New computer build (any advice appretiated)

[trance-n-e]

Hmm alright. Thank you all.

 

[prosser13]

So, whats your final spec?

 

[trance-n-e]

Well so far this one. Any other suggestions appretiated. Oh, and also, will the mobo fit in he case? Cause believe it or not, I once bought a mobo and it didnt fit in the case. Well the mobo itself did, but than there was no room to put the cd drive in...

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ w/ 2x512K Cache (Socket AM2) - http://www.memoryexpress.com/index....uctID=8217&SID=

Asus M2N-E w/ DualDDR2 800, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, PCI-E x16 - http://www.memoryexpress.com/index....dProductDetail.php&DisplayProductID=8483&SID=

Kingston 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM Kit (2 x 512MB ) - http://www.memoryexpress.com/index....uctID=7287&SID=

Atx A502BB ATX Case, Black w/ 500W Power Supply - http://www.memoryexpress.com/index....uctID=8160&SID=

Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA II w/ NCQ, 16MB Cache - http://www.memoryexpress.com/index....dProductDetail.php&DisplayProductID=8183&SID=

LG Super Multi DVD Writer 16x16x10 DVD +/-RW Dual-Layer, Black (OEM) - http://www.memoryexpress.com/index....uctID=8259&SID=

eVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT KO 256MB PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDTV-Out - http://www.memoryexpress.com/index....uctID=8412&SID=

 

[trance-n-e]

I might be getting 2GB RAM instead of only 1, and if so, is the following ram any good?:
OCZ 2GB PC2-5400 Gold Gamer eXtreme XTC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 Kit (2x1GB) - http://www.memoryexpress.com/index....dProductDetail.php&DisplayProductID=7520&SID=

 

[AMD RULES1]

Sounds excellent. I would suggest getting the 2GB instead of ram since most games require atleast a gig. I know that when I play BF2 with 2GB of memory and a 7900GT, I use up 1.55GB of memory so the extra gig will really help out not just for gaming, but for other stuff requiring alot of processing and memory.

Good Luck man

AMD RULES

 

[trance-n-e]

Alright man, thanks. Can the X2 3800 multi-task fairly good? Atleast better than the Pentium D? Cause thats a big thing for me, aside from gaming.

 

[AMD RULES1]

Alright man, thanks. Can the X2 3800 multi-task fairly good? Atleast better than the Pentium D? Cause thats a big thing for me, aside from gaming.

certainly, the X2 3800+ is a kickass dual core cpu. It will handle wht ever you throw at it. I read in an article the X2 3800+ beat some of the more highend Pentium Ds in benchmarks

You are gonna be amazed when it's up and running

I have the model above it on AM2 and I can run 5 virus and spyware programs, surf the web, watch a movie, and listen to music only using 45% CPU!

It's on hell of a cpu

Good luck and hope you enjoy it

AMD RULES

 

[trance-n-e]

certainly, the X2 3800+ is a kickass dual core cpu. It will handle wht ever you throw at it. I read in an article the X2 3800+ beat some of the more highend Pentium Ds in benchmarks

You are gonna be amazed when it's up and running

I have the model above it on AM2 and I can run 5 virus and spyware programs, surf the web, watch a movie, and listen to music only using 45% CPU!

It's on hell of a cpu

Good luck and hope you enjoy it

AMD RULES

Holy shit man. Are you serious? Thats insane! Haha now I cant wait.

 

[trance-n-e]

Oh and one more question. Should I get cooling? Like fans? Im NOT gona be overclocking it, but just incase. Do you think I should?

 

[ownage]

Okay, I would HIGHLY suggest you get a case without a powersupply. Do yourself a favor a dont endanger your brand new spankin computer parts.

And about fans. Its always good to have airflow. Which fans to get depends on the case of how many and how big fans can get.