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[precision09]

hi. after some research ive decided to build my own computer. i need a stable low budget pc for gaming, music, maybe dvds, internet. below are the specs ive decided on to this point. let me know what you think. this will be my first build. dont know much about overclocking, but willing to learn on this budget machine. let me know if you think i should upgrade or downgrade anything. thanks in advance.

case: antec plusview 1000amg
psu: 480w trueblue
mobo: abit nf7-s
cpu: amb athlon xp 2500+barton
heatsink: zalman 7000 al/cu
memory: kingston hyper x 512mb (2x256) pc3200
hard drive: seagate 120 gb sata barracuda
video card: tyan radeon 9800 pro 128mb
lite on cd rw/dvd r combo
mitsumi floppy
monitor: viewsonic 19" crt model e90fb
speakers: klipsch a-2.1
keyboard/mouse: logitech cordless mx700 duo
ms xp

am i missing anything?

 

[Blackroot]

Power supply is way overkill for that, would prolly run fine with 350w, i had a 350w on my system, which is very simular, changed to 420w because i thought it was to little, but it worked fine, so if you wanna save money, i would get a 400 or 430 instead of 480

 

[nick1985]

THATS a budget machine? good lord man, get me a job where you work. i consider the rig in my sig to be a dream machine....well, for me anyway

 

[Jdinh04]

wow!, nice system ur running..... how much did you get all that for?
u must have been selling weed to get that kind of money hehe im just kidding

 

[Ionizer86]

Hi, welcome to AT!

Looks good, though you may want t o get a Radeon 9800 at Circuit City this week (they're on sale for only $199), and you may want to use a PATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 (when on sale, they're tons cheaper than the SATA one, and they're quieter too).

 

[Megatomic]

If high end gaming is going to be a frequent activity on that "low budget system" (it's low budget not by the way), you may want to consider getting 1GB of RAM. It is becoming common for newer games to use lots of RAM to run at their peak. BF1942, UT2003, and the newest SimCity are prime examples.

Aside from that, the system looks good. Run that 2500+ as a 3200+ for the best bang for the buck.

 

[Peter D]

If you plan on gaming, change out the RAM for a gig

 

[precision09]

thanks for the comments, i'll take them all into consideration. i guess by budget i meant price/performance. and in comparison to many of the prebuilt gaming systems i saw online, this seems to be of top value. i was hoping to spend under $1k and with xmas around the corner that should be accomplished. think i'll check out cc for that sale, looks like a sweet deal.