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First build in about 8 years....


GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2.0 LGA
Antec take 4 (with PS)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E
LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
Sony internal floppy
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium
Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB
Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB

Have I missed anything? I Will be running Dual boot Vista/XP.

I will be doing some light gaming on this computer. Is the video card sufficient? Im willing to annie out more on the memory if needed. I will not be oc'ing.
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Hi there. Could you be a little more specific with exactly what PSU you are getting, like what wattage?

And the 8500GT is not a good card. Exactly what kind of gaming do you plan to do? If you do not what to play any DirectX10 games then I could recommend a cheaper DirectX 9 card that will outperform the 8500GT. If you really want to play DirectX 10 games then I would go with nothing lower then a 8800GTS 320mb or the game will be completely unplayable.

Everything looks good but I do not know that much about dual boot requirements so you might need something more.

Edited by jackflash1991, 14 October 2007 - 03:28 PM.

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Thanks for the reply, Jackflash. My case comes with an Antec 450W power supply. Should that be adequate for that card? Is the memory I quoted decent? I don't mind spending a little more money in that department if required. I've tried not to cut any corners here. Any suggestions for improvement would be greatly appreciated.
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Is the make of the PSU also Antec because a lot of the time they give you crap power supplys with cases? If you have a crappy PSU then a lot of the time when they fail they fry your whole system. If it is not an Antec then I would strongly recommend buying another one.
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