and also be quieter (even though the specs say differently, but I could be wrong), and after MIR it is about the same price.

Everything else looks pretty good (any particular reason you want a IDE DVD drive?).

Good luck with your build

Votkrath · 08-20-08

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Originally Posted by Wheezy Baby

Thanks for all the help guys. The CPU cooler is because the CPU is OEM so no stock HSF otherwise I would never bother. As for "incompatible" I do not know why I typed that, that's a typo. And as for the wireless adapter, I have no need for that.

Mate, this is at the exact same price: (As I wrote before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814121224R

Wheezy Baby · 08-20-08

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Originally Posted by Votkrath

Mate, this is at the exact same price: (As I wrote before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814121224R

Only one downside is that I haven't heard anything good of this card and I would like the eVGA warranty, so far they have been nothing but awesome for me.

NrGx · 08-20-08

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Originally Posted by ENTERPRISE

Incorrect. That CPU would actually perform very well for his needs. Why get a more expensive product to make life harder. That CPU will be fine.

Please dont be a fanboy.

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Originally Posted by Wheezy Baby

Thanks but no thanks I'd prefer the Centurion. But right now I need help finding a GPU for cheap. I need something just to play the basics WoW, CSS, ect.

Don't accuse me of being a fanboy ENTERPRISE when you don't know anything about me. I've owned 2-3 AMD rigs before this and I wish I could go back to them. He wants to play WoW and it is a very well known fact WoW is CPU dependent. $95 is not a lot to pay for a processor that will over clock to at least 3.6Ghz. My E2160 sometimes bottlenecks my computer in WoW because of the L2 cache requirements. Sorry for being irritable but I don't appreciated being knocked for no reason.

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