What do you think of this AMD-Based PC Build?

[mostafa179]

I have decided to ditch my previous build which was based on an Intel Processor. I decided to try something new and have made another build based on AMD. Please tell me what you think of it.
Computer Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $54.99
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply $40.99
Case Fan(front): MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan $1.99
Case Fan(rear): Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan $14.99
Mother Board: ASUS M2A-VM AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $62.99
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor $59.50
Video Card: POWERCOLOR HD2600XT 256MB GDDR4 Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR4 PCI Express x16 $62.99
RAM: pqi TURBO 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $73.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $69.99
Optical Drive(s): LG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech $24.99

All the parts are from Newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com)

[Blatent0ne]

I like it. The motherboard offers onboard HD video support and with another graphics card on top, you're sorted. The processor is good, but I wonder why AMD? Is there a particular reason other than just for a change?

[mostafa179]

I chose AMD because I have a PC with Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.0GHz however the performance is much much slower. I decided to see if AMD has something more to offer. I didn't find anything in particular so I just decided that I should test it out and see if there is any difference. I'm worried about the processor overheating though. I hope I have the proper cooling inside the case. More feedback would be appreciated.

[PrntRhd]

Intel has come a long way since the inefficient P4 Netburst architecture, their Core2Duo processors run cool and have great performance, making AMD play catch up these days.

[mostafa179]

The P4 PC that I have was purchased in 2007 so I don't think it has the Netburst architecture. Also PrntRhd do you think this is a good build to invest in?

[PrntRhd]

All P4's used Netburst, I own two of them.
:rolleyes:

What applications do you do with your PCs, and what is your budget?

[mostafa179]

I will be using Photoshop and Adobe Premiere. The OS will be Vista Home Premium. Also I plan on doing some light gaming.

[PrntRhd]

I will be using Photoshop and Adobe Premiere.
OK, the CPU throughput and RAM is most important, the type of games you want to play determines the video card selection.

[mostafa179]

Ok, so do you think that this is a good investment?

[PrntRhd]

I will let the others determine that, just wanted to clarify what it is that you are spec'ing the PC to do.
:)

[mostafa179]

OK, thank you.