Midrange gaming rig

Jul 16, 2005
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Here are the wonderful parts I have chosen:
Mobo <-- Mobo is probably the thing I need the most help with. Is this a good mobo for a not too advanced user?
AMD X2 4200
XP Media Center
BFG 7600GT (superb deal, no?)
XMS 2GB <-- I'm not sure if I need special RAM, cause if overclocking is a hard thing to do, I most likely won't be doing any of that.
320 GB
Case (I love it's style and simplicity, but if it's not good then tell me)
19 in View Sonic (great deal, no?)
Speakers
DVD Burner
oh, and also, please say if I left anything out. thanks
 

MustISO

Lifer
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That motherboard needs DDR2. I would get 1GB of RAM and spend more on the video card.

You'll also need a power supply.
 

bamacre

Lifer
Jul 1, 2004
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Switch out these parts...

Antec Sonata II Quiet Super Mid Tower Case (Piano Black) Retail
$110.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=140122

Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 945G Express
$93.99
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=242684

Intel® Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe Processor
$180.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80858

pqi POWER Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200)
$186.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...1224&ATT=20-141-224&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch

Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M Radeon X1950 PRO 256MB PCI-Express
$200.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=324623

If you can spend a little more money...

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85016-47

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=322345
 

pkme2

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Buy what you need now and be happy. You got PM.

Prices should get better on certain items after Xmas. Good luck on your build.