new build

[TheRealChamp]

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.

 

[zxivate]

Alright, everything is good except, like you said, the motherboard. I really don't know how much you are willing to spend but you could try this:

Newegg.com - ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

if that is in your budget, it is more expensive but a lot better for a gaming PC.

P.S. You are not going to want a PSU built into your case, they are usually never reliable. Get a case without a power supply and buy one separately. You will be a lot more happy.

 

[TheRealChamp]

thx, i ended up going with an asus m3a and instead of the 800 mhz ram i got 1066mhz. 4 gigs of ram. so i think im happy with that. and i already ordered the case so maybe ill just get a diff power supply.

 

[zxivate]

Alright, just make sure that you get a 64 bit operating system because 32 bit operating systems can only hold up to 3 gigs of RAM.