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Hi everyone,

I’m planning the 1st system that I am going to build by my self. Its primary purpose is for gaming. Here is a list of everything I plan on using, I’m hoping that some of you will be able to tell me if there is anything I missed or if this system will meet my needs for at least 3-4 years.

Case: kingwin KT-436

MoBo: soyo KT-400 dragon

CPU: AMD 2000 or 2100
CPU cooler: thermalright SLK-800 with a quiet 80x32 mm fan

RAM: Corsair 512 mb 3200 ddr

Video card: ATI 9700

Sound: either the on board sound or a sound blaster audigy

HDD: WD special edition 80 gig

16x DVD and a 40x12x48 cd burner

Power supply: I need some help with that


Thanks for your input

I dont see one thing that needs to be changed. Enjoy it and welcome to PCA!

enermax, antec, or vantec are good ps's

Greg

looks sharp

you want at least a good amd approved 350-400w power source - more watts is better - i've had good luck with enermax - you don't want to shave $$ on a ps - the cheapos can make your system unstable - also not sure about what kid of cooling your mobo has on the mobo chipset, but you might want to upgrade that at some point with a blue orb type chipset cooler - i am finding more and more that passive/original teeny weeny fan cooling can't handle a high powered system when overclocked or when you're doing 24/7 distributed computing