My first build what do you think?

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Calebcross

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The only thing I think I am lacking is that my processor isn't good enough.

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/WishDetail.asp?position=HISTORY&ID=1893060&WishListTitle=My+Gamer+Rig++%3A%29

AMD 3200 Venice 1ghz fsb
Abit AN8 SLI
Thermaltake swing black Case
XFX 7800 GT
Antec 550w PSU
G.Skill cas2 (2x 1gb sticks) DDR 400
Raptor 10,000 74gb HD
Seagate Barracuda 7,200 250 GB HD
2 NEC DVD burners

Just let me know what you guys think. I play mostly Battlefield 2 and will prolly be playing some mmorpgs like WOW soon as well. Is it good enough? That is all the money I had, lol wondering if I did a good enough job :) Let me know what you think, Tell me if there is better out there for the same price.
 
Looks good, but I'm just curious as to why you're having two DVD burners.
Second: do you plan on using SLI in the future? If not, you may want to opt for a non-SLI board instead.

BTW, we can't see your wish list. You may need to make sure it's shared.
 
ITs to my understanding that the dvd rom drives read slower than the burners do. And They are only $15 more dollars. Plus if one goes bad then the other will be there for me:) I do need two drives for disk copying.

Sli, I would like to use it someday. But im not really sure what the benefits of it are. I mean, if it wil increace the performance of my gaming yes I would love to have it, but if it isnt gonna do much at all for me then why bother? I figure for $30 more bucks I got the sli board as opposed to the non, just in case I do ever need it.

Hmmm.... I thought I shared the wish list, I'll check it out, thanks for the help. :)
 
you dont need 2 drives for disk copying, just copy the disk onto your hard drive, then copy it onto the blank dvd, or copy the disk onto your hard drive, then make it into an iso, then copy it back onto the blank dvd.
 
Willz said:
you dont need 2 drives for disk copying, just copy the disk onto your hard drive, then copy it onto the blank dvd, or copy the disk onto your hard drive, then make it into an iso, then copy it back onto the blank dvd.
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I know that, Its just a ton of a lot faster and easier to just have two drives. Putting a movie on the harddrive takes up space doesnt it? the drive is only 36 bucks no biggy :)
 
yea, i know its no biggy, when someone has as much hdd space as you do, then it dont really matter about putting a movie onto the hdd for a tempory period
 
Just for intrest

Can you run two diferent sli ready graphics card sin sli. Eg can you Have a 6600gt and a 7800gt running in sli.cuz if say you got a 7800gt now and then wait a while till they become old news then would you be able to buy a newer card to go with it.

Also will runing two cards be doble the speed of haveing one card.
 
now, i belive you must have 2 of the same cards, also, no you dont get double the speed in games, perofrmance varies depending on what games it is, some games you dont really get much increase, some games you get allot, but its never usually double the speed on one card.
 
Matt said:
Just for intrest

Can you run two diferent sli ready graphics card sin sli. Eg can you Have a 6600gt and a 7800gt running in sli.cuz if say you got a 7800gt now and then wait a while till they become old news then would you be able to buy a newer card to go with it.

Also will runing two cards be doble the speed of haveing one card.
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No. SLI requires two of the same card. ATi's Crossfire can run two different Crossfire cards (i.e. a X1900XT and a X1300), but SLI isn't made to run a 6200 and a 7800GTX together...and quite honestly, what's the point? It's like having a rat terrier backing up a doberman.
 
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