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Arog

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Hi I am planning to build a new computer for university and I just wanted some of your opinions on this PC. Please note all prices are canadian so they will be a bit more =( and it might not be as cheap as the stuff available at newegg. btw im buying the stuff from www.canadacomputers.com

MOB - Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 4X MCPs w/ Dual-Ch DDR400, Gb LAN, SATA, PCI-E, 8-Ch Audio, IEEE ($139)
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8 GHz Socket 939 (Retail Box) - ($186)
MEM - Kingston ValueRAM PC3200 DDR400 2 x 512MB 184-pin DIMM (KVR400X64C3AK2/1G) - ($135)
VID - XFX GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR3 PCI-Express SLI Ready w/ Dual DVI, TV-Out (Retail Box) - ($239)
HDD - Western Digital Caviar SATA (WD800JD) 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Buffer (OEM) ($78)
DVD - Lite-On SOHW-1633S (White) 16x4x/8x4x DVD+/-RW, 2.4x +R9 DL, 16x DVD-ROM, 48x24x48x CD-RW (Retail Box) ($67)
PSU - Antec TruePower True430 Power Supply 430 Watt ATX12V ($98)
CAS - Cooler Master Cavalier 3 (CAV-T03-UWA) Silver Tower PC Case ($85)
MON - Samsung SyncMaster 793DF - Display CRT 17" 1280 x 1024 / 65 Hz - 0.2 mm - VGA (HD-15) ($139)
KEY - Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard (Retail Box) ($18.99)
MOU - Logitech Wheel Mouse Optical - Blue ($14.99)
SPE - Logitech Z-640 5.1 70W Speaker System(OEM) ($58.99)
 
Looks good, except there are better powersupplies you can get for the money than the Antec. Look one with a lot of amps on the 12v rail, that is more important than the wattage rating.
 
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