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artemicion

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Hi, I'm building a new computer, and I'd appreciate any critiques you have on the hardware I'm buying. I'm pretty much going for the best bang for my buck, you think I'm getting a fairly good deal here? It's all coming from Newegg.

ASUS A8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - OEM
Model #: A8N-SLI
REFURBISHED
$109.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail
$190.00

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail
$78.99

Antec NeoPower ATX 480W Power Supply - Retail
$110.00 (-$30 mir = $80.00)

Leadtek PX6600GT TDH Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$164.00

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3520A-KIT-BLU - Retail
48.99

Total: $700.98 (-$30 mir = $670.98)

I already have a 120 gig ide-ata wd hdd that I think i'll be using, it cost me $100 - $60 mir = $40 which I think is good enough to keep, but it's not too late to return if there's something worthwhile (sata?)
I'm going for the sli mobo and the sli vid card with the intention that in a few years i could just pop in another 6600gt to suit my vid card needs, does that sound like a solid plan? I've bought refurbished stuff from newegg before, but I assume it'll be ok, right?

thanks for you opinions!
 
Well i've already pricewatched everything and i'm pretty much getting the best price on the components I picked, I'm mostly wondering whether the components I picked are the best for me.

Like the memory for instance. I really know nothing about quality memory, so I'm wondering if there's something better i could get at that price or a bit higher.
 
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