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TheRealChamp · 23-06-2008, 10:18 AM

Case: Apevia X-pleasure 4 fans and 500w power supply. $119
Motherboard: Biostar TA780G. $89
Processor: AMD Athlon Dual-Core 6400+. $149
VideoCard: EVGA Geforce 9600 GT 1gb. $219
RAM: 2 x 2GB sticks (nvidia sli ready) $105
OpticalDrive: Cheap plextor for $35
HardDrive: 2 x 500GB western digital internal drives. $159
Monitor: 22" Acer. $209
Gaming Keyboard. $54
Surround Sound Speakers. $69

with shipping and handling its gunna be about $1,300 in all. Now im not very computer savvy, this is what i came up with from research and talking to a few computer techs. any suggestions would be apreciated. all im trying to do is play video games and download music/some movies. i think the processor and video card should be fine, but im worried the motherboard isnt good enough. thx for the help.

23-06-2008, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
TheRealChamp Geek Trainee Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 Status: Offline	new build Case: Apevia X-pleasure 4 fans and 500w power supply. $119 Motherboard: Biostar TA780G. $89 Processor: AMD Athlon Dual-Core 6400+. $149 VideoCard: EVGA Geforce 9600 GT 1gb. $219 RAM: 2 x 2GB sticks (nvidia sli ready) $105 OpticalDrive: Cheap plextor for $35 HardDrive: 2 x 500GB western digital internal drives. $159 Monitor: 22" Acer. $209 Gaming Keyboard. $54 Surround Sound Speakers. $69 with shipping and handling its gunna be about $1,300 in all. Now im not very computer savvy, this is what i came up with from research and talking to a few computer techs. any suggestions would be apreciated. all im trying to do is play video games and download music/some movies. i think the processor and video card should be fine, but im worried the motherboard isnt good enough. thx for the help.