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[squr3l]

my pc is still pretty up to date and runs almost everything fast, but im really attracted to the dual core processors and i would love to have an 8800 gtx ^^
if all goes well i might build this in a few months what do you think of these parts? should i change any of them?

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.60GHz / 2MB Cache / 1000MHz FSB / Dual Core (Windsor) / Socket AM2 / Processor with Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...p?EdpNo=2470587
Gigabyte M59SLI-S5 NVIDIA Socket AM2 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / SLI Ready / Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...197&CatId=0
Gigabyte 3D Aurora Black Aluminum ATX Full-Tower Case with Front USB, FireWire and Audio Ports
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=1510
OCZ Dual Channel EL Platinum XTC 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=2264
OCZ / GameXStream / 700-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA Ready / SLI Ready / EPS / Active PFC / Power Supply
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=2036
Plextor PX-755SA / 16x8x16x DVD+R/RW / 16x6x16x DVD-R/RW / 10x +R DL / 6x -R DL / 48x24x48x CD-R/RW / Black/White Bezels / SATA Internal DVD Burner
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=1624
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB PCIe Video Card with Free X-Gear XFX Multimedia Gaming Headset
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...549&CatId=0

there arent hard drives or a few other parts i might want but i can get them cheaper from my work so im not going to bother listing them

[l3lueMage]

I think you need to add a few liquid cooling systems...

[squr3l]

yea well i adapted this setup from my dream computer... including 2 8800 gtxs in sli obviously with watercooling
but the watercooling plan went out the window because i cant find any socket am2 cpu blocks and if i didnt get this cpu i would get the fx-60 socket 939 but 939 is old technology and it might be hard to upgrade in the future

[syntex]

I need a liquid cooling system, and like 3gb more of RAM. Currently I got 1GB and it works pretty good. I think your setup will be good good!

[squr3l]

my current machine has 1 gb but i ordered another gb when it went on sale for $50 so within the week it should arrive

[l3lueMage]

Zenom, on Nov 28 2006, 09:26 PM, said:

syntex, on Nov 28 2006, 09:12 PM, said:

I need a liquid cooling system, and like 3gb more of RAM. Currently I got 1GB and it works pretty good. I think your setup will be good good!

i have 4gb of ram. nothing special there.

4GB DDR? or 4GB DDR2?

[Chrypetex]

syntex, on Nov 29 2006, 12:12 AM, said:

I need a liquid cooling system, and like 3gb more of RAM. Currently I got 1GB and it works pretty good. I think your setup will be good good!

Well, Lucky you! I have 256 MB

[Ben]

Lol, I had 256 and my computer's fan was having a seizure from the moment I turned it on. Luckily I got an upgrade to 764 or something, but it costs so much, I dont think I'll get another upgrade for a while.

Ben

[ktd]

If I were you I woukld go Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme or at least E6000. Also, 700 watt power supply. A 400 should do just fine. Plus, a 700 is going ot be loud as heck. Also, if I were you, I would go to 2gb of RAM at least. If your using XP I would steer away from 4gb because it's too much for XP and can cause a slow down.

[squr3l]

i have 2 gb, and i want the 700 watt psu in case i want to add another 8800 in the future, those cards alone can drain a 400 watt psu
i thought about the core 2 duo extreme, the quad core, but its $1100 and that would have pushed the cost up at least 500, prolly more cuz i would choose watercooling and that would mean id get the expensive 8800 w/ watercooling block so the cost would be almost 3000