Help building computer. $1000 budget.

[Newbit]

Here is what I have put together. Please tell me what you think I should upgrade or change. Looking for a gameing PC. $1000 budget

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CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI Model SH-S162L/BEBN - OEM
Model #: SH-S162L/BEBN
Item #: N82E16827151118
** This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model within 30 days only. what's this?
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ATX Computer Cases
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail
Model #: SONATA II
Item #: N82E16811129155
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$99.99 $99.99

Internal Hard Drives
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1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3808110AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3808110AS
Item #: N82E16822148107
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$50.99 $50.99

AMD-compatible Motherboards
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N-E
Item #: N82E16813131530
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$93.99 $93.99

Video Cards
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1 XFX PV-T73G-UDE3 Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: PV-T73G-UDE3
Item #: N82E16814150141
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
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$179.99 $179.99

Memory - System
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1 CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model CMX1024-3200 - Retail
Model #: CMX1024-3200
Item #: N82E16820145488
$25.00 Mail-in Rebate
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$101.00 $101.00

Processors
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3800BPBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3800BPBOX
Item #: N82E16819103531
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$149.99 $149.99

***Total: $745.93

 

[kchi55]

You need an operating system, so unless you plan on using Linux, you'll need to buy Windows Home, Professional, x64 etc. Everything looks OK, you could go for 2 gbs of RAM if you wanted since 1GB is pretty standard right now. That's an alright motherboard, I use it, pretty stable.

 

[Newbit]

Yea I'm getting my OS from my university. Alot better price.

updated memory still 1gb but one stick instead of 2

 

[Alienownage]

I would go with a x2 3800+ or some dual core...thats what im putting in mine

 

[~NeonFire372~]

Yeah, you probably should get 2GB, but1GB is fine anyway, BTW, 512mb is probably still the standard yet but for optimal performance you'd need 1G or (even 2GB).

You planning on buying a monitor or just seeing through the case? ROFL. Just joking.

 

[kchi55]

that'd be pretty cool, a monitor built into the case lol.

 

[The Amish Kid]

I would upgrade to a 7900gt and 2gb memory. Other then that it looks good.

 

[venividivici1]

You wouldn't do wrong going for 4 gb. I have 2 gb, but have heard 4 is a charm.

 

[J03]

You wouldn't do wrong going for 4 gb. I have 2 gb, but have heard 4 is a charm.

Windows only supports 2GB of ram...

 

[~NeonFire372~]

that'd be pretty cool, a monitor built into the case lol.

Nah, I think I like my seperate external monitor better. Haha, lol, but that would be pretty cool.