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[Elwood]

I am considering a build for a buddy of mine, does anyone see any issues with what I have here?

Computer Only:

1 Rosewill R5601-BK Black Computer Case
Item #:N82E16811147038
$59.99

1 Rosewill RP500-2 500W Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817182016
$44.99

1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Item #:N82E16822148262
$69.99

1 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
Item #:N82E16820231098
$59.99

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor
Item #:N82E16819115029
$194.99


1 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813128059
$93.99

1 Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium
Item #:N82E16832116202
$111.99

1 Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model AD-7190A
Item #:N82E16827118003
$27.99

1 XFX GeForce 8600GT PVT84JUDD3 XXX Video Card
Item #:N82E16814150229
$109.99

1 SONY Black Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 Black
Item #:N82E16821103116
$7.99

Total
$802

[Ajmukon]

POST LINKS
this helps use see exactly what your looking at.

[Elwood]

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I am considering a build for a buddy of mine, does anyone see any issues with what I have here?

Computer Only:

1 Rosewill R5601-BK Black Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147038&Tpk=N82E16811147038
$59.99

1 Rosewill RP500-2 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182016&Tpk=N82E16817182016
$44.99

1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148261
$69.99

1 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098&Tpk=N82E16820231098
$59.99

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029&Tpk=N82E16819115029
$194.99

1 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059&Tpk=N82E16813128059
$93.99

1 Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116202&Tpk=N82E16832116202
$111.99

1 Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model AD-7190A
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118003&Tpk=N82E16827118003
$27.99

1 XFX GeForce 8600GT PVT84JUDD3 XXX Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150229&Tpk=N82E16814150229
$109.99

1 SONY Black Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16821103116&Tpk=N82E16821103116
$7.99

Total
$802

[Ajmukon]

don't be sorry- its just that links help us little- that way we are not "guessing" what you are looking at.

now- what is this computer for? (Gaming, General, etc?)

[Elwood]

It's not an extreme gammer, but would like to play a recent game or 2. Mainly for general usage.

[George Hallam]

ok i would change a few things

get vista Home Premium 64 Bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116204
$111.99

change the PSU i have not herd of "rosewill" so im not sure about the quality.. remember the PSU is the thing that gives the rest of your components power if the PSU goes so can the system so all the more reason to get a good quality one ;)
Thermaltake Purepower 500w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153052
$59.99

for normal everyday use a 8600Gt would be ok but if you decide to play a game it with it will suck... i recommend that you spend double on a 8800Gt and get 10x the performance
XFX 8800GT 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150252
$269.99

what sort of games?

[Ajmukon]

I agree with George. other than that- you look alright!

[saphalline]

Be warned that Vista doesn't work with a lot of software! It's really only good at playing the latest games right now! See this thread (http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=59650) for more info.

Rosewill is the in-house brand name for Newegg-commissioned hardware. They make their own stuff.

What's with the floppy drive? Do you absolutely need it? Pull one from an old system or just skip it entirely. They're useful for some things, but a modern 64-bit gaming system!? I haven't used mine in over a year. I'm pulling it for my new Linux system.

Other than that, ditto on what the others have said.

[George Hallam]

a floppy drive???

what is this :p

[Elwood]

RAID Drivers?

Perhaps I am old fashioned

[52vincent]

Hey I think you can have a look at this BFG Geforce 8600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16 video card also:
http://www.dealstudio.com/viewtopic.php?t=33437

[Ajmukon]

the 8 anything unless it is a 8800 sucks for gaming principals.
right now, the best card (for the price/performance ratio) on the market is the 8800GT 512MB (George has some specs/comparisons)

[MadMax08]

yes, i would go with a different power supply. i had a Rosewill 350 a while back. it died after about 6 months. go with a good name, for sure!

[George Hallam]

chart time again i should start charging :p

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1682/benchjga0.png

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2492/benchgju5.png

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1517/benchckg9.png

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9317/benchdfd0.png

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2690/benchbfp9.png

as you can see the 8800Gt kicks the 8600Gts's a$$ (i wont even go into how much it squashes the 8500,8400,2600,2400)

and only abit slower than the GTX