Illusionist
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I am planning on building a new computer and have what i think will work for me. I want the capability to do some gaming (not hardcore, I'm a console guy), but the big thing I am looking for is upgradeability. I was curious as to the forums opinion on the hardware that I have selected. I've been out of computers for a while, but am fairly familiar with them (used to program). Without further ado, here's what I have selected:
Case
Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower - 59.95
Power Supply
Rosewill RP550V2 - 59.99
Mobo
ASRock P43Twins1600 - 79.99
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz 3MB L2 Cache - 119.99
RAM
Corsair XMS3 DHX 2GB 240 Pin DDR3 1600 - 84.00
Video Card
XFX PVT960SDFH GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB 192-Bit GDDR2 - 77.99
I plan on using the plain on board sound for now (just have a pair of speakers, no need for surround), a basic DVD/CD Burner (HP for 29.99). Total price for this setup is 481.91, with 50 in mail in rebates. I know I'll need more memory soon. I've toyed with doing a 4GB memory with a lower FSB (i think it was 800MHz), what thoughts do you have on this? Also I plan on running 64bit Vista. Thanks for all the help!!
Case
Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower - 59.95
Power Supply
Rosewill RP550V2 - 59.99
Mobo
ASRock P43Twins1600 - 79.99
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz 3MB L2 Cache - 119.99
RAM
Corsair XMS3 DHX 2GB 240 Pin DDR3 1600 - 84.00
Video Card
XFX PVT960SDFH GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB 192-Bit GDDR2 - 77.99
I plan on using the plain on board sound for now (just have a pair of speakers, no need for surround), a basic DVD/CD Burner (HP for 29.99). Total price for this setup is 481.91, with 50 in mail in rebates. I know I'll need more memory soon. I've toyed with doing a 4GB memory with a lower FSB (i think it was 800MHz), what thoughts do you have on this? Also I plan on running 64bit Vista. Thanks for all the help!!