This is what I'm goign to buy:
Motherboard :Asus M2N-E-SLI
Processor : AMD athlon64x2 AM2 5200 2.6GHz
Graphics : Sapphire X1900GT
Hard Disk : WD Caviar SE 3.5" 320Gb/16MB/7200RPM/SATA2
Memory : Kingston DDR2 533 CL 4.0 1GB x 2
Audio : Soundblaster X-fi Xtreme Music
Optical Dr : LG 18x DVDRW
Casing : Antec Sonata III with Earthwatts 500 watt power supply
OS : Windows Vista Premium.
Display : Samsung Syncmaster 206bw
Speakers : Logitech z5500 or Creative Gigaworks G500
Is this system good enough or is it too much as I am not a really gamer.Mostly I will use this PC to watch movies,tv shows,listen to music and surfing.Comments are welcome.
2007-06-06 01:54:32 · 8 answers · asked by erid 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
If you are more into movies rather than heavy gaming, you do not need an SLI motherboard. You could opt for the other Asus M2N motherboards.
Since you will use Vista, consider a DX10 card such as the 8600GT. It has Nvidia's PureVideoHD and gaming performance better than a 7600GT. Also, it won't stress your power supply since it draws less than 50watts. The X1900GT is a 75watter.
2007-06-06 02:36:49 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything looks good for what you are interested in doing. If you want some performance with longevity, look into some RAM that is faster than 533mhz. Other than that, a second disc drive will make burning and copying easier, as DVD_RW drives are not designed primarily to read discs and wear out easier if they read a lot.
Also, building it yourself will save quite a but of money, especially on high performance parts.
2007-06-06 02:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by lespaulplyr6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's good. It should serve you well during the next few years. Just make sure the refresh rate of the monitor is low otherwise you may problems watching movies. I am an Intel man myself but I LOVE Asus boards.
2007-06-06 02:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by ChristianBassRocker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh give me a BREAK. You will find this system will cost you about TWICE what you can have DELL build it for... you can't build a PC as cheaply as you can buy one ready made... has to do with the economy of scale.
2007-06-06 02:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only thing i would offer to change is the video card -the 1900 is not hdcp as the 1950 gt is it might save you a few headakes down the road.
2007-06-06 02:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by speedfreak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks good to me. The only thing I might suggest is a second disc drive to make it easier to copy things.
2007-06-06 02:01:45 · answer #6 · answered by skwonripken 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Build it! No PC that you just buy will make you as proud as the one you build yourself.
2007-06-06 02:27:02 · answer #7 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that configuration ganna cost a BOMB..... but a good one. you can opt for lower cost MSI motherboards with onboard 7.1 sound i think K8N-VM??
2007-06-06 02:17:54 · answer #8 · answered by ityag 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋