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Originally Posted by Sled
Processor :Intel Core™2 Duo Processor E6320 1.86GHz w/ 4MB Cache1$209.95
$209.95
CPU Heatsink / Fan :Intel Retail Heatsink and Fan1$0.00
$0.00
Motherboards :Gigabyte GA-945GME-DS2 (rev. 2.0) w/ DualDDR2, Video, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, PCI-E1$109.95
$109.95
Memory :Kingston 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM2$52.95
$105.90
Case :Antec Sonata II w/ 450W SmartPower 2.01$119.95
$119.95
Power Supplies :Antec 450W SmartPower 2.0 Power Supply Included with Case1$0.00
$0.00
Hard Drives 1 :Seagate 320GB Barracuda 7200.10 ATA w/ 16MB Cache1$99.95
$99.95
Hard Drives 2 :None0$0.00
$0.00
Optical Drive 1 :LG Super Multi DVD Writer 18x18x10 DVD +/-RW Dual-Layer, Black (OEM)1$37.95
$37.95
Optical Drive 2 :None0$0.00
$0.00
Video Cards :Onboard Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 9501$0.00
$0.00
Monitors :LG Flatron L204WTX 20in Widescreen LCD w/ DVI, 5ms, 2000:1 Contrast, Silver-Black1$279.95
$279.95
Sound Cards :Onboard 8-Channel 7.1 Audio1$0.00
$0.00
Ethernet Cards :Onboard 100/1000 Gigabit Lan1$0.00
$0.00
Operating System :Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2B, OEM1$109.95
$109.95
Assembly :Please Assemble Hardware + Load my O/S1$60.00
$60.00
Office Ready PC :Microsoft Office Ready Pre-installed (Limited Time Trial w/ Systems Only) [$0.00]1$0.00
$0.00
Warranty :Memory Express 2-Year IPR Plan for PC Systems from $751-$10001$79.95
$79.95
Grand Total: $1309
This machine is not going to be a major gaming one (WoW and Blizzard games). Mostly for digital multimedia and surfing
What do you guys think? Is there anything I over bought or should upgrade?
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Regardless of your plans for gaming or not, swap the motherboard for one without onboard video and put the extra money towards a video card instead. An Nvidia Geforce 7600GT (not GS) has outstanding price/performance ratio and there's an eVGA brand one that can be had for about $135 at memory express. I don't even let my parents get machines with onboard video anymore, not when quality video cards can be had for so cheap.