This system any good?

KoolAidMan

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Remember im on a budget here so its not top of the line. If i had to i could spend maybe another $100, but then i couldnt buy a keyboard and mouse. Im just buying them at the store so i can see if i like it before i buy.



MAXTOP CSX-147K2F-GF-USB-GRAY With 2 Additional Ball Bearing Fans
Seagate 40GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive OEM Barracuda 7200.7 ST340014A
2X CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR RAM - OEM
Epox Motherboard for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# EP-8RDA+
Antec P4 ATX12V 400 Watt Power Supply With 2 Fans
AMD ATHLON XP 2400 /266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL
SAPPHIRE ATI OEM RADEON 9500 PRO 128MB DDR DVI BULK
Lite On 52x24x52 CDRW Model LTR-52246S
RTEC DVDROM 16X IDE DHM-G48
FREE NEWEGG T-SHIRT

All the parts are from newegg and cost around 700 total after shipping. Anything i left out or anything that isnt good please tell me.
 
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spend another $25 and get the western digital SE, you can get the 350W antec

also, for the RAM, you can get 512 crucial pc2700
 

AgaBoogaBoo

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Spending the extra money for a 9700 non pro card will make your system last a bit longer. It'll serve you well through Doom 3.
 

nick1985

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Originally posted by: shady06
spend another $25 and get the western digital SE, you can get the 350W antec

also, for the RAM, you can get 512 crucial pc2700

isnt there issues with 512 sticks of crucial 2700 in nforce2 boards?
 
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Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: shady06
spend another $25 and get the western digital SE, you can get the 350W antec

also, for the RAM, you can get 512 crucial pc2700

isnt there issues with 512 sticks of crucial 2700 in nforce2 boards?

the only issues i have heard of was HyperX, my crucial pc2700 (512 stick) ran fine on NF7-s