What do you think about this rig?

[denire]

Hey guys! I need your opinion here. i'm a middle gamer, who plays the usual cybercafe games. Now i'm planning to build my rig. Here's what i'm planning to buy.

Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
Athlon 64 X2 4400
2 Gb Trascend ddr2 800
hitachi 80Gb sata (8mb cache)

What do you think of this setup? Please comment on my motherboard. Is it a good one?

 

[AmberClad]

Did you forget to add a video card? Or were you planning on trying to use the IGP to game on?

As far as the rest, it seems pretty low end to be honest.

 

[RallyMaster]

You need more hard drive space...at least IMO. And a video card would help as well.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

My wife's new WoW gaming computer:
Rosewill R363-M-BK Micro ATX Black Ultra High Gloss Finished Computer Case with 400W ATX 2.2 12V Power Supply
-$15.00 Instant $64.99 *$49.99

Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5K2/2G
*$41.99

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
*$44.99

ASUS M2A-VM AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
*$69.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane 2.5GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO4800DOBOX
*$76.00

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 English 1 Pack CD
-$5.00 Instant $99.99 *$94.99

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04
*$22.99

ASUS EN8600GT MAGIC/HTP/512M GeForce 8600 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate *$79.99

And a cheap speaker set bought locally $ 25.00

Grand Total: $505.93 + $50.00 shipping
from Newegg Inc. *Prices

Didn't want to pay more than $550.00. Works great. She's having a ball!

 

[Sylvanas]

Originally posted by: denire
Hey guys! I need your opinion here. i'm a middle gamer, who plays the usual cybercafe games. Now i'm planning to build my rig. Here's what i'm planning to buy.

Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
Athlon 64 X2 4400
2 Gb Trascend ddr2 800
hitachi 80Gb sata (8mb cache)

What do you think of this setup? Please comment on my motherboard. Is it a good one?

What is you're budget? What games do you play at what rez? The IGP will only really be able to handle older games. You may be able to get away with 80GB HDD for casual gaming but I would try and find a cheap 120gb just to be sure.