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new computer, recommend any changes?

argoldst

Senior member
Case: 100998 - No PS - Antec Performance One P180 ATX Mi $135.00
Power Supply: 100122 - PS 535W - Enermax EG565P-FMA REV.2.0 ATX $89.00
Case Fan: None
Motherboard: 110704 - Asus A8N-SLI Premium nForce4 SLI Audio/GB $179.00
Processor: 120234 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual-Core 1MB Per $575.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease (Cools CPU $14.00
Heat Sink Fan: 130099 - Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Silent CPU Cooling $42.00
Memory: 140226 - DDR (400) 3200 - 2 GB DDR (2 pcs 1GB) OCZ $273.00
2nd Memory: None
Hard Drive: 150939 - SATAII - Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB $127.00
2nd Hard Drive: None
RAID Setup: None
RAID Controller: None
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW😀VD-ROM - Lite-On SOHD-16P9S 16X-DVD/48X- $49.00
CD-RW/DVD-RW: None
Floppy Drive: 170108 - Mitsumi Floppy 7-in-1 USB Card Reader/Sma $25.00
More Storage: None
Sound Card: None
Video Card: 190490 - BFG Geforce 7800 GTX OC 256MB GDDR3/PCI-E $535.00
 
Why do you need a dual core if you are going to use this rig mainly for gaming? If you have the money, go for it. Otherwise, save the cash.

Get an NEC 3540 dvd burner.

A Thermalright XP-90 or XP-120 would probably cool your cpu better.

More cowbell!
 
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