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2 Replies Last post: Jul 13, 2007 9:41 AM by spike

Strangelove

1 posts since
Jul 13, 2007

Jul 13, 2007 1:52 AM

Building a PC

Hello, I am building a pc and I would like some advice. Here is the list of hardware i have chosen so far:
Video:
ASUS PCI-E Geforce 8800GTS 320MB 320BIT GDDR3
Motherboard:
sus M2N32-SLI DELUXE/WIFI, nForce590 SLI/FSB2000/2xPCI-E x16 SLI full x16/PCI-E x4/PCI-E x1/2xPCI/4
CPU:
AMD ATHLON 64 X2 5600+ AM2 (89W) BOX
RAM:
Corsair DDR2 2GB DDR800 XMS2-6400 matched pair, with Heat Spread
HDD:
Samsung 400GB 7200rpm 16MB cache SATA2 NCQ
PSU:
ZALMAN 500W PSU WITH HEAT PIPES BLACK
Case:
CoolerMasterMystique 632 RC-632S-KKN2 Black

I would like to know your opinion and what would you change.
It will be mostly used for gaming and every-day applications.
Thank you in advance

Arther

184 posts since
May 30, 2007

1. Jul 13, 2007 7:39 AM

in response to: Strangelove

Re: Building a PC

Strangelove wrote:Hello, I am building a pc and I would like some advice. Here is the list of hardware i have chosen so far:

Video:

ASUS PCI-E Geforce 8800GTS 320MB 320BIT GDDR3

Motherboard:

sus M2N32-SLI DELUXE/WIFI, nForce590 SLI/FSB2000/2xPCI-E x16 SLI full x16/PCI-E x4/PCI-E x1/2xPCI/4

CPU:

AMD ATHLON 64 X2 5600+ AM2 (89W) BOX

RAM:

Corsair DDR2 2GB DDR800 XMS2-6400 matched pair, with Heat Spread

HDD:

Samsung 400GB 7200rpm 16MB cache SATA2 NCQ

PSU:

ZALMAN 500W PSU WITH HEAT PIPES BLACK

Case:

CoolerMasterMystique 632 RC-632S-KKN2 Black

I would like to know your opinion and what would you change.

It will be mostly used for gaming and every-day applications.

Thank you in advance

Are you planning on upgrading to a bigger video card later on or going SLI? If so I would suggest getting a bigger power supply.

If you have afford a bit more I would also suggest the Gforce 8800GTX 768MB card with that card you will have no trouble running the best games out there for some time to come.

Other than that everything thing looks good.