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first gaming build

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Jvillan

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Hey guys, long time reader, first time poster.

Im hoping to order these parts in the next couple days, and wanted to make sure it looked alright. Roughly have a $1200 budget (minus the RAM), and this is mostly geared towards gaming (WoW, UT2k4, BF2).

Specs:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103533

Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813130484

Video Card: eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130215

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ ST3160827AS 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148034

CD/DVD: NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152047

Power Supply: Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103932

Case: Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129152

floppy: SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821103116

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102151

total: $1153
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Have: Memory: CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440

I don't really plan to overclock, which is why Im going with the 3500+. Saying that, I realize the board may be overkill, but I like the features. After ruling out DFI, I narrowed the boards down to MSI and ASUS, and went with the MSI. I also already have the Corsair 1GB VS ram here at home, another reason not going with the DFI. Don't need SLI either.

Some questions:
1. Is that a full version of Windows XP? Meaning i can install it on a fresh hard drive.

2. Wanted to keep the PS under $100, would that one work with the board and other components?

Any thing I am missing?

All for now, thanks again. Sorry for the length, wanted to be as descriptive as possible.



 
System overall looks good.

1. That is the full version of Windows
2. That PS should work good.
 
Very nice setup. Looks live you've done your homework. 🙂

1) YES. That is a full version of XP.
2) PSU is a good choice. Should suit all the other components there.

RoD
 
If anything the PSU is overkill for what you need it for. You could save a bit and go for one of the slightly lessor Antec PSUs. I use a Neopower 480W which is great and I have more kit coming off of it than you will.
 
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